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A. C. Whelan Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

A. C. Whelan Elementary School is a K–5 school in Revere, Massachusetts, serving 658 students as part of Revere Public Schools, and it is the largest of the district's elementary schools.

School rankings show a long decline. In 2015–2016, A. C. Whelan was a 3-star school in the 69th percentile; since 2020–2021 it has held 1 star, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 737th of 899 schools (18th percentile) in a district ranked 295th of 351 statewide. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 20.39% in ELA, 26.8% in math, and 18.97% in science — all below both district and state averages. Science is especially volatile: it was 41.74% the year before, slightly above the state, then dropped sharply. Fifth grade stands out as the weakest group, with 10.53% proficient in ELA, 18.1% in math, and 18.97% in science, all below district averages and the lowest ELA result among Revere's elementary schools. Third- and fourth-grade ELA, by contrast, are at or slightly above district levels.

Subgroup results are uneven. English Language Learner students rank in the 71st percentile (4 stars), a big jump from 35th percentile the prior year, while Special Education students rank in the 6th percentile (0 stars), down from 19th and 26th percentile in earlier years — a significant equity concern. Per-student spending of $14,905 is the lowest among nearby schools, though the student–teacher ratio of 10.8 is better than many. Compared with neighbors, A. C. Whelan outperforms George F. Kelly Elementary and Frank M Sokolowski Elementary in Chelsea, but trails Webster School in Everett, Linden in Malden, and William A Berkowitz Elementary and Edgar F. Hooks Elementary — the last two despite their district's ranking. That suggests school-level practices matter, and that improvement is possible.

658

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,593

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

107 Newhall Street
Revere, MA 02151

(781) 388-7510

District: Revere

Students who attend A. C. Whelan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle School
	Rumney Marsh Academy
	Susan B. Anthony Middle School
High:	Revere High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

31.9%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

737^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 51 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Revere

295^th of 351Revere 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	19.1	737 of 899	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	662 of 906	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	653 of 916	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	731 of 928	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	741 of 932	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	678 of 936	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	598 of 942	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	618 of 934	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.9	473 of 938	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.5	287 of 932	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	393 of 914	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	407 of 926	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	540 of 928	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.7	377 of 930	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	393 of 924	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	476 of 920	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.3	311 of 909	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	498 of 908	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	444 of 911	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	327 of 911	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	296 of 887	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.6	276 of 882	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.3	400 of 884	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	475 of 672	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	515 of 632	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	398 of 665	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	332 of 656	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	85 of 291	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	36.2	184 of 281	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	157 of 282	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	114 of 264	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	202 of 267	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.6	53 of 240	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.7	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	90 of 244	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	734 of 869	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	612 of 869	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	654 of 886	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	731 of 887	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	745 of 901	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	664 of 898	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	520 of 902	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	459 of 893	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	287 of 475	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	161 of 458	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	157 of 446	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	215 of 401	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	86 of 379	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	81 of 398	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	91 of 379	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	522 of 742	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	413 of 736	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	338 of 760	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	536 of 757	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	488 of 772	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	337 of 705	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	259 of 700	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	206 of 685	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	702 of 879	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	661 of 884	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	608 of 891	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	675 of 896	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	691 of 908	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	624 of 904	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	637 of 907	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	687 of 898	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	667 of 709	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	579 of 717	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	544 of 731	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	536 of 703	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	641 of 905	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	556 of 894	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	404 of 896	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	352 of 886	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	658 of 925	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	34.7	240 of 399	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	648 of 734	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	628 of 737	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	627 of 753	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	687 of 762	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	681 of 764	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	663 of 765	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	612 of 780	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	588 of 772	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+53 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

My son is in third grade. He has been at the AC Whelan since preschool. He has always had stellar teachers who work so hard for each child. I have been impressed at the dedication of this school's faculty and staff. My son loves to go to school and learn. He is a very happy well-rounded boy. I applaud the AC Whelan School. Close Quote

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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	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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 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
A. C. Whelan Elementary School	Public	K-5	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7510	658	61	10.8	63.5%	210 (31.9%)	20 (3.0%)	389 (59.1%)	22 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	19.1	737^th of 899 public elementary schools	18.0%		27	662^nd of 906 public elementary schools	26.9%	75	32.0	19.5	10.5				20.4	34.0	29.9	18.1				26.8	19.0		19.0		$20,593
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
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
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
Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	813	60	13.6	52.5%	166 (20.4%)	164 (20.2%)	229 (28.2%)	206 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	39.2	545^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.4%		32.7	613^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.3%	68	44.6	36.3	34.9	23.3	50.0	46.5	38.8	39.7	40.0	27.9	36.5	40.2	42.0	37.5	36.1	31.4	34.0	35.7	$19,814
Paul Revere	Public	K-5	395 Revere Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8278	497	45	10.9	64.0%	154 (31.0%)	21 (4.2%)	282 (56.7%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	25	677^th of 899 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.1	643^rd of 906 public elementary schools	29.0%	34	35.9	9.5	21.6				21.2	48.4	32.5	17.6				32.1	24.3		24.3		$20,801
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A. C. Whelan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of A. C. Whelan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A. C. Whelan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle School
Middle : Rumney Marsh Academy
Middle : Susan B. Anthony Middle School
High : Revere High

What is the racial makeup of A. C. Whelan Elementary School?

Students at A. C. Whelan Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 32% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is A. C. Whelan Elementary School a good school?

A. C. Whelan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend A. C. Whelan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended A. C. Whelan Elementary School.

What district is A. C. Whelan Elementary School in?

Revere

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