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Dr An Wang School

365 West Meadow Road, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 937-7683 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Enrollment
663
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 516625%
Grade 617426%
Grade 716224%
Grade 816124%
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
17526%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
27041%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
477%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
14121%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
294%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
35253%
Female
31147%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -18.0pp since 2016
Math
26.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -14.0pp 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 26 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 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 14 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.0%26.0%
2023-2421.0%24.0%
2022-2327.0%25.0%
2021-2232.0%25.0%
2020-2132.0%22.0%
2018-1949.0%43.0%
2017-1849.0%42.0%
2016-1744.0%40.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Dr An Wang School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#222 of 304
▲ 8
#63 of 70
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#237 of 304
▲ 14
#64 of 70
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.5pp#72 of 299#12 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
663#86 of 310#27 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#286 of 296#69 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.2%#6 of 296#4 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.2%#173 of 204#34 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 2024-25
Enrollment
663
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566343.315.3:1N/A
2023-2465849.613.3:1N/A
2022-236594813.7:1N/A
2020-216684614.5:1N/A
2017-1869249.514.0:1N/A
2015-166584514.6:1N/A
2010-116634415.1:165% (432)
2000-01692N/AN/A67% (463)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr An Wang School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (692 to 663); teachers down 13% (49.5 to 43.3).

About Dr An Wang School

Dr An Wang School is a medium-sized middle school based in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school counts 663 students across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students.

Dr An Wang School is one school in a 27-school district, Lowell, which enrolls 14,457 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dr An Wang School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. Other students are 26% White, 21% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Census estimates describe Middlesex County this way: the median household income is $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%. In all, Middlesex County has 386 public schools and roughly 215,896 students.

Pawtucketville Memorial is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dr An Wang School.

Dr An Wang School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (668) and 2024-25 (663).

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Dr An Wang School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

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
Dr An Wang School
District
Lowell
Address
365 West Meadow Road, Lowell, MA 01854
Phone
(978) 937-7683
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
663
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250702000086
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dr An Wang School
What is the total enrollment at Dr An Wang School?
Dr An Wang School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Dr An Wang School serve?
Dr An Wang School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Dr An Wang School have?
Dr An Wang School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr An Wang School?
At Dr An Wang School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 21% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dr An Wang School in?
Dr An Wang School is part of Lowell.
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