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Enrollment
625
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702000073
James Sullivan Middle School
150 Draper Street, Lowell, MA 01852 · (978) 937-8993 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- B+Three-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
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
50 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 147 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 174 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2016
Math
22.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where James Sullivan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #241 of 304 ▲ 2 | #66 of 70 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #263 of 304 ▲ 4 | #68 of 70 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #95 of 299 | #31 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #103 of 310 | #33 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #201 of 296 | #55 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #40 of 296 | #16 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #187 of 204 | #38 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 2024-25Enrollment
625
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 625 | 50.1 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 50.5 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 54.3 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 46.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 64% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | N/A | N/A | 40% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Sullivan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (643 to 625); teachers up 8% (46.5 to 50.1).
About James Sullivan Middle School
Families in Lowell, Massachusetts, are served by James Sullivan Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment totals 625 students across grades 5 through 8.
Lowell has 27 schools; together they serve 14,457 students.
The largest group at James Sullivan Middle School is Hispanic students, at 49%. The school is also 30% White, 12% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. The diversity index for James Sullivan Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.5:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts, 11.5:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, James Sullivan Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
For Middlesex County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $130,847 a year, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.
Of the public schools around it, James Sullivan Middle School is closest to Peter W Reilly, less than a tenth of a mile away. James Sullivan Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
James Sullivan Middle School had 641 students in 2020-21 and 625 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 12.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About James Sullivan Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James Sullivan Middle School?
James Sullivan Middle School enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 05-08.
Is James Sullivan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Sullivan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Sullivan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Sullivan Middle School is approximately 12.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Sullivan Middle School?
At James Sullivan Middle School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 49% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is James Sullivan Middle School public or private?
James Sullivan 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.