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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHELSEA·NCES 250354000855
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary
300 Crescent Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5400 · Suffolk County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (95) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
56.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 68.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.0% | 71.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Edgar F. Hooks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #267 of 920 ▲ 101 | #8 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #719 of 920 ▲ 57 | #39 of 84 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #77 of 901 | #11 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #380 of 1,086 | #39 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #208 of 938 | #39 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #831 of 938 | #65 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #50 of 602 | #7 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
-91 (-17%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 430 | 40 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 40 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 41 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 37.5 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 37 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 87% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | N/A | N/A | 85% (411) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar F. Hooks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (590 to 430); teachers up 7% (37.5 to 40).
About Edgar F. Hooks Elementary
Federal records list Edgar F. Hooks Elementary as an elementary school in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Enrollment is 430 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 1 through 4.
Chelsea has 6,094 students spread across 11 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Edgar F. Hooks Elementary, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% White and 5% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County residents are about 23% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Edgar F. Hooks Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Edgar F. Hooks Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary is located in Suffolk County, where median household income is about $95,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Edgar F. Hooks Elementary is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County, which together enroll about 75,679 students.
Frank M Sokolowski Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students declined from 521 to 430 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 10.8 over 4 years.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chelsea
- Chelsea HighHigh · 1,649 students
- Shurtleff Early ChildhoodElementary · 779 students
- Clark Avenue SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- George F. Kelly ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Joseph A. Browne SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Frank M Sokolowski ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Chelsea
- Chelsea HighHigh · 1,649 students
- Shurtleff Early ChildhoodElementary · 779 students
- Clark Avenue SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- George F. Kelly ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Joseph A. Browne SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Frank M Sokolowski ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Frank M Sokolowski Elementary0.0 mi · 472
- George F. Kelly Elementary0.0 mi · 527
- William A Berkowitz Elementary0.0 mi · 455
- Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy0.2 mi · 54
- Clark Avenue School0.7 mi · 673
- Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar F. Hooks ElementaryHow many students attend Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 01-04.
What grades does Edgar F. Hooks Elementary serve?
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary serves grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Edgar F. Hooks Elementary.
How diverse is Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Edgar F. Hooks Elementary?
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary is overseen by Chelsea in Suffolk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.