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Lowell Schools
Lowell is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Lowell). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lowell on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lowell
24 of 27 schools in Lowell carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 7D: 14F: 2
Best schools in Lowell
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- James S Daley Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Dr Gertrude Bailey (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Peter W Reilly (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Charles W Morey (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Washington (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Pyne Arts (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Pawtucketville Memorial (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Kathryn P Stoklosa Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Moody Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Abraham Lincoln (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lowell
All schools, A to Z (27)
- D+ Abraham Lincoln, Lowell
- D Bartlett Community Partnership, Lowell
- D+ Bf Butler Middle School, Lowell
- Cardinal Oconnell Early Learning Center, Lowell
- C Charles W Morey, Lowell
- D+ Charlotte M Murkland Elementary, Lowell
- D Dr An Wang School, Lowell
- C+ Dr Gertrude Bailey, Lowell
- F Dr Janice Adie Day School, Chelmsford
- D Greenhalge, Lowell
- D- Henry J Robinson Middle, Lowell
- B- James S Daley Middle School, Lowell
- D James Sullivan Middle School, Lowell
- D John J Shaughnessy, Lowell
- D+ Joseph Mcavinnue, Lowell
- C- Kathryn P Stoklosa Middle School, Lowell
- F Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School, Lowell
- Leblanc Therapeutic Day School, Lowell
- D+ Lowell High, Lowell
- D+ Moody Elementary, Lowell
- C- Pawtucketville Memorial, Lowell
- C Peter W Reilly, Lowell
- C- Pyne Arts, Lowell
- D- Rogers Stem Academy, Lowell
- D S Christa Mcauliffe Elementary, Lowell
- The Career Academy, Lowell
- C Washington, Lowell
Where Lowell schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Lowell (26)
- Chelmsford (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,273 students with 1,161 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,363 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2507020
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Dracut (6 schools, 3 mi)
- Chelmsford (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Tewksbury (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Tyngsborough (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Billerica (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Westford (9 schools, 7 mi)
- Andover (10 schools, 8 mi)
- Lawrence (26 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Lowell
How many schools are in Lowell?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Lowell, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lowell serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lowell, Chelmsford.
How good are the schools in Lowell?
Across the 24 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 27.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lowell?
14,273 students were enrolled in Lowell in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lowell?
Lowell is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Lowell. Its boundary covers about 13.6 sq mi.