Frank M Sokolowski Elementary

Frank M Sokolowski Elementary is one of the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 472 students in grades 1 through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Massachusetts is roughly 381 students; this school is 24% above that.

Within Chelsea, Frank M Sokolowski Elementary is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 6,094 students.

Frank M Sokolowski Elementary's enrollment is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 6% White and 4% Black. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Suffolk County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.2:1. That is lower than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Suffolk County census figures show that the median household income is $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 157 public schools in Suffolk County, enrolling about 75,679 students in all.

The nearest other public school, Edgar F. Hooks Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

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 at Frank M Sokolowski Elementary declined 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 504 to 472 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.

The Frank M Sokolowski Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.