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Chelmsford High
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 340 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 358 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 362 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 342 | 24% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 19 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 84.0% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
Where Chelmsford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #61 of 327 ▼ 27 | #23 of 58 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #39 of 326 ▼ 15 | #18 of 58 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #187 of 315 | #33 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,402 | #57 of 379 | #19 of 63 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #289 of 325 | #49 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #92 of 325 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #150 of 188 | #21 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,402 | 100.3 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,413 | 100.9 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,367 | 100.9 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,408 | 103 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,479 | 109.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,509 | 113 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,573 | 109 | 14.4:1 | 8% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 1,680 | N/A | N/A | 1% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 1,516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,479 to 1,402); teachers down 8% (109.5 to 100.3).
About Chelmsford High
At 200 Richardson Rd in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Chelmsford High operates as a high-enrollment high school. A total of 1,402 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 777-student average for high schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 80% higher.
Chelmsford, which runs Chelmsford High, has 8 schools and 5,068 students.
White students make up a majority at Chelmsford High, at 62%. Other students are 19% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Chelmsford High total 100.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That is 9.4 students per teacher below the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Chelmsford High an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Middlesex County is home to 386 public schools and about 215,896 public school students.
The shortest distance from Chelmsford High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Charles D Harrington. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Chelmsford High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,408 in 2020-21 and 1,402 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Chelmsford High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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