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Massachusetts public elementary school

Lowell Community Charter Public School

Lowell Community Charter Public (District) school district

C+
overall grade

Ranks #527 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Overall rank
#527
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
38%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
35%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
21
813 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 10% statewide. Students attend 95.7% of school days on average.
  • Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 15% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 15.7% in 2022 to 7.3% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math is down 5 points since 2023 (32% to 27%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 42% · #527
ELA
Averagebottom 40% · #545
Math
Below averagebottom 35% · #584
Attendance
Excellenttop 10% · #82
Teacher quality
Below averagebottom 15% · #762

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been below the state average every year since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 1 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts35%in 2026 · state 43%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This school35%State43%20172019202120232026
Math27%in 2026 · state 42%
15 points below the state
0%50%100%This school27%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)492
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)488
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)39th · 29th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students813
Average class size21MA avg 18
Students per teacher12MA avg 12.1
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
47.4%
Black/African American
24.4%
Asian
16.7%
White
7.3%
Multi-Race
4.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%

51.5% girls · 48.3% boys

Student needs
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
63.6%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
39.6%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This school
12.8%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersWorse than average
This school
60.9%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
85.7%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
85.3%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)67.9
Principal retention100%
General education teachers79.4%
Special education teachers11.8%
English learner teachers8.8%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
95.7%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
7.3%
MA avg
15.6%

7.7 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 0.9% out-of-school, 0.4% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Lowell

Middlesex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley
Avg single-family home value$515KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$5,844MA median $6,814
Tax rate$11.40 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$27,446MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school92.9%
Town bond ratingAA-
Free cash reserves1.7% of budget

Lowell Community Charter Public (District) district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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