Best Public Schools in Lowell, MA

Summary:

The city of Lowell, Massachusetts is home to 28 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school. These schools serve a diverse student population and exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout schools and others struggling to meet proficiency standards.

Among the top-performing schools in Lowell are Dr. Gertrude Bailey Elementary School, which has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics among elementary schools, and James S. Daley Middle School, which leads the middle schools in those subjects. The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, an alternative school, boasts the highest proficiency rates across all schools, but also has a concerning dropout rate of 23.7%.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across Lowell's schools, with graduation rates ranging from 57.1% at Leblanc Therapeutic Day School to 75.3% at Lowell High School. Spending per student also varies widely, from $11,418 at the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell to $40,596 at Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School. These disparities suggest the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the challenges facing Lowell's schools and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	67 Middle Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 656-3165	106	7	15.4		29 (27.4%)	3 (2.8%)	60 (56.6%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)							23.1								0.0						0.0	$24,168	$2,817	$21,351
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	817	69	11.9		56 (6.9%)	207 (25.3%)	385 (47.1%)	135 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	42.1	543^rd of 916 public elementary schools	40.7%		41.4	551^st of 928 public elementary schools	40.6%	8	40.9	37.0	37.5	43.8	41.9	53.0		41.9	40.9	40.2	23.8	40.0	28.8	25.4		33.8	15.0	28.4		21.1		$16,927	$1,793	$15,134
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,211	81	14.9		296 (24.4%)	265 (21.9%)	289 (23.9%)	295 (24.4%)	28 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.0%)								(n/a)	22.7	15.1	20.9	22.8	22.6	33.3	57.8	23.1	25.0	23.9	18.2	21.1	22.1	18.3	38.0	21.2	29.1	26.9	39.3	28.0	14.0	$11,418	$1,499	$9,919
Dr Gertrude Bailey	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Campbell Drive	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7644	443	36	12.3		101 (22.8%)	26 (5.9%)	122 (27.5%)	169 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	49.7	474^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.3%		54.9	430^th of 928 public elementary schools	53.7%	44	29.6	35.9						32.9	52.1	51.3						51.7						$17,188	$1,470	$15,717
Moody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Rogers Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7673	248	23	10.7		70 (28.2%)	18 (7.3%)	130 (52.4%)	21 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	16.1	787^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.1%		4.5	918^th of 928 public elementary schools	1.1%	131	15.9	10.3						13.3	20.5	38.5						28.9						$17,659	$1,756	$15,903
James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	617	50	12.2		183 (29.7%)	33 (5.3%)	303 (49.1%)	78 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	20.2	389^th of 493 public middle schools	21.1%		20.8	393^rd of 501 public middle schools	21.6%	4			21.8	13.7	21.4	17.4		18.8			19.9	20.6	24.8	16.9		20.6	21.4	14.1		17.8		$15,886	$1,495	$14,392
Dr An Wang School	Public	5-8	365 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7683	658	50	13.2		172 (26.1%)	50 (7.6%)	259 (39.4%)	148 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	26.4	356^th of 493 public middle schools	27.8%		32	328^th of 501 public middle schools	34.5%	28			17.2	14.7	23.2	28.0		20.7			24.2	18.1	24.8	29.3		24.1	25.5	22.7		24.1		$15,472	$1,427	$14,044
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	570 Beacon Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2838	482	37	12.9		127 (26.3%)	38 (7.9%)	257 (53.3%)	45 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	21	733^rd of 916 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.5	750^th of 928 public elementary schools	19.2%	17	26.7	24.0						25.5	32.6	17.3						25.5						$16,960	$1,792	$15,168
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	350 Adams Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2826	436	40	10.9		60 (13.8%)	40 (9.2%)	210 (48.2%)	105 (24.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	28.3	651^st of 916 public elementary schools	28.9%		36	606^th of 928 public elementary schools	34.7%	45	24.3	17.6						21.0	27.0	51.4						39.2						$17,380	$1,765	$15,614
Joseph McAvinnue	Public	PK, KG-4	131 Mammoth Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2871	429	37	11.5		96 (22.4%)	39 (9.1%)	208 (48.5%)	65 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	17.4	770^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.7	788^th of 928 public elementary schools	15.1%	18	32.0	13.2						22.5	29.7	13.2						21.3						$17,704	$1,611	$16,094
Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Chelmsford Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2846	489	40	12.2		58 (11.9%)	25 (5.1%)	185 (37.8%)	195 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	24.2	698^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.8%		23.2	712^th of 928 public elementary schools	23.3%	14	25.3	22.4						23.8	26.5	38.4						32.5						$16,998	$1,519	$15,479
B.F. Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	1140 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8973	505	42	12.0		95 (18.8%)	40 (7.9%)	197 (39.0%)	155 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	29.9	330^th of 493 public middle schools	33.1%		25.7	365^th of 501 public middle schools	27.1%	35			20.3	18.0	19.4	21.9		19.9			27.1	36.9	22.8	38.6		31.1	24.8	17.5		21.2		$15,281	$1,535	$13,746
Charles W Morey	Public	PK, KG-4	130 Pine Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7662	478	39	12.2		56 (11.7%)	27 (5.6%)	97 (20.3%)	272 (56.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	38.8	567^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.1%		41.1	556^th of 928 public elementary schools	40.1%	11	31.2	27.6						29.4	33.3	54.6						43.9						$17,346	$1,549	$15,797
Greenhalge	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Ennell Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7670	457	41	11.2		76 (16.6%)	55 (12.0%)	264 (57.8%)	46 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	7.7	882^nd of 916 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.5	864^th of 928 public elementary schools	6.9%	18	9.9	11.0						10.4	13.9	19.5						16.8						$17,499	$1,688	$15,811
Henry J Robinson Middle	Public	5-8	110 June Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8974	592	55	10.7		137 (23.1%)	49 (8.3%)	327 (55.2%)	58 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	17.8	407^th of 493 public middle schools	17.4%		12.1	450^th of 501 public middle schools	10.2%	43			13.4	16.5	17.2	15.6		15.6			8.5	18.0	23.4	16.2		16.3	13.5	12.1		12.8		$14,682	$1,535	$13,147
James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	680	53	12.8		145 (21.3%)	35 (5.1%)	127 (18.7%)	344 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	60.5	175^th of 493 public middle schools	64.5%		59.2	181^st of 501 public middle schools	63.9%	6			34.5	50.9	30.1	43.1		39.8			54.6	65.3	36.0	41.8		49.9	34.5	32.3		33.4		$15,927	$1,424	$14,504
Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	464	40	11.5		164 (35.3%)	21 (4.5%)	182 (39.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	31.2	626^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.7%		37.4	589^th of 928 public elementary schools	36.5%	37	32.6	30.4	33.3	35.4	35.3	40.0		34.6	39.5	28.3	14.8	29.2	29.4	44.0		30.5	27.8	42.0		34.6		$17,214	$1,505	$15,709
Lowell High	Public	9-12	50 Father Morrissette Boulevar	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8900	3,402	234	14.5		631 (18.5%)	291 (8.6%)	1,375 (40.4%)	968 (28.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	129 (3.8%)	27.9	261^st of 348 public high schools	25.0%		23.9	273^rd of 347 public high schools	21.3%	12							41.1								33.8				35.5		32.8	$15,960	$1,292	$14,669
Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	452	33	13.6		136 (30.1%)	37 (8.2%)	141 (31.2%)	113 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	34.7	600^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.5%		38.9	575^th of 928 public elementary schools	38.0%	25	30.0	32.5						31.3	37.5	37.4						37.4						$16,734	$1,473	$15,261
Peter W Reilly	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Douglas Road	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7652	461	38	12.2		199 (43.2%)	22 (4.8%)	165 (35.8%)	45 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	32.5	619^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.4%		45	519^th of 928 public elementary schools	44.1%	100	29.1	30.4						29.7	34.9	38.8						36.8						$17,224	$1,560	$15,664
John J Shaughnessy	Public	PK, KG-4	1158 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7657	469	39	12.0		91 (19.4%)	27 (5.8%)	208 (44.3%)	118 (25.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	17.1	775^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.8	800^th of 928 public elementary schools	13.8%	25	17.4	22.5						19.9	23.5	28.8						26.1						$17,053	$1,522	$15,531
Washington	Public	PK, KG-4	795 Wilder Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7635	242	24	10.0		43 (17.8%)	13 (5.4%)	66 (27.3%)	97 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.1%)	25.8	680^th of 916 public elementary schools	25.8%		26.1	680^th of 928 public elementary schools	26.7%		28.9	11.4						21.3	37.8	34.3						36.3						$19,030	$1,887	$17,143
Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	480	44	10.8		65 (13.5%)	50 (10.4%)	182 (37.9%)	163 (34.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	11.7	839^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.4%		11	856^th of 928 public elementary schools	7.8%	17	12.7	12.8	19.6	0.0	25.0	22.6		16.0	1.8	19.2	27.5	12.5	25.0	24.0		18.2	21.6	5.9		13.7		$17,806	$1,838	$15,968
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Broadway Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 275-6330	625	50	12.5		84 (13.4%)	31 (5.0%)	231 (37.0%)	260 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	36.6	293^rd of 493 public middle schools	40.6%		22.2	384^th of 501 public middle schools	23.4%	91			20.4	16.2	22.1	34.9		23.7			20.6	29.7	39.0	35.3		31.3	25.5	24.2		24.8		$15,732	$1,427	$14,306
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School	Public	4-8	235 Powell Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7655	16	6	2.9		4 (25.0%)	1 (6.3%)	7 (43.8%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)								13.3								0.0						$40,596	$3,968	$36,629
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School	Public	9-12	58 Sycamore Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-5467	36	7	5.5		12 (33.3%)	4 (11.1%)	15 (41.7%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)																						$36,772	$7,468	$29,304
Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	858	64	13.4		160 (18.6%)	69 (8.0%)	425 (49.5%)	168 (19.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	21	732^nd of 916 public elementary schools	20.1%		16	797^th of 928 public elementary schools	14.1%	65	16.3	22.5	27.3	15.6	15.2	21.2		19.8	29.1	35.0	25.0	22.9	16.5	30.5		26.3	19.2	15.4		17.2		$14,642	$1,475	$13,167
The Career Academy	Public	9-12	125 Smith Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-3318	92	9	10.0		21 (22.8%)	7 (7.6%)	46 (50.0%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)							9.1								0.0						0.0	$17,158	$1,218	$15,941
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center	Public	PK	21 Carter Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	No	(978) 446-7000	104	12	8.6		13 (12.5%)	19 (18.3%)	42 (40.4%)	23 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)								(n/a)																						$26,050	$1,352	$24,699

Cities Near Lowell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dracut	0.99 mi	7	228^th
Tewksbury	3.18 mi	6	143^rd
Chelmsford	3.23 mi	7	162^nd
Tyngsborough	4.02 mi	4
North Chelmsford	4.19 mi	2	100^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.

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