Joseph McAvinnue

Joseph McAvinnue, a mid-tier primary school in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Lowell, works with 447 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Lowell comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 14,457 students; Joseph McAvinnue is among them.

In terms of who attends, Joseph McAvinnue reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 19% White, 16% Asian, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Joseph McAvinnue records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Joseph McAvinnue is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bartlett Community Partnership, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Joseph McAvinnue operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Joseph McAvinnue's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 447). The White share of enrollment shrank from 25% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Joseph McAvinnue typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.