Lowell

Summary:

The Lowell school district in Massachusetts consists of 27 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district is ranked 278 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Pyne Arts, an elementary/middle school with strong academic performance, and Dr. Gertrude Bailey, an elementary school with impressive results. On the middle school level, James S Daley Middle School performs well above the district and state averages. However, the data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, suggesting a need to address equity and opportunity gaps within the Lowell district.

The alternative and therapeutic day schools in Lowell, such as The Career Academy, Leblanc Therapeutic Day School, and Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School, struggle with very low proficiency rates on state assessments, indicating challenges in serving their high-needs student populations. Additionally, the data suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as curriculum, instruction, and support services, play a crucial role in student success, as spending does not directly correlate with performance.

District Detail

155 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852

(978) 674-4320

SchoolDigger Rank:
278^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,457

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

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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 Biology (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 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	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Dr Gertrude Bailey	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Campbell Drive	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7644	454	36	12.6		97 (21.4%)	37 (8.1%)	139 (30.6%)	155 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	53.1	423^rd of 906 public elementary schools	53.3%		49.7	474^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.3%	51	45.8	34.6						40.2	57.3	40.7						49.1							$23,461
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
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
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
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
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
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
Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Chelmsford Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2846	492	41	12.0		70 (14.2%)	29 (5.9%)	186 (37.8%)	182 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	24.6	682^nd of 906 public elementary schools	24.7%		24.2	698^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.8%	16	23.5	32.2						27.9	26.2	32.2						29.2							$22,210
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
Charles W Morey	Public	PK, KG-4	130 Pine Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7662	497	40	12.4		47 (9.5%)	37 (7.4%)	112 (22.5%)	274 (55.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	39.2	556^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.6%		38.8	567^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.1%	11	34.1	25.3						29.8	50.0	38.6						44.4							$23,045
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
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
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
Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	462	39	11.8		156 (33.8%)	24 (5.2%)	185 (40.0%)	75 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	49.6	458^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.4%		31.2	626^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.7%	168	67.5	45.7	34.8	37.0	34.8	30.6		40.9	60.0	30.4	42.2	27.8	26.1	34.7		36.1	37.8	22.5		29.8		31.3	$23,326
Lowell High	Public	9-12	50 Father Morrissette Boulevar	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8900	3,446	232	14.8		617 (17.9%)	318 (9.2%)	1,406 (40.8%)	971 (28.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	123 (3.6%)	20	288^th of 349 public high schools	17.5%		27.9	261^st of 348 public high schools	25.0%	27							32.0								24.6				17.5		17.5		$21,067
Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	463	34	13.6		124 (26.8%)	52 (11.2%)	151 (32.6%)	116 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	31.6	619^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.7	600^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.5%	19	34.9	29.6						32.2	31.3	36.4						33.9							$22,717
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
John J Shaughnessy	Public	PK, KG-4	1158 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7657	485	36	13.4		95 (19.6%)	26 (5.4%)	229 (47.2%)	108 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	19.7	742^nd of 906 public elementary schools	18.1%		17.1	775^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.4%	33	28.1	15.7						21.9	33.7	22.5						28.1							$22,555
Washington	Public	PK, KG-4	795 Wilder Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7635	252	23	10.9		36 (14.3%)	23 (9.1%)	69 (27.4%)	106 (42.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	39.5	551^st of 906 public elementary schools	39.2%		25.8	680^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.8%	129	30.6	34.8						32.6	42.9	41.3						42.1							$24,836
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
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
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
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School	Public	9-12	58 Sycamore Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-5467	36	7	5.4		13 (36.1%)	1 (2.8%)	16 (44.4%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)																							$34,740
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
The Career Academy	Public	9-12	125 Smith Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-3318	83	12	6.8		22 (26.5%)	6 (7.2%)	44 (53.0%)	8 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)								(n/a)																							$22,902
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	70	15	4.6		21 (30.0%)	12 (17.1%)	26 (37.1%)	8 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0			$48,430
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center	Public	PK	21 Carter Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	No	(978) 446-7000	121	12	10.1		17 (14.0%)	24 (19.8%)	41 (33.9%)	32 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)																							$25,557

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelmsford	0.75 mi	8	90^th
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	1.6 mi	1
Lowell Community Charter Public	1.83 mi	1	213^th
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter	2.11 mi	1
Dracut	3.13 mi	7	218^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.