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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702000477
Joseph McAvinnue
131 Mammoth Road, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 937-2871 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
68%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
25.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 34.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph McAvinnue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #641 of 920 ▲ 142 | #173 of 207 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #734 of 920 ▼ 10 | #189 of 207 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #123 of 901 | #28 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #349 of 1,086 | #84 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #611 of 938 | #149 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #93 of 938 | #32 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #379 of 602 | #84 of 141 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
447
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 447 | 34.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 37 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 39 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 39 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 73% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | N/A | N/A | 50% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph McAvinnue.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (487 to 447); teachers up 2% (34 to 34.5).
About Joseph McAvinnue
Joseph McAvinnue is a mid-sized elementary school in Lowell, located in Lowell, Massachusetts. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 447 students enrolled.
Across its 27 schools, Lowell enrolls 14,457 students. Joseph McAvinnue is one of those schools.
At Joseph McAvinnue, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other groups make up 19% White, 16% Asian, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 9% of Middlesex County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Joseph McAvinnue has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
In Middlesex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.
Of the public schools around it, Joseph McAvinnue is closest to Bartlett Community Partnership, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 428 (2020-21) to 447 (2024-25). Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.0:1 in 2020-21, and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Bartlett Community Partnership0.6 mi · 408
- Dr An Wang School0.8 mi · 663
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- Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School0.8 mi · 613
- Pawtucketville Memorial0.8 mi · 463
- Lowell High1.2 mi · 3,446
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph McAvinnueWhat is the total enrollment at Joseph McAvinnue?
Joseph McAvinnue enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Joseph McAvinnue serve?
Joseph McAvinnue serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Joseph McAvinnue?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Joseph McAvinnue.
How diverse is Joseph McAvinnue?
Joseph McAvinnue reports a student body of 19% White, 49% Hispanic, 11% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Joseph McAvinnue public or private?
Joseph McAvinnue 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.