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Greenhalge
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Greenhalge
Greenhalge is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Lowell. The school works with 480 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 26% above typical.
Greenhalge is one of 27 schools operated by Lowell, a district that caters to 14,457 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Greenhalge lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% White, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Greenhalge logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
In the broader community, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Greenhalge is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
The closest other public school is Henry J Robinson Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greenhalge has decreased 4%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.
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