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Chelsea School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,666 students in Chelsea School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Chelsea School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
11 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
6,148 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
491 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Chelsea School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 66% has increased from 57% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#381 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
44%
Graduation Rate
66%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.68
# American Indian Students
10 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
43 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
5,443 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
89%
28%
# Black Students
266 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
4%
12%
# White Students
360 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
6%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
273
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
445
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
459
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
492
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
481
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
471
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
410
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
428
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
418
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
419
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
506
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
455
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
450
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
436
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
5
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,286 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,525 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$137 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$151 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,286
$23,845
Spending / Student
$24,525
$24,602
Best Chelsea School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eugene Wright Science And Technology Academy
(Math: 15% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Grades: 5-8
| 443 students
Rank: #22.
Joseph A. Browne School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Grades: 5-8
| 485 students
Rank: #33.
Clark Avenue School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
8 Clark Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Grades: 5-8
| 678 students
Rank: n/an/a
77 Webster Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5113
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5113
Grades: 7-12
| 60 students
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