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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL OF LOWELL·NCES 250054502785

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

1857 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 01851 · (978) 458-1399 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,212 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
1,212
Combined
STATE 870
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
114 FTE teachers
STATE 10.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten766%
Grade 11008%
Grade 21159%
Grade 311610%
Grade 4907%
Grade 51008%
Grade 61129%
Grade 71149%
Grade 81089%
Grade 9847%
Grade 10807%
Grade 11676%
Grade 12504%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (108).

Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
White
27923%
STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
33628%
STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
23419%
STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
29224%
STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
434%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
272%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
56146%
Female
65154%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
28.6%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.4pp since 2016
Math
19.5%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.5pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.6%19.5%
2023-2426.6%22.8%
2022-2326.8%21.1%
2021-2233.6%30.7%
2020-2144.5%22.8%
2018-1950.0%41.0%
2017-1836.0%28.0%
2016-1738.0%29.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,212
+197 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,212113.710.7:1N/A
2023-241,21181.214.9:1N/A
2022-231,2035521.9:1N/A
2020-211,0154721.6:1N/A
2017-187594019.0:1N/A
2015-164992817.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collegiate Charter School of Lowell.

Since 2017-18: students up 60% (759 to 1,212); teachers up 184% (40 to 113.7).

About Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is a public combined-grade school in Lowell, Massachusetts. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 1,212 students enrolled. An average school in this group (combined schools in Massachusetts) has about 870 students.

In federal data, the district for Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is the school itself.

At Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 28%. The remaining shares are 24% Asian, 23% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 77% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 113.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.7:1. That matches the 10.1:1 average for combined schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.

According to the American Community Survey, in Middlesex County, the median household income is $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is one of 386 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is Pawtucketville Memorial, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). As a charter school, Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Federal data show a 19% enrollment gain, from 1,015 in 2020-21 to 1,212 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.6:1 to 10.7:1.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
District
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
Address
1857 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone
(978) 458-1399
County
Middlesex County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
1,212
Teachers (FTE)
114
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250054502785
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Collegiate Charter School of Lowell
How many students attend Collegiate Charter School of Lowell?
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell enrolls approximately 1,212 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Collegiate Charter School of Lowell serve?
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Collegiate Charter School of Lowell have?
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell employs 114 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Collegiate Charter School of Lowell?
Student demographics at Collegiate Charter School of Lowell are roughly 23% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Collegiate Charter School of Lowell?
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is overseen by Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Middlesex County.
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