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Clark Avenue School

Public Grades 5-8

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Clark Avenue School is a middle school in Chelsea, MA, serving grades 5–8 with 673 students in a district that ranks 321st of 351 districts statewide at the 9th percentile with 0 stars. Clark Avenue mirrors that standing: in 2025–2026 it ranked 437th of 478 schools, placing in the 9th percentile with 0 stars. The school has spent years in the bottom decile of Massachusetts middle schools, moving from percentile ranks of 5–6 in 2021–2022 through 2024–2025 up to 9 in 2025–2026 — a modest but real recent improvement.

Academically, proficiency remains low across all tested subjects: ELA 13.84%, mathematics 15.61%, science 13.2%, and 8th-grade civics 8.97%, compared with roughly 40% statewide in each subject. Within Chelsea, math is the relative bright spot — Clark’s 15.61% is higher than Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy at 11.68% and Joseph A. Browne School at 11.66%, and its grade-level math results are more balanced. Civics is the clearest weakness: at 8.97%, Clark trails nearly every nearby school with data, including Winthrop Middle School at 40.58% and Darby Vassall Upper School at 48.31%. Nearby schools generally perform far higher, such as Cambridge Street Upper School (71st percentile) and John J. McGlynn Middle School (44th percentile).

Subgroup results are uneven. Hispanic students rank at the 18th percentile, English Language Learner students at the 24th, and low-income students at the 15th — all above the school’s overall 9th percentile — while special education students (9th) and homeless students (3rd, in 2023–2024) remain very low. Clark’s student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is higher than same-district peers (9.7 and 9.0), and its 2020–2021 spending of $16,312 per student was lower than those peers, suggesting resources alone do not explain results. Note that Next Wave Junior High serves only 16 students and is not a fair comparison.

673

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,648

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Clark Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-5100

District: Chelsea

Students who attend Clark Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Chelsea High

Feeder schools for Clark Avenue School:

Elementary:	Edgar F. Hooks Elementary
	Frank M Sokolowski Elementary
	George F. Kelly Elementary
	Shurtleff Early Childhood
	More...
	William A Berkowitz Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

3.9%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Civics scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

437^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	11.6	437 of 478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	456 of 484	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	467 of 493	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	471 of 501	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	466 of 497	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	434 of 501	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	422 of 498	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	410 of 484	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	431 of 487	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	433 of 482	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	378 of 441	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	342 of 449	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	324 of 434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	321 of 409	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	344 of 407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	350 of 399	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	357 of 399	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	316 of 356	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	380 of 445	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	320 of 431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	386 of 424	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	364 of 417	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	147 of 193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	110 of 181	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	147 of 180	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	120 of 155	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	101 of 154	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	127 of 135	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	436 of 468	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	448 of 473	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	462 of 481	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	450 of 489	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	422 of 483	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	416 of 478	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	408 of 463	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	314 of 383	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	343 of 376	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	347 of 378	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	329 of 368	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	247 of 335	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	204 of 322	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	192 of 309	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	394 of 461	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	429 of 464	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	439 of 469	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	437 of 481	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	438 of 489	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	385 of 462	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	333 of 452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	325 of 438	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	424 of 470	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	447 of 473	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	460 of 483	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	471 of 489	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	471 of 497	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	422 of 485	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	407 of 478	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	392 of 466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	395 of 436	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	430 of 435	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	432 of 441	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	406 of 444	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	453 of 503	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	413 of 489	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	346 of 484	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	340 of 467	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	442 of 491	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	399 of 403	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)27th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Civics9%-31 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Clark Avenue School	Public	5-8	8 Clark Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5100	673	53	12.7	89.4%	25 (3.7%)	26 (3.9%)	616 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	11.6	437^th of 478 public middle schools	8.6%		9.2	456^th of 484 public middle schools	5.8%	19	15.1	13.3	14.4	12.7	13.8	15.8	17.7	13.8	15.4	15.6	17.1	9.6	13.2	9.0	$21,648
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7	92.3%	40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20.4	387^th of 478 public middle schools	19.0%		18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%	10	34.5	12.2	28.0	30.6	26.3	20.7	5.1	8.1	13.6	11.7	25.3	26.8	26.1	25.0	$25,598
Joseph A. Browne School	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5235	487	54	9.0	90.5%	27 (5.5%)	36 (7.4%)	419 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.9	434^th of 478 public middle schools	9.2%		11.8	438^th of 484 public middle schools	9.5%	4	8.7	19.1	9.7	16.7	14.0	5.4	10.3	12.5	16.5	11.7	12.0	9.8	10.7	12.0	$23,450
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7520	545	61	8.9	80.8%	147 (27.0%)	15 (2.8%)	351 (64.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21	383^rd of 478 public middle schools	19.9%		26.2	347^th of 484 public middle schools	28.3%	36		25.0	19.6	22.9	22.6		28.8	11.0	22.9	21.1		18.3	18.3	21.1	$22,296
Rumney Marsh Academy	Public	6-8	140 American Legion Highway	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-3500	587	57	10.3	77.9%	148 (25.2%)	20 (3.4%)	388 (66.1%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	31.5	318^th of 478 public middle schools	33.5%		26.1	349^th of 484 public middle schools	27.9%	31		26.0	24.7	34.7	28.4		26.8	20.8	31.7	26.3		22.6	22.6	36.9	$19,447
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8298	542	50	10.7	83.5%	116 (21.4%)	15 (2.8%)	370 (68.3%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.2	286^th of 478 public middle schools	40.2%		27	339^th of 484 public middle schools	30.0%	53		26.0	22.8	39.7	29.8		30.6	19.6	41.3	30.8		25.1	25.1	38.0	$18,800
Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Payson Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5507	439	33	13.2		409 (93.2%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69.5	127^th of 478 public middle schools	73.4%		70.4	128^th of 484 public middle schools	73.6%	1		42.9	60.0	54.3	51.9		54.7	47.9	58.7	53.8		37.0	37.0	40.6	$18,194
Next Wave Junior High	Public	6-8	81 Highland Ave	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5640	16	5	3.1	85.0%	6 (37.5%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)					9.1					9.1					$74,046
Darby Vassall Upper School	Public	6-8	183 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0	42.7%	106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	73.2	111^th of 478 public middle schools	76.8%		72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%	10		54.7	54.2	50.6	53.1		48.8	60.2	49.4	53.1		43.8	43.8	48.3	$40,197
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	301	36	8.2	52.1%	102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	66.4	139^th of 478 public middle schools	70.9%		52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%	64		45.4	42.5	59.8	49.7		41.7	34.1	56.1	44.4		50.5	50.5	47.4	$37,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Clark Avenue School

What district is Clark Avenue School in?

Chelsea

Is Clark Avenue School a good school?

Clark Avenue School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Massachusetts middle schools.

How many students attend Clark Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Clark Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Avenue School?

Students at Clark Avenue School are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Clark Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Clark Avenue School usually go on to attend Chelsea High

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