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Joseph A. Browne School

Public Grades 5-8

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts middle schools

487

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,450

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Walnut Street
Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 466-5235

District: Chelsea

Students who attend Joseph A. Browne School usually attend:

High:

Chelsea High

Feeder schools for Joseph A. Browne 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:

86.0%

African American:

7.4%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

438^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	11.8	438 of 484	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	453 of 493	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	435 of 501	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	398 of 497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	439 of 501	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	462 of 498	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	440 of 484	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	452 of 487	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	451 of 482	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	416 of 441	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	431 of 455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	432 of 455	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	403 of 455	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	388 of 449	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	369 of 409	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	365 of 407	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	380 of 399	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	367 of 399	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	186 of 206	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	350 of 445	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	422 of 431	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	424 of 424	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	129 of 181	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	125 of 180	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	92 of 155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	64 of 138	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	63 of 127	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	439 of 473	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	447 of 481	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	390 of 494	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	427 of 483	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	456 of 478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	304 of 376	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	309 of 378	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	254 of 364	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	186 of 368	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	265 of 335	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	284 of 322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	245 of 309	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	15.6	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	410 of 464	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	426 of 469	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	385 of 481	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	345 of 489	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	401 of 462	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	427 of 452	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	403 of 438	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	427 of 473	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	442 of 483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	432 of 489	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	395 of 497	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	432 of 485	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	450 of 478	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	427 of 466	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	415 of 435	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	377 of 441	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	365 of 444	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	337 of 503	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	424 of 489	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	453 of 484	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	432 of 467	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	450 of 491	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	376 of 403	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)19th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2023)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-23 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Civics14%-26 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Joseph A. Browne School

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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 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 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
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		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%		19.9	390^th of 493 public middle schools	20.9%	7	26.1	24.1	32.7	22.7	26.4	11.5	8.1	23.1	5.3	12.1	23.9	11.6	17.5	15.6	$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		27 (5.5%)	36 (7.4%)	419 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	438^th of 484 public middle schools	9.5%		10.8	453^rd of 493 public middle schools	8.1%	15	17.4	17.0	12.4	16.1	15.4	16.2	8.0	6.9	16.2	11.2	29.4	12.0	18.4	13.6	$23,450
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		25 (3.7%)	26 (3.9%)	616 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.2	456^th of 484 public middle schools	5.8%		8.1	467^th of 493 public middle schools	5.3%	11	19.5	8.1	12.9	14.1	13.6	19.3	3.8	11.6	9.6	11.0	16.7	6.4	11.4	9.8	$21,648
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		147 (27.0%)	15 (2.8%)	351 (64.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	26.2	347^th of 484 public middle schools	28.3%		26.5	354^th of 493 public middle schools	28.2%	7		20.6	31.3	30.4	27.4		24.1	19.2	21.2	21.5		17.2	17.2	29.4	$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		148 (25.2%)	20 (3.4%)	388 (66.1%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	26.1	349^th of 484 public middle schools	27.9%		20.9	385^th of 493 public middle schools	21.9%	36		27.9	29.8	27.2	28.3		19.6	19.6	13.3	17.5		22.1	22.1	32.2	$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		116 (21.4%)	15 (2.8%)	370 (68.3%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	27	339^th of 484 public middle schools	30.0%		26.9	351^st of 493 public middle schools	28.8%	12		25.2	34.1	24.3	28.0		18.2	22.5	27.7	22.9		14.2	14.2	28.4	$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%)	70.4	128^th of 484 public middle schools	73.6%		71.4	129^th of 493 public middle schools	73.8%	1		55.0	54.7	58.1	56.0		49.3	46.4	62.8	53.1		36.5	36.5	36.5	$18,194
Next Wave Junior High	Public	7-8	81 Highland Ave	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5640	16	5	3.1		6 (37.5%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)					7.1					0.0					$74,046
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0		106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%		67	143^rd of 493 public middle schools	71.0%	22		54.6	51.8	56.0	54.1		53.5	44.7	55.3	51.3		40.0	40.0	45.9	$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		102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%		53.8	202^nd of 493 public middle schools	59.0%	1		38.6	52.3	49.4	47.2		28.4	42.1	40.2	37.2		30.2	30.2	26.7	$37,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph A. Browne School

How many students attend Joseph A. Browne School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Joseph A. Browne School.

Is Joseph A. Browne School a good school?

Joseph A. Browne School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Joseph A. Browne School attend?

Students who attend Joseph A. Browne School usually go on to attend Chelsea High

What is the racial makeup of Joseph A. Browne School?

Students at Joseph A. Browne School are 86% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White.

What district is Joseph A. Browne School in?

Chelsea

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