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Frank M Sokolowski Elementary

Public Grades 1-4

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Frank M Sokolowski Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chelsea, MA, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 497 students. The school is part of the Chelsea school district, which is ranked 317 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank M Sokolowski Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 816-886 out of 932-942 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 14.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.21% in mathematics in 2024-2025. The school's performance is also low for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, the nearby William A Berkowitz Elementary and Edgar A Hooks Elementary have significantly higher academic performance on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates in the 30-60% range, and higher school rankings, despite having similar student demographics. This suggests that the academic performance gap at Frank M Sokolowski Elementary may not be solely due to student population differences.

472

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,186

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Crescent Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-8464

District: Chelsea

Students who attend Frank M Sokolowski Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.0%

White:

6.1%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

838^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	11.2	838 of 906	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	830 of 916	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	877 of 928	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	885 of 932	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	886 of 936	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	850 of 942	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	816 of 934	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	888 of 938	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	810 of 932	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	818 of 914	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	793 of 926	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	847 of 928	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	809 of 930	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	726 of 924	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	664 of 920	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	686 of 909	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	715 of 908	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	667 of 911	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	748 of 911	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	697 of 887	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.7	612 of 882	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	14.6	765 of 884	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	480 of 632	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	470 of 665	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	170 of 281	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	66 of 282	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	122 of 264	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	196 of 267	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	125 of 240	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	188 of 258	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	228 of 244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	815 of 869	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	818 of 886	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	854 of 887	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	856 of 901	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	846 of 898	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	820 of 902	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	712 of 893	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	308 of 458	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	259 of 446	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	317 of 420	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	310 of 401	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	240 of 379	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	272 of 398	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	212 of 379	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	578 of 736	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	592 of 760	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	680 of 757	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	679 of 772	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	608 of 705	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	538 of 700	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	458 of 685	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	797 of 884	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	781 of 891	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	831 of 896	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	863 of 908	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	857 of 904	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	816 of 907	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	822 of 898	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	604 of 717	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	577 of 731	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	674 of 703	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	833 of 905	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	819 of 894	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	733 of 896	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	634 of 886	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	869 of 925	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	364 of 399	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	676 of 762	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)24th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Frank M Sokolowski Elementary

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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 Frank M Sokolowski Elementary

What schools do graduates of Frank M Sokolowski Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank M Sokolowski 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

Is Frank M Sokolowski Elementary a good school?

Frank M Sokolowski Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Frank M Sokolowski Elementary in?

Chelsea

How many students attend Frank M Sokolowski Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Frank M Sokolowski Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank M Sokolowski Elementary?

Students at Frank M Sokolowski Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American.

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