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Joseph A. Browne School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

180 Walnut Street, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5235 · Part of Chelsea School District

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

Students
487
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Joseph A. Browne 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
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • 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
5–8Joseph A. Browne 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).

180 Walnut Street, Chelsea

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 580
Grade 6126
Grade 7147
Grade 8134
Enrollment over time
529’20
540’21
511’22
485’23
487’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 7%White 6%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 Joseph A. Browne 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.