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Washington ranks 547 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Washington is a small PK–4 elementary school at 795 Wilder Street in Lowell, MA, serving 252 students as part of Lowell Public Schools, a district ranked 273 of 351 in Massachusetts (22nd percentile, 1 star). The school itself ranks 547 of 899 statewide (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. That is a genuine rebound from the pandemic years, when it sat in the low 20s — 742 of 932 (20th percentile) in 2021–2022 and 680 of 916 (26th percentile) in 2023–2024 — but it is still below its 2015–2019 range of 51st–69th percentile.

On the 2025–2026 MCAS, 34.57% of Washington students met proficiency in English language arts and 38.27% in math. Both beat the Lowell district averages (27.26% and 32.38%) but fall below state averages (40.03% and 41.11%). Math is the relative strength: in 2024–2025 it actually edged past the state. ELA has climbed steadily, from 14.10% in 2022–2023 to 34.57%. The school compares strongly for some student groups — its effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner students was 90th percentile (5 stars) in 2024–2025, and for low-income students 87th percentile (4 stars) — while special education results sit below average at the 32nd percentile that same year.

Nearby schools vary widely. Abraham Lincoln ranks at the 16th percentile, while Charles W Morey (67th percentile, 3 stars) and Dr Gertrude Bailey (56th percentile) rank higher than Washington, and Center Elementary School in neighboring Chelmsford reaches the 72nd percentile with 4 stars. Notably, Washington spends more per student ($19,030 in 2020–2021) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (10.9) than several higher-ranked peers. Because Washington serves PK–4, it has no science or civics MCAS results, so comparisons with K–8 neighbors are not exact.

252

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,780

Per pupil spending ?

69.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3% (any vaccine)

795 Wilder Street
Lowell, MA 01851

(978) 937-7635

District: Lowell

Students who attend Washington 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:

Asian:

42.1%

Hispanic:

27.4%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

Massachusetts avg41%

547^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lowell

273^rd of 351Lowell 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
2026	39.1	547 of 899	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	551 of 906	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	680 of 916	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	680 of 928	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	742 of 932	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	717 of 936	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	461 of 942	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	349 of 934	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	288 of 938	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	450 of 932	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	543 of 914	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	439 of 926	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.2	610 of 928	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	525 of 930	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	681 of 924	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	771 of 920	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	761 of 909	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	768 of 908	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.8	685 of 911	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	761 of 911	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	651 of 887	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	741 of 882	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	829 of 884	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	146 of 149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	127 of 142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	143 of 152	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	135 of 145	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	132 of 141	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	115 of 155	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	27 of 281	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	49.8	101 of 282	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	55 of 264	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	43 of 267	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	30 of 240	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	555 of 869	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	475 of 869	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	648 of 886	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	667 of 887	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	686 of 901	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	695 of 898	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	436 of 902	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	191 of 893	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	163 of 458	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	176 of 398	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	154 of 379	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	209 of 742	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	93 of 736	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	362 of 760	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	374 of 757	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	507 of 772	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	366 of 705	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	126 of 700	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	102 of 685	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	501 of 879	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	570 of 884	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	659 of 891	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	666 of 896	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	737 of 908	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	672 of 904	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	470 of 907	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	493 of 898	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	491 of 717	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	593 of 731	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	433 of 703	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	637 of 905	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	523 of 894	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	213 of 896	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	139 of 886	84.3%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.3	745 of 925	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	676 of 753	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Washington	Public	PK, KG-4	795 Wilder Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7635	252	23	10.9	69.0%	36 (14.3%)	23 (9.1%)	69 (27.4%)	106 (42.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	39.1	547^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.2%		39.5	551^st of 906 public elementary schools	39.2%	4	33.3	35.6					34.6	41.7	35.6					38.3					97%	3%	$24,780
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	63.2%	97 (21.4%)	37 (8.1%)	139 (30.6%)	155 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	55.9	395^th of 899 public elementary schools	56.1%		53.1	423^rd of 906 public elementary schools	53.3%	28	41.6	38.8					40.1	50.0	50.6					50.3					98%	2%	$23,360
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	78.7%	70 (14.2%)	29 (5.9%)	186 (37.8%)	182 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	17.2	759^th of 899 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.6	682^nd of 906 public elementary schools	24.7%	77	11.1	27.7					19.5	13.6	31.3					22.6					100%	0%	$22,805
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	66.2%	47 (9.5%)	37 (7.4%)	112 (22.5%)	274 (55.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	66.3	301^st of 899 public elementary schools	66.5%		39.2	556^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.6%	255	57.0	32.1					44.4	63.8	53.1					58.4					99%	1%	$23,268
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	74.0%	95 (19.6%)	26 (5.4%)	229 (47.2%)	108 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	26.8	649^th of 899 public elementary schools	27.8%		19.7	742^nd of 906 public elementary schools	18.1%	93	30.3	21.6					25.6	38.5	29.6					33.7					97%	1%	$23,137
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	82.8%	147 (16.5%)	77 (8.6%)	464 (52.0%)	167 (18.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (3.3%)	18.3	744^th of 899 public elementary schools	17.2%		24	687^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.2%	57	20.8	23.1	19.1	17.0	24.8	19.4	20.7	22.1	33.0	16.5	31.0	16.2	32.7	25.0	19.3	19.4	19.3	27.1	100%	0%	$21,646
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	816	68	12.0	65.1%	59 (7.2%)	198 (24.3%)	385 (47.2%)	137 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	48.4	467^th of 899 public elementary schools	48.1%		40.1	547^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.6%	80	34.8	36.5	44.4	53.0	37.1	44.7	41.7	27.0	40.7	46.9	48.2	24.3	36.8	37.5	32.1	27.6	29.9	35.5	94%	1%	$19,006
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	78.2%	52 (12.7%)	41 (10.0%)	164 (40.2%)	136 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	19.7	732^nd of 899 public elementary schools	18.6%		15.3	784^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.5%	52	35.9	11.9	17.7	24.0	26.4	29.8	24.1	35.9	16.3	17.7	34.0	22.2	51.1	29.1	9.8	16.3	12.8	14.3	100%	0%	$24,962
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	85.9%	46 (10.3%)	39 (8.7%)	235 (52.5%)	106 (23.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	26.9	648^th of 899 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.4	685^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.4%	37	20.8	22.1					21.4	39.0	35.5					37.3					100%	0%	$24,364
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	80.2%	58 (23.4%)	15 (6.0%)	144 (58.1%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	34.9	581^st of 899 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.9	653^rd of 906 public elementary schools	27.9%	72	19.4	30.6					25.0	22.2	61.1					41.7					100%	0%	$23,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington

How many students attend Washington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Washington.

What schools do graduates of Washington attend?

Students who attend Washington 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

What is the racial makeup of Washington?

Students at Washington are 42% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Washington a good school?

Washington ranks 547^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington in?

Lowell

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