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B+

Center Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

84 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 · (978) 251-5155 · Part of Chelmsford School District

Chelmsford’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
480
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Center Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chelmsford kids: McCarthy Middle School

On the path

Where Chelmsford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Center Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8McCarthy Middle School808 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

84 Billerica Road, Chelmsford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten92
Grade 197
Grade 289
Grade 398
Grade 4104
Enrollment over time
474’20
490’21
485’22
466’23
480’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Asian 21%Hispanic 8%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Center Elementary School from Chelmsford families.

Other schools in Chelmsford School District

The district →
Community Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Chelmsford
158 students18:1
Byam School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chelmsford
B+
510 students13:1
Charles D Harrington
Elementary · Grades K–4 · North Chelmsford
B
468 students12:1
South Row
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chelmsford
B+
464 students13:1
Col Moses Parker School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Chelmsford
B
778 students13:1
McCarthy Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chelmsford
B+
808 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Chelmsford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.