Clark Avenue School

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Chelsea, Massachusetts·02150
Score
6.8/100
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#256
Among 274 Massachusetts middle schools
#2
In Chelsea
Top 94%
In Massachusetts

Score 6.8/100: better than 6% of Massachusetts middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.

English language arts
14%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 4% of them
614 students tested
Math
16%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 10% of them
615 students tested
Science
13%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 9% of them
303 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5MCAS ELA15146
English language artsGrade 6MCAS ELA13151
English language artsGrade 7MCAS ELA14160
English language artsGrade 8MCAS ELA13157
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA14614
MathGrade 5MCAS Mathematics16146
MathGrade 6MCAS Mathematics18153
MathGrade 7MCAS Mathematics14160
MathGrade 8MCAS Mathematics15156
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics16615
ScienceGrade 5MCAS Science17146
ScienceGrade 8MCAS Science10157
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science13303
Social studiesGrade 8MCAS Civics9156

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
678
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
678
Typical middle school: 543
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Suffolk County

Contact

Address
8 Clark Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Clark Avenue School at a glance

Clark Avenue School is a public middle school in Chelsea, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Chelsea school district. It has about 678 students (a typical Massachusetts middle school has 543).

In 2025-26 state tests, 14% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 16% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts middle schools, it scores 6.8 out of 100: better than 6% of them, ranking #256 of 274. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.