Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 01851

ZIP code 01851 is home to four elementary schools — Charles W Morey, Abraham Lincoln, Dr Gertrude Bailey, and Washington — all serving grades PK–4 within the Lowell Public Schools district and enrolling 1,695 students combined. Because these schools only serve PK–4, state test results reflect mainly 3rd and 4th graders. The district overall ranks 273rd of 351 in Massachusetts (22nd percentile, 1 star), but results vary dramatically from school to school within this single ZIP code.

Charles W Morey is the strongest performer: 67th percentile statewide with 3 stars, 44.38% proficiency in ELA and 58.39% in Math — above both district and state averages, and up roughly 14 points in each subject from the previous year. Dr Gertrude Bailey follows at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, essentially at the state ELA average (40.13%) and clearly above the state in Math (50.32%), with steady improvement over three years.

Washington sits mid-range at the 39th percentile with 2 stars — 34.57% ELA and 38.27% Math, above the district but below the state — even though it has the smallest classes (10.9 students per teacher) and the highest per-student spending ($19,030). Abraham Lincoln is the lowest performer at the 16th percentile with 1 star, 19.51% ELA and 22.56% Math, below the district and far below the state, and declining year over year. The Math gap between Morey and Lincoln is about 36 percentage points. Poverty data is unavailable, so socioeconomic context cannot be compared.