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If you could change one rule at B.F. Butler Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
516
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702001026
B.F. Butler Middle School
1140 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA 01852 · (978) 937-8973 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
30.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where B.F. Butler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #201 of 304 ▼ 11 | #60 of 70 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #238 of 304 ▲ 22 | #65 of 70 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #60 of 299 | #20 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #160 of 310 | #49 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #236 of 296 | #63 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #7 of 296 | #5 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #180 of 204 | #36 of 41 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
516
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
+174% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 516 | 39.3 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 45.4 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 42 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 43.4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 40 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 80% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 57% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B.F. Butler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (534 to 516); teachers down 9% (43.4 to 39.3).
About B.F. Butler Middle School
B.F. Butler Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Massachusetts, located in Lowell. The student body numbers 516 students, from grades 5 through 8.
Lowell oversees B.F. Butler Middle School and 26 other schools, with 14,457 students in total.
Enrollment at B.F. Butler Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 41%. The school is also 30% Asian, 18% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at B.F. Butler Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 39.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.1:1. That ratio is over the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, B.F. Butler Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Middlesex County (population about 1,638,365), median household income is about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. B.F. Butler Middle School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 215,896 students.
The nearest public school is John J Shaughnessy, at less than a tenth of a mile. B.F. Butler Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
B.F. Butler Middle School saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About B.F. Butler Middle SchoolHow many students attend B.F. Butler Middle School?
B.F. Butler Middle School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does B.F. Butler Middle School serve?
B.F. Butler Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at B.F. Butler Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at B.F. Butler Middle School.
What is the student diversity at B.F. Butler Middle School?
Student demographics at B.F. Butler Middle School are roughly 18% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 30% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is B.F. Butler Middle School in?
B.F. Butler Middle School is part of Lowell.
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