Lowell

Summary:

The Lowell, Massachusetts school district consists of 27 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving a diverse student population. While the district as a whole is ranked 302 out of 356 in Massachusetts and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, a few standout schools emerge from the data.

The Dr. Gertrude Bailey Elementary ranks 430 out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools and is rated 3 stars, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics among the elementary schools. At the middle school level, James S. Daley Middle School ranks 181 out of 501 Massachusetts middle schools and is rated 3 stars, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, the The Career Academy alternative high school has the lowest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (7.69%) and Mathematics (7.69%) compared to the district and state averages.

The Lowell schools exhibit significant disparities in academic performance, with some schools excelling while others struggle to meet the needs of their students. The data suggests that English Learners and economically disadvantaged students face particular challenges, as the schools with the highest percentages of these populations tend to have the lowest proficiency rates. Additionally, the alternative and therapeutic day schools in the district, such as The Career Academy and the Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School, have the lowest proficiency rates and serve the most vulnerable student populations.

District Detail

155 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852

(978) 674-4320

SchoolDigger Rank:
302^nd of 355 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,130

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2023)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2023)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Gertrude Bailey	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Campbell Drive	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7644	460	36	12.7		106 (23.0%)	35 (7.6%)	116 (25.2%)	180 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	54.9	430^th of 926 public elementary schools	53.6%		51.3	467^th of 932 public elementary schools	49.9%	37	37.7	44.3						41.2	50.6	47.7						49.1						$17,188	$1,470	$15,717
Moody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Rogers Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7673	241	21	11.4		66 (27.4%)	20 (8.3%)	124 (51.5%)	24 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	4.5	916^th of 926 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.4	890^th of 932 public elementary schools	4.5%	26	7.7	9.8						8.8	10.3	4.9						7.5						$17,659	$1,756	$15,903
James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	592	54	10.9		183 (30.9%)	36 (6.1%)	277 (46.8%)	72 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	20.8	390^th of 497 public middle schools	21.5%		14.6	435^th of 497 public middle schools	12.5%	45			16.7	34.1	13.9	21.0		21.5			21.7	29.8	13.1	18.0		20.5	16.0	13.3		14.5		$15,886	$1,495	$14,392
Dr An Wang School	Public	5-8	365 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7683	659	48	13.7		169 (25.6%)	56 (8.5%)	267 (40.5%)	138 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	32	325^th of 497 public middle schools	34.6%		38.4	291^st of 497 public middle schools	41.4%	34			21.5	29.3	21.6	33.3		26.6			19.3	33.3	18.9	25.9		24.5	17.5	33.3		25.7		$15,472	$1,427	$14,044
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	570 Beacon Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2838	480	37	12.9		145 (30.2%)	29 (6.0%)	251 (52.3%)	37 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	19.5	750^th of 926 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	747^th of 932 public elementary schools	19.8%	3	21.3	26.1						24.0	29.3	22.8						25.8						$16,960	$1,792	$15,168
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	350 Adams Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2826	438	39	11.2		60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	194 (44.3%)	122 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	36	606^th of 926 public elementary schools	34.6%		33	628^th of 932 public elementary schools	32.6%	22	22.1	34.4						29.1	38.2	42.2						40.5						$17,380	$1,765	$15,614
Joseph McAvinnue	Public	PK, KG-4	131 Mammoth Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2871	428	39	10.9		102 (23.8%)	35 (8.2%)	204 (47.7%)	64 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	16.7	788^th of 926 public elementary schools	14.9%		14.3	815^th of 932 public elementary schools	12.6%	27	17.4	22.7						20.4	17.4	30.7						24.8						$17,704	$1,611	$16,094
Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Chelmsford Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2846	492	40	12.3		59 (12.0%)	24 (4.9%)	178 (36.2%)	203 (41.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	23.2	712^th of 926 public elementary schools	23.1%		22.8	726^th of 932 public elementary schools	22.1%	14	25.0	27.5						26.3	29.6	28.6						29.1						$16,998	$1,519	$15,479
B.F. Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	1140 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8973	514	45	11.3		104 (20.2%)	38 (7.4%)	197 (38.3%)	155 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	25.7	362^nd of 497 public middle schools	27.2%		25	377^th of 497 public middle schools	24.1%	15			30.3	28.8	14.9	25.2		24.6			34.3	20.5	22.3	31.8		27.2	18.7	24.0		21.6		$15,281	$1,535	$13,746
Charles W Morey	Public	PK, KG-4	130 Pine Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7662	481	39	12.3		52 (10.8%)	19 (4.0%)	105 (21.8%)	283 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	41.1	556^th of 926 public elementary schools	40.0%		33.1	627^th of 932 public elementary schools	32.7%	71	41.3	32.6						36.6	32.0	46.1						39.6						$17,346	$1,549	$15,797
Greenhalge	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Ennell Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7670	473	39	12.1		90 (19.0%)	51 (10.8%)	256 (54.1%)	56 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	10.5	863^rd of 926 public elementary schools	6.8%		11.1	851^st of 932 public elementary schools	8.7%	12	11.0	16.9						14.1	20.6	18.3						19.4						$17,499	$1,688	$15,811
Henry J Robinson Middle	Public	5-8	110 June Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8974	603	55	10.9		142 (23.5%)	53 (8.8%)	322 (53.4%)	67 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	12.1	447^th of 497 public middle schools	10.1%		11.1	454^th of 497 public middle schools	8.7%	7			26.9	20.3	13.1	21.0		20.2			21.0	11.4	10.3	7.1		12.0	18.6	11.5		14.6		$14,682	$1,535	$13,147
James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	674	49	13.7		159 (23.6%)	30 (4.5%)	128 (19.0%)	325 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	59.2	178^th of 497 public middle schools	64.2%		61	172^nd of 497 public middle schools	65.4%	6			45.5	44.1	34.8	50.6		43.8			64.3	43.5	37.3	40.2		46.6	32.1	48.8		40.4		$15,927	$1,424	$14,504
Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	503	39	12.8		184 (36.6%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (40.4%)	73 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	37.4	589^th of 926 public elementary schools	36.4%		49.4	484^th of 932 public elementary schools	48.1%	105	35.7	34.8	44.9	46.7	39.6	33.9		39.2	26.2	39.1	26.5	35.6	35.9	35.1		33.2	22.5	42.1		33.0		$17,214	$1,505	$15,709
Lowell High	Public	9-12	50 Father Morrissette Boulevar	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8900	3,167	231	13.6		584 (18.4%)	295 (9.3%)	1,246 (39.3%)	917 (29.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (3.7%)	23.9	273^rd of 347 public high schools	21.3%		26.9	257^th of 342 public high schools	24.9%	16							42.4								28.9				31.4		31.4	$15,960	$1,292	$14,669
Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	466	40	11.7		153 (32.8%)	38 (8.2%)	145 (31.1%)	106 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	38.9	575^th of 926 public elementary schools	37.9%		43.8	526^th of 932 public elementary schools	43.6%	49	48.1	26.1						36.5	36.7	36.8						36.8						$16,734	$1,473	$15,261
Peter W Reilly	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Douglas Road	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7652	485	36	13.4		212 (43.7%)	19 (3.9%)	181 (37.3%)	47 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	45	519^th of 926 public elementary schools	44.0%		31.7	646^th of 932 public elementary schools	30.7%	127	36.3	43.2						39.9	34.9	44.9						40.1						$17,224	$1,560	$15,664
John J Shaughnessy	Public	PK, KG-4	1158 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7657	479	40	11.9		99 (20.7%)	25 (5.2%)	208 (43.4%)	126 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	15.8	800^th of 926 public elementary schools	13.6%		27	684^th of 932 public elementary schools	26.6%	116	19.5	16.7						18.0	31.2	20.0						25.2						$17,053	$1,522	$15,531
Washington	Public	PK, KG-4	795 Wilder Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7635	244	23	10.6		45 (18.4%)	13 (5.3%)	62 (25.4%)	105 (43.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	26.1	680^th of 926 public elementary schools	26.6%		21.1	742^nd of 932 public elementary schools	20.4%	62	23.7	5.0						14.1	31.6	47.5						39.7						$19,030	$1,887	$17,143
Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	494	46	10.8		54 (10.9%)	51 (10.3%)	201 (40.7%)	170 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	11	855^th of 926 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.8	822^nd of 932 public elementary schools	11.8%	33	17.4	19.2	17.1	20.8	13.7	40.0		21.9	6.5	25.5	7.5	14.6	7.8	12.5		12.5	15.0	12.5		13.5		$17,806	$1,838	$15,968
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Broadway Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 275-6330	633	53	11.9		74 (11.7%)	21 (3.3%)	225 (35.5%)	290 (45.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	22.2	381^st of 497 public middle schools	23.3%		28	354^th of 497 public middle schools	28.8%	27			23.3	14.0	20.8	24.1		20.6			20.5	25.7	27.5	22.7		24.1	22.0	16.0		18.6		$15,732	$1,427	$14,306
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School	Public	4-8	235 Powell Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7655	14	5	2.5		5 (35.7%)	2 (14.3%)	5 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0						$40,596	$3,968	$36,629
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School	Public	9-12	58 Sycamore Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-5467	33	9	3.5		8 (24.2%)	3 (9.1%)	18 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)																						$36,772	$7,468	$29,304
Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	835	68	12.2		170 (20.4%)	72 (8.6%)	393 (47.1%)	163 (19.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	16	797^th of 926 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.8	781^st of 932 public elementary schools	16.2%	16	19.8	21.4	17.2	19.6	17.2	15.0		18.2	22.2	37.1	17.2	21.1	16.7	6.5		19.6	10.3	15.9		13.4		$14,642	$1,475	$13,167
The Career Academy	Public	9-12	125 Smith Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-3318	88	11	8.3		19 (21.6%)	12 (13.6%)	35 (39.8%)	15 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)								(n/a)							7.7								7.7						8.3	$17,158	$1,218	$15,941
Dr. Janice Adie Day School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Carlisle Street	Chelmsford	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-2405	55	13	4.2		19 (34.5%)	7 (12.7%)	17 (30.9%)	8 (14.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0								0.0						$40,026	$1,971	$38,055
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center	Public	PK	21 Carter Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	No	(978) 446-7000	99	10	9.9		20 (20.2%)	17 (17.2%)	32 (32.3%)	23 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)																						$26,050	$1,352	$24,699

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelmsford	0.75 mi	8	83^rd
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	1.6 mi	1
Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	1.83 mi	1	226^th
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)	2.11 mi	1
Dracut	3.13 mi	7	223^rd

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