Joseph A. Browne School
180 Walnut St
Chelsea MA, 02150, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-466-5235
Ranking: (1,231 out of 1,316, bottom 6%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Chelsea School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 40 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 501 | 542 | 568 | 533 | 442 | 502 | 406 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 106 | 21.2% | 122 | 22.5% | 139 | 24.5% | 136 | 25.5% | 117 | 26.5% | 122 | 24.3% | 106 | 26.1% |
Grade 6: | 123 | 24.6% | 134 | 24.7% | 145 | 25.5% | 137 | 25.7% | 108 | 24.4% | 138 | 27.5% | 107 | 26.4% |
Grade 7: | 143 | 28.5% | 140 | 25.8% | 140 | 24.6% | 135 | 25.3% | 113 | 25.6% | 129 | 25.7% | 95 | 23.4% |
Grade 8: | 129 | 25.7% | 146 | 26.9% | 144 | 25.4% | 125 | 23.5% | 104 | 23.5% | 113 | 22.5% | 98 | 24.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 264 | 52.7% | 283 | 52.2% | 282 | 49.6% | 268 | 50.3% | 222 | 50.2% | 239 | 47.6% | 197 | 48.5% |
Female: | 237 | 47.3% | 259 | 47.8% | 286 | 50.4% | 265 | 49.7% | 220 | 49.8% | 263 | 52.4% | 202 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 399 | 79.6% | 412 | 76.0% | 450 | 79.2% | 417 | 78.2% | 350 | 79.2% | 397 | 79.1% | 312 | 76.8% |
Black: | 61 | 12.2% | 77 | 14.2% | 64 | 11.3% | 62 | 11.6% | 41 | 9.3% | 52 | 10.4% | 40 | 9.9% |
White: | 27 | 5.4% | 39 | 7.2% | 44 | 7.7% | 40 | 7.5% | 35 | 7.9% | 39 | 7.8% | 35 | 8.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 409 | 81.6% | 470 | 86.7% | 426 | 75.0% | 406 | 76.2% | 368 | 83.3% | 347 | 69.1% | 317 | 78.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.4% | 34 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.8% | 39 | 8.8% | 54 | 10.8% | 47 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.10 | 11.24 | 10.89 | 9.74 | 8.68 | 12.60 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 28% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 27% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 36% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 31% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 31% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 30% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 28% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 25% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 42% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 61% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 20% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 17% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 14% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 23% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 16% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 32% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 38% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 44% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 48% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 67% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 34% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 38% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 35% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 37% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 47% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 32% | 60% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 33% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 40% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 50% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 56% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 48% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 13% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 21% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 25% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 35% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 38% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 27% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 43% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 46% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 57% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 59% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 64% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 57% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 55% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 20% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 17% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 20% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 37% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 38% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 29% | 54% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 8% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 12% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 9% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 14% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 13% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 14% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 20% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 12% | 39% |
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* Joseph A. Browne School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.