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Charlotte M Murkland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Charlotte M Murkland Elementary is a public elementary school in Lowell, MA, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 436 students. 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.

Charlotte M Murkland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 606-718 out of 900+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is below the Lowell district and Massachusetts state averages across both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for all grades. However, the school performs relatively better in certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Homeless students, where it ranks in the top 10-20% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

The nearby Lowell Community Charter Public School, which is outside the Lowell district but still in the local area, outperforms Charlotte M Murkland Elementary and other Lowell district schools on MCAS assessments across all grades and subjects. This suggests the school may have effective programs or strategies in place to support specific student populations, but overall, Charlotte M Murkland Elementary is a relatively low-performing school within the Lowell district and the state of Massachusetts.

448

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,635

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Adams Street
Lowell, MA 01854

(978) 937-2826

District: Lowell

Students who attend Charlotte M Murkland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr An Wang School
	James S Daley Middle School
	Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
	Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High:	Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
	Lowell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

Asian:

23.7%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

685^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	24.4	685 of 906	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	651 of 916	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	606 of 928	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	628 of 932	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	716 of 936	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	718 of 942	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	734 of 934	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	656 of 938	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.8	748 of 932	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	723 of 914	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.3	633 of 926	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	723 of 928	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	774 of 930	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	754 of 924	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	896 of 920	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	886 of 909	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	873 of 908	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	899 of 911	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	877 of 911	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	880 of 887	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.7	863 of 882	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.6	850 of 884	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	132 of 142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	145 of 152	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	131 of 145	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	125 of 143	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	151 of 155	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	146 of 154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	359 of 672	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	382 of 632	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	364 of 665	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	433 of 656	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	65 of 281	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	51 of 282	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	9 of 264	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	26 of 267	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	62.9	35 of 240	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	73 of 258	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	83 of 244	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	691 of 869	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	631 of 886	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	587 of 887	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	586 of 901	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	714 of 898	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	736 of 902	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	642 of 893	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	281 of 458	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	264 of 446	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	162 of 420	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	226 of 401	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	199 of 379	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	254 of 398	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	260 of 379	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	46.3	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	330 of 736	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	346 of 760	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	248 of 757	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	289 of 772	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	346 of 705	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	248 of 700	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	399 of 685	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	626 of 884	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	639 of 891	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	578 of 896	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	625 of 908	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	663 of 904	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	631 of 907	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	742 of 898	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	504 of 717	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	319 of 731	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	317 of 703	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	364 of 905	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	541 of 894	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	379 of 896	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	410 of 886	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	712 of 925	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	214 of 399	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	459 of 753	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	426 of 762	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	503 of 764	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)46th percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)39th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

English Language Arts26%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlotte M Murkland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Charlotte M Murkland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charlotte M Murkland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr An Wang School
Middle : James S Daley Middle School
Middle : Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
Middle : Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High : Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
High : Lowell High

Is Charlotte M Murkland Elementary a good school?

Charlotte M Murkland Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Charlotte M Murkland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Charlotte M Murkland Elementary.

What district is Charlotte M Murkland Elementary in?

Lowell

What is the racial makeup of Charlotte M Murkland Elementary?

Students at Charlotte M Murkland Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 10% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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