William A Berkowitz Elementary Primary School
300 Crescent Ave
Chelsea MA, 02150, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-466-5300
Ranking: 
(1,047 out of 1,316, bottom 20%)*
(1,047 out of 1,316, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 4
School District: Chelsea School District
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: | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 555 | 486 | 452 | 456 | 448 | 464 | 438 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 165 | 29.7% | 153 | 31.5% | 131 | 29.0% | 136 | 29.8% | 124 | 27.7% | 126 | 27.2% | 129 | 29.5% |
| Grade 2: | 153 | 27.6% | 120 | 24.7% | 114 | 25.2% | 106 | 23.2% | 106 | 23.7% | 147 | 31.7% | 111 | 25.3% |
| Grade 3: | 121 | 21.8% | 112 | 23.0% | 103 | 22.8% | 103 | 22.6% | 114 | 25.4% | 99 | 21.3% | 101 | 23.1% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 20.9% | 101 | 20.8% | 104 | 23.0% | 111 | 24.3% | 104 | 23.2% | 92 | 19.8% | 97 | 22.1% |
| 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: | 286 | 51.5% | 254 | 52.3% | 229 | 50.7% | 233 | 51.1% | 243 | 54.2% | 243 | 52.4% | 231 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 269 | 48.5% | 232 | 47.7% | 223 | 49.3% | 223 | 48.9% | 205 | 45.8% | 221 | 47.6% | 200 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 440 | 79.3% | 389 | 80.0% | 369 | 81.6% | 364 | 79.8% | 344 | 76.8% | 352 | 75.9% | 323 | 73.7% |
| Black: | 42 | 7.6% | 36 | 7.4% | 34 | 7.5% | 37 | 8.1% | 43 | 9.6% | 51 | 11.0% | 51 | 11.6% |
| White: | 63 | 11.4% | 50 | 10.3% | 38 | 8.4% | 42 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.8% | 43 | 9.3% | 48 | 11.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 83.6% | 423 | 87.0% | 352 | 77.9% | 360 | 78.9% | 377 | 84.2% | 330 | 71.1% | 364 | 83.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.9% | 25 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.5% | 42 | 9.4% | 48 | 10.3% | 31 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.04 | 14.34 | 13.82 | 13.95 | 13.70 | 14.00 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 40.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 33% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 31% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 34% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 44% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 46% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 47% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 53% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 46% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 58% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58% | 49% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 36% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 33.8% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 34% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 38% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 37% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 31% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 40% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 37% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 35% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 31.4% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 41% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 36% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 42% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 48% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 41% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 46% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 52% |
| 2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 25% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* William A Berkowitz Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.