Chelmsford School District

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Chelmsford.

At a glance

5,068Students enrolled

8Schools

$18,805Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Chelmsford

Grades K–4

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

McCarthy Middle School808 students · ChelmsfordThis district

Grades 9–12

Chelmsford High1,402 students · North ChelmsfordThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency46%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts64%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,805

per student each year · 29% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration32%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)70%

State25%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,826’20

4,943’21

5,055’22

5,130’23

5,068’24

Students

White · 63%3,174

Asian · 19%952

Hispanic · 9%473

Two or more races · 5%228

Black · 4%218

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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Byam SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 510 students · Chelmsford

B+Public 📚

Center Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 480 students · Chelmsford

B+Public 📚

Charles D HarringtonElementary · Grades K–4 · 468 students · North Chelmsford

BPublic 📚

South RowElementary · Grades K–4 · 464 students · Chelmsford

B+Public 📚

McCarthy Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 808 students · Chelmsford

B+Public 📚

Col Moses Parker SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 778 students · Chelmsford

BPublic 🏫

Chelmsford HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,402 students · North Chelmsford

A+Public 📚

Community Education CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 158 students · Chelmsford

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Billerica School DistrictBillerica · $22,635 per student

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Carlisle School DistrictCarlisle · $26,056 per student

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Concord-Carlisle School DistrictCarlisle · $30,272 per student

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Lowell School DistrictLowell · $23,881 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.