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William A Berkowitz Elementary

Q: Is William A Berkowitz Elementary a good school?

William A Berkowitz Elementary ranks 431 st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

William A. Berkowitz Elementary is a grades 1–4 school at 300 Crescent Avenue in Chelsea, MA, with 455 students, and it is one of four tested elementary schools in the Chelsea district. That district ranks 321st of 351 in Massachusetts (9th percentile), which makes the school's own trajectory stand out: it climbed from the 9th percentile and a 0-star rating in 2015–16 to a peak of the 60th percentile (3 stars) in 2024–25, and sits at the 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26 — more than 40 percentile points above its own district.

The school's standout strength is math, where 61.78% of students met expectations — about 20 points above the state average and nearly triple the district's 21.96%. English language arts is the clear weakness at 26.55%, below the state's 40.03% though still above Chelsea's 17.98%, leaving a gap of roughly 35 points between the two subjects. Third- and fourth-grade math results are nearly identical (61.74% and 61.82%), showing unusual consistency from grade to grade. English learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities all rank well above the school's overall standing, at the 95th, 87th, and 70th percentiles statewide.

Among Chelsea elementaries, Edgar F. Hooks Elementary leads in ELA (32.21%) while Berkowitz leads in math, and George F. Kelly Elementary and Frank M Sokolowski Elementary sit in a lower tier. Berkowitz also outperforms the closest out-of-district school, Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School in Revere, in both subjects. The most instructive comparison is Bradley Elementary School in Boston, which is nearly tied in math (63.77%) but posts roughly double the ELA proficiency (57.25%) — a gap concentrated in reading, not math. Berkowitz has no science MCAS results, which is expected for a school ending at grade 4.

455

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,571

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

300 Crescent Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-5300

District: Chelsea

Students who attend William A Berkowitz Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

White:

6.2%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Massachusetts median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

431^st of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Chelsea

321^st of 351Chelsea 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
2026	52.2	431 of 899	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	363 of 906	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	410 of 916	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	650 of 928	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	723 of 932	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	816 of 936	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	756 of 942	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	727 of 934	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	787 of 938	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	844 of 932	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	870 of 914	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	862 of 926	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	790 of 928	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	811 of 930	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	764 of 924	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	732 of 920	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	737 of 909	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	698 of 908	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	653 of 911	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.1	555 of 911	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	642 of 887	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	689 of 882	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.5	644 of 884	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	507 of 672	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	497 of 632	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	581 of 665	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	600 of 656	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	15 of 291	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	6 of 281	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	9 of 282	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	10 of 264	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	22 of 267	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	38.3	136 of 240	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	72 of 258	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	65 of 244	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	354 of 869	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	311 of 869	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	420 of 886	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	651 of 887	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	668 of 901	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	740 of 898	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	643 of 902	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	627 of 893	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	56 of 475	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	22 of 458	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	27 of 446	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	76 of 420	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	112 of 401	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	178 of 379	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	81 of 379	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	96 of 742	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	50 of 736	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	60 of 760	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	55.7	308 of 757	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	388 of 772	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	453 of 705	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	328 of 700	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	266 of 685	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	515 of 879	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	416 of 884	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	369 of 891	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	604 of 896	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	731 of 908	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	831 of 904	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	790 of 907	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	755 of 898	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	213 of 709	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	176 of 717	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	259 of 731	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	486 of 703	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	507 of 905	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	697 of 894	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	501 of 896	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	407 of 886	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.7	856 of 925	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	283 of 399	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	19.4	676 of 772	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)95th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)29th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school

White (2018)12th percentile-10 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+21 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	80.9%	28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.2	431^st of 899 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%	68	23.5	29.7			26.6	61.7	61.8			61.8			$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	76.0%	34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.6	424^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.8%		46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%	66	32.3	32.1			32.2	64.7	49.5			56.7			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9	75.9%	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	851^st of 899 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	18	14.3	14.0			14.2	13.6	20.6			17.1			$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	87.3%	29 (6.1%)	17 (3.6%)	425 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	827^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.0%		11.2	838^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.5%	11	12.2	14.3			13.3	15.1	27.7			21.8			$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	70.1%	121 (19.7%)	23 (3.7%)	447 (72.7%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	23.1	701^st of 899 public elementary schools	22.0%		26	672^nd of 906 public elementary schools	25.8%	29	22.5	15.7	22.6		20.2	34.8	23.5	28.6		28.7	35.2	35.2	$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	58.6%	121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	75.6	217^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%	62	44.7	61.4	41.4	85.2	57.3	50.0	75.0	55.2	74.1	63.8	44.8	44.8	$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	78.7%	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	81.1%	23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	25.5	671^st of 899 public elementary schools	25.4%		15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	115	40.7	20.0	19.2	10.0	22.1	51.9	34.5	23.1	10.0	29.5	26.9	26.9	$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	68.7%	212 (35.3%)	25 (4.2%)	309 (51.5%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.8	750^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.6%		18.4	756^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.6%	6	31.5	16.5	17.4		21.8	22.0	34.1	12.2		22.3	23.5	23.5	$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	70.9%	50 (14.2%)	42 (12.0%)	235 (67.0%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36.5	570^th of 899 public elementary schools	36.6%		29.2	642^nd of 906 public elementary schools	29.1%	72	31.4	26.8	38.1		32.1	45.1	34.2	21.4		34.3	40.5	40.5	$27,061

Frequently Asked Questions about William A Berkowitz Elementary

What district is William A Berkowitz Elementary in?

Chelsea

What is the racial makeup of William A Berkowitz Elementary?

Students at William A Berkowitz Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American.

Is William A Berkowitz Elementary a good school?

William A Berkowitz Elementary ranks 431^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William A Berkowitz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended William A Berkowitz Elementary.

What schools do graduates of William A Berkowitz Elementary attend?

Students who attend William A Berkowitz 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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