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George F. Kelly Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

300 Crescent Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5350 · Part of Chelsea School District

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

Students
527
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about George F. Kelly Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.4% since 2020–21
  • 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
1–5George F. Kelly ElementaryYou are here
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C, 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 196
Grade 2118
Grade 3125
Grade 4119
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
473’20
443’21
478’22
486’23
527’24

Up 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about George F. Kelly 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.