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How has Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
436
Middle
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHELSEA·NCES 250354001772
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
180 Walnut Street, Chelsea, MA 02150 · (617) 466-5240 · Suffolk County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Massachusetts public middle 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.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 94 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 24% |
Student demographics
27%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
12.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp 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 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #282 of 304 ▼ 25 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #232 of 304 ▲ 26 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #106 of 299 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #207 of 310 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #50 of 296 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #247 of 296 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #45 of 204 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
436
-85 (-16%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 436 | 44.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 44 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 43.7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 32.3 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 84% (397) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (535 to 436); teachers up 38% (32.3 to 44.5).
About Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy
At 180 Walnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy operates as a small middle school. The school has 436 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll about 547 students on average.
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy sits within Chelsea, which has 11 schools and 6,094 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy are Hispanic. Other students are 9% White and 5% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County residents are about 23% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Classroom staffing at Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy totals 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. Compared with the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
In Suffolk County, median household income comes to about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suffolk County counts 157 public schools with about 75,679 students.
Of the public schools around it, Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy is closest to Joseph A. Browne School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 436 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 521. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Joseph A. Browne School0.0 mi · 487
- Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea0.2 mi · 198
- Shurtleff Early Childhood0.3 mi · 779
- Clark Avenue School0.3 mi · 673
- Chelsea Opportunity Academy0.5 mi · 132
- Chelsea High0.5 mi · 1,649
Frequently asked questions
About Eugene Wright Science and Technology AcademyHow many students attend Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy?
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy serve?
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy is approximately 9.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy?
At Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy, the student body is approximately 9% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy public or private?
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chelsea.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.