Dr Gertrude Bailey

Dr Gertrude Bailey operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Lowell, Massachusetts, operated by Lowell. Current enrollment sits at 454 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Lowell runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 14,457 students. Dr Gertrude Bailey is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dr Gertrude Bailey records that the most-represented group is Asian (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 14% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Dr Gertrude Bailey has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr Gertrude Bailey is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is James S Daley Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Dr Gertrude Bailey's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 454). The White share of enrollment declined from 34% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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