Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center

Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center is a primary school of minimally staffed scale in Lowell, Massachusetts, overseen by Lowell, serveing 121 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

Lowell comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 14,457 students; Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center shows that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Asian, 20% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

B.F. Butler Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

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