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B.F. Butler Middle School

Q: Is B.F. Butler Middle School a good school?

B.F. Butler Middle School ranks 304 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

B.F. Butler Middle School is a public middle school in Lowell, MA, serving 505 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Lowell school district, which is ranked 278 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, B.F. Butler Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Lowell district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.23%), Mathematics (29.92%), and Science (20.76%) were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as African American and Homeless students, performing relatively well, while others, like Asian, White, and Special Education students, struggle.

Compared to nearby schools in the Lowell district, such as Dr. An Wang School, James Sullivan Middle School, and Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School, B.F. Butler Middle School performs significantly worse on academic measures. The school's ranking has also declined from 326 out of 482 schools in 2015-2016 to 304 out of 484 schools in 2024-2025, indicating the need for comprehensive improvement efforts to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students.

516

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,153

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Gorham Street
Lowell, MA 01852

(978) 937-8973

District: Lowell

Students who attend B.F. Butler Middle School usually attend:

High:	Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
	Lowell High

Feeder schools for B.F. Butler Middle School:

Elementary:	Greenhalge
	John J Shaughnessy
	Moody Elementary
	Peter W Reilly
	More...
	Pyne Arts
	S Christa McAuliffe Elementary
	Washington

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

Asian:

29.8%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

304^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle 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	33.5	304 of 484	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	330 of 493	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	365 of 501	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	377 of 497	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	382 of 501	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	369 of 498	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	394 of 484	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	377 of 487	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	326 of 482	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.6	369 of 441	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.8	340 of 455	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	383 of 455	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	374 of 455	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	391 of 449	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	368 of 434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	350 of 409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	349 of 407	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	347 of 399	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	360 of 399	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	310 of 356	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	303 of 344	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.3	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	82 of 202	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	144 of 209	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	117 of 212	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	138 of 195	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	90 of 172	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	111 of 120	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	114 of 123	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	112 of 128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	115 of 119	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	363 of 445	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	364 of 431	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	331 of 424	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	382 of 417	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	102 of 181	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	157 of 180	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	71 of 155	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	109 of 154	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	267 of 473	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	289 of 481	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	351 of 489	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	348 of 494	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	336 of 483	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	333 of 478	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	382 of 463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	219 of 376	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	260 of 378	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	277 of 364	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	290 of 368	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	281 of 335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	214 of 322	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	272 of 309	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	192 of 464	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	242 of 469	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	246 of 481	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	308 of 489	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	335 of 462	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	303 of 452	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	340 of 438	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	329 of 473	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	363 of 483	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	376 of 489	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	402 of 497	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	407 of 485	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	393 of 478	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	395 of 466	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	60 of 84	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	377 of 435	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	317 of 441	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	357 of 444	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	312 of 503	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	336 of 489	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	257 of 484	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	323 of 467	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	416 of 491	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	280 of 386	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	331 of 392	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	373 of 404	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	373 of 401	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	376 of 396	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	374 of 395	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)71st percentile+34 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)45th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)37th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science21%-21 vs state

Civics19%-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 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 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
B.F. Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	1140 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8973	516	39	13.1		94 (18.2%)	35 (6.8%)	213 (41.3%)	154 (29.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	33.5	304^th of 484 public middle schools	37.2%		29.9	330^th of 493 public middle schools	33.1%	26	17.8	24.2	29.1	33.9	26.2	18.0	32.3	26.5	42.2	29.9	19.1	22.3	20.8	19.5	$21,153
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School	Public	5-8	235 Powell Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7655	15	6	2.7		5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)					0.0					8.3					$61,065
James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	625	50	12.4		189 (30.2%)	34 (5.4%)	309 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	25.8	352^nd of 484 public middle schools	27.3%		20.2	389^th of 493 public middle schools	21.1%	37	11.8	22.3	17.7	31.8	21.2	17.4	18.1	22.1	31.3	22.3	23.2	20.0	21.5	27.2	$21,916
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Broadway Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 275-6330	613	48	12.7		73 (11.9%)	38 (6.2%)	226 (36.9%)	259 (42.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	38.2	281^st of 484 public middle schools	41.9%		36.6	293^rd of 493 public middle schools	40.6%	12	27.7	22.3	30.9	42.0	30.9	38.2	32.2	42.3	42.4	38.7	33.9	14.8	23.6	22.8	$21,519
James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	669	51	13.2		137 (20.5%)	38 (5.7%)	132 (19.7%)	337 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	66.3	147^th of 484 public middle schools	69.6%		60.5	175^th of 493 public middle schools	64.5%	28	34.8	51.5	52.4	48.4	46.9	56.1	58.2	53.7	39.0	51.9	34.4	30.1	32.3	40.5	$21,507
Henry J Robinson Middle	Public	5-8	110 June Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8974	600	53	11.4		120 (20.0%)	67 (11.2%)	326 (54.3%)	62 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	20.8	385^th of 484 public middle schools	20.5%		17.8	407^th of 493 public middle schools	17.4%	22	13.5	22.8	22.1	18.8	19.5	8.7	16.9	24.6	23.0	18.4	12.8	15.3	14.1	21.3	$21,307
Dr An Wang School	Public	5-8	365 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7683	663	43	15.3		175 (26.4%)	47 (7.1%)	270 (40.7%)	141 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	33.2	307^th of 484 public middle schools	36.6%		26.4	356^th of 493 public middle schools	27.8%	49	13.6	27.9	24.0	38.7	26.0	20.8	28.7	19.3	33.3	25.6	17.5	24.2	20.8	32.7	$20,690
McCarthy Middle School	Public	7-8	250 North Rd	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5122	808	65	12.4		509 (63.0%)	36 (4.5%)	63 (7.8%)	164 (20.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.2%)	77.8	97^th of 484 public middle schools	80.0%		77	103^rd of 493 public middle schools	79.1%	6			55.9	63.6	59.7			56.1	40.9	48.6		55.9	55.9	49.9	$17,715
John F. Ryan	Public	5-6	135 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7880	500	43	11.6		389 (77.8%)	34 (6.8%)	45 (9.0%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)	37.9	37.0			37.5	39.5	30.1			34.9	52.6		52.6		$21,679
Justus C. Richardson Middle School	Public	6-8	1570 Lakeview Ave	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-3330	916	63	14.5		581 (63.4%)	65 (7.1%)	144 (15.7%)	110 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	51.6	208^th of 484 public middle schools	57.0%		45.2	246^th of 493 public middle schools	50.1%	38		44.9	45.6	40.2	43.7		46.4	34.7	30.8	37.4		25.7	25.7	38.0	$14,649

Frequently Asked Questions about B.F. Butler Middle School

What district is B.F. Butler Middle School in?

Lowell

What high school do graduates of B.F. Butler Middle School attend?

Students who attend B.F. Butler Middle School usually go on to attend Leblanc Therapeutic Day School

How many students attend B.F. Butler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended B.F. Butler Middle School.

Is B.F. Butler Middle School a good school?

B.F. Butler Middle School ranks 304^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of B.F. Butler Middle School?

Students at B.F. Butler Middle School are 41% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 18% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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