William A Berkowitz Elementary

Set in Chelsea, Massachusetts, William A Berkowitz Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, run under Chelsea. It teaches 455 students across grades 1 through 4.

Chelsea comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,094 students; William A Berkowitz Elementary is among them.

On demographics, William A Berkowitz Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 6% White, 6% Black. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, William A Berkowitz Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Suffolk County shows median household income runs about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which William A Berkowitz Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: George F. Kelly Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William A Berkowitz Elementary.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William A Berkowitz Elementary has edged down 11%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 455 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.