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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 2025-26 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 12% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), 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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has increased from 59% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#378 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
44%
Graduation Rate
67%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
89%
28%
% Black
4%
12%
% White
6%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,286 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,847. 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 $24,604. 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
$23,847
Spending / Student
$24,525
$24,604
Best Chelsea School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Eugene Wright Science And Technology Academy
(Math: 20% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5240
Gr: 5-8 | 443 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #22.
Joseph A. Browne School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5235
Gr: 5-8 | 485 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #33.
Clark Avenue School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
8 Clark Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5100
Gr: 5-8 | 678 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: n/an/a
77 Webster Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5113
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 466-5113
Gr: 7-12 | 60 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
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