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S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a PK-4 school in the Lowell Public School District, serving 501 students and located near the Dracut border.

McAuliffe Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade, a trend that has remained stubbornly flat even as some nearby Lowell schools have shown improvement. For example, Rogers STEM Academy and Moody Elementary have both made notable gains in recent years, while McAuliffe has not. The school spends a significant amount per pupil ($16,960) and has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, yet academic proficiency in English Language Arts (21.3%) and Math (29.0%) trails both the district and state averages. A bright spot is 4th-grade math, where 35.2% of students are proficient, outperforming the district average. Additionally, the school has shown consistent improvement with Special Education students, rising from the 12th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 47th percentile in 2024-2025. However, support for English Language Learners saw a dramatic decline, dropping from a 78th percentile ranking in 2023-2024 to the 37th percentile the following year.

The contrast with nearby schools in the Dracut district is stark. Just 0.68 miles away, Greenmont Avenue is a top-tier school with 50% proficiency in ELA and 43.5% in Math, despite spending significantly less per pupil ($13,188). This geographic proximity highlights that the challenges at McAuliffe are not simply a reflection of the local population but are heavily influenced by district-level factors. The school’s long-term stagnation—a "lost decade" of progress since a peak ranking in 2016-2017—suggests that while resources are available, they have not yet translated into sustained academic improvement.

501

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,616

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Beacon Street
Lowell, MA 01850

(978) 937-2838

District: Lowell

Students who attend S Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	B.F. Butler Middle School
	Henry J Robinson Middle
	James Sullivan Middle School
	Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High:	Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
	Lowell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

23.0%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

737^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lowell

278^th of 348Lowell among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	737 of 906	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	733 of 916	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	750 of 928	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	747 of 932	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	735 of 936	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	737 of 942	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	705 of 934	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.3	493 of 938	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	596 of 932	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	627 of 914	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	598 of 926	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	657 of 928	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	720 of 930	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	718 of 924	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	805 of 920	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	828 of 909	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	812 of 908	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	800 of 911	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	854 of 911	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	826 of 887	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	772 of 882	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.8	820 of 884	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	502 of 672	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	493 of 665	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	395 of 656	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	177 of 281	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	61 of 282	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	210 of 264	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	100 of 267	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	135 of 258	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.6	39 of 244	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	689 of 869	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	660 of 886	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	740 of 887	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	815 of 901	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	747 of 898	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	673 of 902	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	700 of 893	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	301 of 458	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	208 of 446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	224 of 420	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	254 of 401	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	152 of 379	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	151 of 398	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	118 of 379	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	558 of 736	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	449 of 760	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	523 of 757	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	565 of 772	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	495 of 705	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	394 of 700	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	413 of 685	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	734 of 884	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	722 of 891	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	690 of 896	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	597 of 908	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	650 of 904	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	745 of 907	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	646 of 898	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	382 of 717	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	524 of 731	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	622 of 703	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	671 of 905	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	706 of 894	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	600 of 896	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	588 of 886	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	728 of 925	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	227 of 399	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	589 of 737	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	674 of 753	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	704 of 762	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	652 of 764	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	665 of 765	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	677 of 780	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	625 of 772	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)43rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	570 Beacon Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2838	501	38	13.1		115 (23.0%)	53 (10.6%)	271 (54.1%)	43 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	19.9	737^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.7%		21	733^rd of 916 public elementary schools	20.0%	4	19.6	23.1					21.3	22.8	35.2					29.0					$22,616
Greenhalge	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Ennell Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7670	480	41	11.7		78 (16.3%)	59 (12.3%)	286 (59.6%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.6	774^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.6%		7.7	882^nd of 916 public elementary schools	3.7%	108	21.5	15.9					18.6	28.8	25.6					27.2					$23,754
Greenmont Avenue	Public	K-5	37 Greenmont Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 453-1797	211	17	12.4		109 (51.7%)	27 (12.8%)	48 (22.7%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	58.8	370^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.2%		63.9	330^th of 916 public elementary schools	64.0%	40	45.2	40.5	62.5				50.0	54.8	46.0	32.5				43.5	50.0		50.0		$16,298
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	350 Adams Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2826	448	36	12.4		46 (10.3%)	39 (8.7%)	235 (52.5%)	106 (23.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	24.4	685^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.3	651^st of 916 public elementary schools	28.9%	34	27.5	24.1					25.7	33.8	30.1					31.8					$24,635
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	816	68	12.0		59 (7.2%)	198 (24.3%)	385 (47.2%)	137 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	40.1	547^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.1	543^rd of 916 public elementary schools	40.7%	4	37.8	47.7	36.8	43.6	46.2	56.3	44.3	36.3	41.9	24.1	25.6	39.7	35.2	33.8	29.9	40.9	34.8	36.6	$24,286
Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	892	68	13.1		147 (16.5%)	77 (8.6%)	464 (52.0%)	167 (18.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (3.3%)	24	687^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.2%		21	732^nd of 916 public elementary schools	20.1%	45	22.7	29.6	13.6	24.3	19.0	18.1	21.0	28.4	38.6	20.4	40.5	25.8	25.7	29.9	12.6	10.6	11.6	21.4	$20,383
Moody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Rogers Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7673	248	22	11.2		58 (23.4%)	15 (6.0%)	144 (58.1%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	27.9	653^rd of 906 public elementary schools	27.9%		16.1	787^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.1%	134	27.5	24.4					25.9	35.9	35.6					35.7					$24,473
Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	408	46	8.8		52 (12.7%)	41 (10.0%)	164 (40.2%)	136 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	15.3	784^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.7	839^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.4%	55	12.8	17.0	22.0	18.0	20.0	44.4	22.5	26.3	10.6	19.1	30.0	17.5	40.9	24.1	19.5	18.6	19.1	18.2	$22,327
Peter W Reilly	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Douglas Road	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7652	471	37	12.7		183 (38.9%)	26 (5.5%)	176 (37.4%)	51 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	43.1	524^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.2%		32.5	619^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.4%	95	33.7	45.4					39.2	37.9	40.2					39.0					$22,800
Joseph McAvinnue	Public	PK, KG-4	131 Mammoth Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2871	447	35	12.9		85 (19.0%)	48 (10.7%)	219 (49.0%)	71 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.7	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	770^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.9%	81	24.7	26.2					25.5	32.5	29.8					31.1					$22,526

Frequently Asked Questions about S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

What district is S Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?

Lowell

Is S Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of S Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend S Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : B.F. Butler Middle School
Middle : Henry J Robinson Middle
Middle : James Sullivan Middle School
Middle : Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High : Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
High : Lowell High

How many students attend S Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended S Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of S Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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