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Chelsea High

Public Grades 9-12

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 11% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Chelsea High is a public high school in Chelsea, Massachusetts, serving 1,680 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chelsea School District, which is ranked 317 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chelsea High consistently ranks in the bottom third of Massachusetts high schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school's graduation rate, ranging from 64.1% to 82.1% in recent years, is also much lower than the state average. Chelsea High serves a high-needs student population, with a large percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and English language learners.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Excel Academy Charter School, Charlestown High School, and Revere High, Chelsea High performs significantly worse across various metrics, including academic achievement and graduation rates. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools for these groups.

1,649

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,170

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

299 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-5000

District: Chelsea

Feeder schools for Chelsea High:

Elementary:	Edgar F. Hooks Elementary
	Frank M Sokolowski Elementary
	George F. Kelly Elementary
	Shurtleff Early Childhood
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	William A Berkowitz Elementary
Middle:	Clark Avenue School
	Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
	Joseph A. Browne School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

5.1%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg45%

309^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^th of 348Chelsea among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	309 of 349	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	313 of 348	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	313 of 347	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	288 of 342	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	264 of 285	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	320 of 351	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	330 of 345	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	335 of 348	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	337 of 351	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	317 of 354	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	295 of 344	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	297 of 340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	305 of 335	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	282 of 319	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	264 of 316	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	294 of 314	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	277 of 311	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.9	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.0	278 of 304	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	123 of 160	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	118 of 142	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	113 of 133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	124 of 137	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	13.9	283 of 295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	182 of 202	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	243 of 299	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	283 of 299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	21 of 77	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.8	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	74 of 82	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	300 of 342	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	287 of 340	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	314 of 342	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	203 of 241	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	128 of 217	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	111 of 149	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	182 of 193	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2019	11.6	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	262 of 334	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	295 of 338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	299 of 338	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	237 of 332	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	222 of 253	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	295 of 330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	322 of 330	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	316 of 342	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	256 of 281	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	325 of 346	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	238 of 302	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	297 of 301	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.9	239 of 268	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	309 of 348	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	292 of 298	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	289 of 302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	231 of 301	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	268 of 302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-30 vs state

Science19%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-26 vs state

Biology12%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Chelsea High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,649	126	13.1		84 (5.1%)	72 (4.4%)	1,460 (88.5%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	13.6	309^th of 349 public high schools	11.5%		11.1	313^th of 348 public high schools	10.1%	4					21.0						18.6				19.1		12.1			$21,170
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	132	7	18.7		4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	123 (93.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$20,498
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Public, Charter	9-12	175 Hawthorne Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 889-3100	198	10	19.9		9 (4.5%)	16 (8.1%)	166 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)					9.1						0.0						0.0			$32,898
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	77 Webster Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	Yes	No	(617) 466-5113	54	6	8.3		4 (7.4%)	2 (3.7%)	48 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$25,065
Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1		298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	21.5	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%		17.5	292^nd of 348 public high schools	16.1%	16					34.2						25.0				17.8		11.6	35.7		$20,445
East Boston High School	Public	7-12	86 White Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9896	1,252	108	11.5		112 (8.9%)	63 (5.0%)	1,042 (83.2%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	17.1	300^th of 349 public high schools	14.0%		11.5	312^th of 348 public high schools	10.3%	12			8.9	15.3	26.5	11.9			11.5	5.3	24.4	8.7		8.4	16.2	8.4	7.4	17.9	3.2	$34,022
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7		165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	77.7	84^th of 349 public high schools	75.9%		66	128^th of 348 public high schools	63.2%	44	42.8	58.5	63.8	56.7	68.0	55.5	37.6	44.3	48.9	61.8	58.5	48.1	31.2	34.5	57.5	32.9	50.6		47.1	$24,238
Charlestown High School	Public	7-12	240 Medford Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9914	754	93	8.0		55 (7.3%)	163 (21.6%)	483 (64.1%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	11.6	319^th of 349 public high schools	8.6%		6.2	335^th of 348 public high schools	3.7%	16			5.0	0.0	19.8	2.0			23.8	3.5	16.7	12.0		3.3	15.1	3.3	7.3		0.0	$36,456
Revere High	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8222	2,115	156	13.5		493 (23.3%)	98 (4.6%)	1,419 (67.1%)	67 (3.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.2%)	23.9	270^th of 349 public high schools	22.6%		35.6	239^th of 348 public high schools	31.3%	31					33.2						22.4				29.2		26.4			$18,554
Malden High	Public	9-12	77 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-6000	1,890	118	16.0		429 (22.7%)	415 (22.0%)	575 (30.4%)	384 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.4%)	38.2	224^th of 349 public high schools	35.8%		40.5	224^th of 348 public high schools	35.6%						40.3						31.0				41.6		37.3			$18,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea High

Is Chelsea High a good school?

Chelsea High ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend Chelsea High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,649 students attended Chelsea High.

What district is Chelsea High in?

Chelsea

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea High?

Students at Chelsea High are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American.

What schools feed into Chelsea High?

Chelsea High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edgar F. Hooks Elementary
Elementary : Frank M Sokolowski Elementary
Elementary : George F. Kelly Elementary
Elementary : Shurtleff Early Childhood
Elementary : William A Berkowitz Elementary
Middle : Clark Avenue School
Middle : Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
Middle : Joseph A. Browne School

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