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James S Daley Middle School

150 Fleming Street, Lowell, MA 01851 · (978) 937-8981 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools

Enrollment
669
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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 617226%
Grade 716925%
Grade 816224%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
13720%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
13220%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
386%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
33750%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
254%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
34552%
Female
32448%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
52.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +8.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 8 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.0%52.0%
2023-2440.0%50.0%
2022-2344.0%47.0%
2021-2241.0%45.0%
2020-2136.0%38.0%
2018-1954.0%58.0%
2017-1849.0%53.0%
2016-1748.0%44.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where James S Daley Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#92 of 304
▲ 6
#36 of 70
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#124 of 304
▲ 27
#44 of 70
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.5pp#39 of 299#13 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
669#83 of 310#26 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#239 of 296#64 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.1%#33 of 296#14 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.4%#169 of 204#33 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
669
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566950.513.3:1N/A
2023-246805312.8:1N/A
2022-236744913.8:1N/A
2020-216915013.8:1N/A
2017-1870046.615.0:1N/A
2015-166764515.0:1N/A
2010-116755312.7:168% (459)
2000-01908N/AN/A68% (621)
1990-91841N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James S Daley Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (700 to 669); teachers up 8% (46.6 to 50.5).

About James S Daley Middle School

James S Daley Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school reports 669 students in grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students.

Lowell serves 14,457 students across 27 schools.

Asian students account for 50% of enrollment at James S Daley Middle School. Other groups make up 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Middlesex County as a whole is about 14% Asian, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at James S Daley Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.

Its teaching staff equals 50.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.3:1. That ratio is over the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

allk12 grades James S Daley Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

James S Daley Middle School is located in Middlesex County, where median household income is about $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. James S Daley Middle School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 215,896 students.

The next-closest public school is Dr Gertrude Bailey, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 669 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 691.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

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
James S Daley Middle School
District
Lowell
Address
150 Fleming Street, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone
(978) 937-8981
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
669
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250702001036
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About James S Daley Middle School
How large is James S Daley Middle School?
James S Daley Middle School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does James S Daley Middle School serve?
James S Daley Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James S Daley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James S Daley Middle School is approximately 13.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James S Daley Middle School?
At James S Daley Middle School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 50% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is James S Daley Middle School public or private?
James S Daley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lowell.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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