Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01854

ZIP code 01854 in Lowell, Massachusetts contains six public schools serving 3,042 students in grades PK through 8, all of them part of the single Lowell district, which is rated 273rd of 351 districts statewide — and because there is no high school here, every student leaves the area for grades 9–12. Four of the schools are elementary and two are middle schools, both spanning grades 5–8.

Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School is the clear standout: the only 3-star school in the ZIP, ranked 229 of 478 middle schools statewide, and the only school above the state average in any subject (math at 42.6% proficient vs. 41.11% statewide). Dr An Wang School is the biggest gainer, climbing from the 28th to the 40th percentile over three years with the ZIP's largest single-subject gain in math (+6.23 points). Bartlett Community Partnership improved from the 8th to the 19th percentile but remains the lowest-ranked school here. Pawtucketville Memorial is the only school moving the wrong way, with its percentile falling three years running (34th to 29th) and ELA down 4.25 points.

Across the ZIP, average ELA proficiency (26.28%) trails the district, and science — where the three reporting schools sit 18 to 28 points below the state — is the systemic weak spot. Elementary math averages 37.17% in 3rd grade but 27.98% in 4th grade, a 9-point drop while the state gains a point. Per-student spending runs opposite to results: the highest-spending schools rank lowest. Still, four of six schools improved their statewide percentile over three years and math rose at five of six, so the ZIP-wide average of the 31.5th percentile hides real momentum.