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William A Berkowitz Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 1–4

300 Crescent Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5300 · Part of Chelsea School District

Chelsea’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
455
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–4
The gist

What stands out about William A Berkowitz Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chelsea kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–1Shurtleff Early Childhood779 students
1–4William A Berkowitz ElementaryYou are here
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 49.3%

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

300 Crescent Avenue, Chelsea

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1107
Grade 2115
Grade 3120
Grade 4113
Enrollment over time
491’20
460’21
453’22
435’23
455’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 6%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about William A Berkowitz Elementary from Chelsea families.

Other schools in Chelsea School District

The district →

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; Chelsea’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.