Phoenix Charter Academy High School
59 Nichols St
Chelsea MA, 02150, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-889-3100
Ranking: 
(263 out of 298, bottom 12%)*
(263 out of 298, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 193 | 185 | 181 | 192 | 164 | 150 | 123 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 69 | 35.8% | 63 | 34.1% | 75 | 41.4% | 66 | 34.4% | 72 | 43.9% | 87 | 58.0% | 76 | 61.8% |
| Grade 10: | 44 | 22.8% | 54 | 29.2% | 44 | 24.3% | 62 | 32.3% | 39 | 23.8% | 16 | 10.7% | 27 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 49 | 25.4% | 27 | 14.6% | 39 | 21.5% | 32 | 16.7% | 28 | 17.1% | 28 | 18.7% | 14 | 11.4% |
| Grade 12: | 31 | 16.1% | 41 | 22.2% | 23 | 12.7% | 32 | 16.7% | 25 | 15.2% | 19 | 12.7% | 6 | 4.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 108 | 56.0% | 87 | 47.0% | 73 | 40.3% | 76 | 39.6% | 75 | 45.7% | 69 | 46.0% | 48 | 39.0% |
| Female: | 85 | 44.0% | 98 | 53.0% | 108 | 59.7% | 116 | 60.4% | 89 | 54.3% | 81 | 54.0% | 69 | 56.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 125 | 64.8% | 121 | 65.4% | 112 | 61.9% | 118 | 61.5% | 115 | 70.1% | 96 | 64.0% | 79 | 64.2% |
| Black: | 50 | 25.9% | 47 | 25.4% | 46 | 25.4% | 40 | 20.8% | 25 | 15.2% | 25 | 16.7% | 16 | 13.0% |
| White: | 15 | 7.8% | 13 | 7.0% | 20 | 11.0% | 26 | 13.5% | 21 | 12.8% | 27 | 18.0% | 24 | 19.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 79.8% | 135 | 73.0% | 149 | 82.3% | 135 | 70.3% | 57 | 34.8% | 113 | 75.3% | 107 | 87.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 7.8% | 15 | 8.1% | 11 | 6.1% | 29 | 15.1% | 11 | 6.7% | 11 | 7.3% | 6 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.24 | 11.12 | 10.54 | 13.18 | 7.68 | 10.80 | 12.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 14% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 91% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 80% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 29% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 71% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 3% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 7% | 7% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 36% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Phoenix Charter Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.