Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is a mid-sized unified-grade school in Lowell, Massachusetts, operated by Collegiate Charter School of Lowell. The school hosts 1,212 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 870 students.

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell sits inside Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Collegiate Charter School of Lowell records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Asian, 23% White, 19% 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 the economic backdrop, On paper, Collegiate Charter School of Lowell has 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages about 10.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is one.

Pawtucketville Memorial is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, Collegiate Charter School of Lowell runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell's enrollment has ticked up 60% since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 1,212). Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.