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Edgar F. Hooks Elementary

Q: Is Edgar F. Hooks Elementary a good school?

Edgar F. Hooks Elementary ranks 490 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Edgar A Hooks Elementary is a public elementary school in Chelsea, Massachusetts, serving 453 students in grades 1-4. The school is part of the Chelsea School District, which is ranked 317 out of 348 districts in the state.

Edgar A Hooks Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.48%) and Mathematics (55.76%) below the state and district averages. However, the school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking among the top 50 and top 3 Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. Conversely, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

While the school's per-student spending has increased and the student-teacher ratio has decreased, suggesting potential improvements in resources, Edgar A Hooks Elementary's performance has been inconsistent, fluctuating between 1 and 3 stars. Compared to nearby schools, such as Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary and William A Berkowitz Elementary, Edgar A Hooks generally performs worse, but better than George F. Kelly Elementary and Guild Elementary.

430

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,754

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Crescent Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-5400

District: Chelsea

Students who attend Edgar F. Hooks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Avenue School
	Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
	Joseph A. Browne School
High:	Chelsea High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

White:

7.9%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

490^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Chelsea

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	46.4	490 of 906	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	587 of 916	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	729 of 928	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	633 of 932	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	715 of 936	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	438 of 942	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	453 of 934	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	433 of 938	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	424 of 932	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.8	631 of 914	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.1	555 of 926	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	563 of 928	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	672 of 930	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	645 of 924	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.7	642 of 920	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.8	726 of 909	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	606 of 908	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.3	783 of 911	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	719 of 911	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.6	615 of 887	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	590 of 882	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.6	624 of 884	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	80.0	18 of 174	89.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	279 of 672	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	278 of 632	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	184 of 665	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	116 of 656	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	33 of 282	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	90 of 264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	35 of 267	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	93 of 240	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.7	11 of 258	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	14 of 244	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	450 of 869	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	612 of 886	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	721 of 887	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	714 of 901	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	723 of 898	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	510 of 902	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	454 of 893	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	47 of 458	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	68 of 446	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	143 of 420	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	88 of 401	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	91 of 379	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	38 of 398	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	33 of 379	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	112 of 736	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	223 of 760	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	439 of 757	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	342 of 772	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	317 of 705	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	68 of 700	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	97 of 685	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	491 of 884	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	538 of 891	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	688 of 896	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	482 of 908	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	630 of 904	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	339 of 907	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	386 of 898	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	236 of 717	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	344 of 731	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	443 of 703	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	437 of 905	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	534 of 894	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	110 of 896	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	144 of 886	83.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	688 of 925	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.8	260 of 399	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	596 of 762	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	519 of 764	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	646 of 765	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	268 of 780	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	147 of 772	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2018)90th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)35th percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

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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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
William A Berkowitz Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5300	455	37	12.2		28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%		56	410^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.2%	47	36.5	32.2			34.7	64.4	63.3			63.9			$23,571
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5400	430	40	10.7		34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.6	587^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.9%	97	28.5	24.3			26.5	55.7	55.9			55.8			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-5	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9		12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.4	891^st of 916 public elementary schools	2.7%	22	12.4	12.0	16.1		13.0	17.7	11.2	10.5		13.7	8.8	8.8	$22,738
Frank M Sokolowski Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-8464	472	42	11.1		29 (6.1%)	17 (3.6%)	425 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	838^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.5	830^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.4%	8	15.9	13.0			14.5	24.8	17.8			21.2			$22,186
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Park Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8284	615	60	10.1		121 (19.7%)	23 (3.7%)	447 (72.7%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	26	672^nd of 906 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.7	681^st of 916 public elementary schools	25.7%	9	21.7	15.2	24.8		20.7	34.9	35.2	27.4		32.4	38.1	38.1	$21,192
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	292	27	10.7		121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%		80.8	173^rd of 916 public elementary schools	81.1%	18	61.9	43.2	67.7	75.0	60.9	66.7	59.5	71.0	57.1	63.8	64.5	64.5	$33,357
Shurtleff Early Childhood	Public	PK, KG-1	99 Hawthorn Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5150	779	58	13.4		39 (5.0%)	47 (6.0%)	682 (87.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)													$23,468
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8523	259	30	8.7		23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.5	745^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.7%	41	19.4	25.0	13.8	17.9	19.2	13.9	31.3	20.7	24.1	22.2	10.3	10.3	$37,671
Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Tuckerman Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8270	600	52	11.4		212 (35.3%)	25 (4.2%)	309 (51.5%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	18.4	756^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.6%		20	741^st of 916 public elementary schools	19.1%	15	23.3	24.4	17.5		21.9	29.1	23.6	18.8		23.9	28.2	28.2	$19,490
Webster School	Public	K-5	30 Dartmouth Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5040	351	43	8.1		50 (14.2%)	42 (12.0%)	235 (67.0%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	29.2	642^nd of 906 public elementary schools	29.1%		30.8	631^st of 916 public elementary schools	31.1%	11	31.3	24.4	26.9		27.6	27.1	28.9	21.2		25.5	51.9	51.9	$27,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgar F. Hooks Elementary

How many students attend Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Edgar F. Hooks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?

Students at Edgar F. Hooks Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% African American.

Is Edgar F. Hooks Elementary a good school?

Edgar F. Hooks Elementary ranks 490^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Edgar F. Hooks Elementary in?

Chelsea

What schools do graduates of Edgar F. Hooks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edgar F. Hooks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Avenue School
Middle : Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
Middle : Joseph A. Browne School
High : Chelsea High

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