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Clark Avenue School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

8 Clark Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5100 · Part of Chelsea School District

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

Students
673
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Clark Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Chelsea kids: Chelsea High

On the path

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

2–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Clark Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–12Chelsea High1,649 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts18%
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).

8 Clark Avenue, Chelsea

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5156
Grade 6176
Grade 7173
Grade 8168
Enrollment over time
704’20
719’21
671’22
678’23
673’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%Black 4%White 4%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clark Avenue School 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.