Charlotte M Murkland Elementary

Set in Lowell, Massachusetts, Charlotte M Murkland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Lowell. It caters to 448 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Within Lowell, which oversees 27 schools and 14,457 students, Charlotte M Murkland Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Charlotte M Murkland Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Asian, 10% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Charlotte M Murkland Elementary is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charlotte M Murkland Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Charlotte M Murkland Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 448). Asian enrollment moved from 45% to 24% across the same window.

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