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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702001955
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
560 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 275-6330 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- A+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
12.8:1
48 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 | 140 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%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
31.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +8.0pp since 2016
Math
39.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.0% | 35.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #149 of 304 ▲ 42 | #49 of 70 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #213 of 304 ▲ 23 | #62 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #12 of 299 | #5 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #109 of 310 | #35 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #218 of 296 | #59 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #26 of 296 | #11 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #115 of 204 | #21 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
613
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 613 | 48 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 50 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 53 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 53 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 48.9 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 42 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 90% (601) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (684 to 613); teachers down 2% (48.9 to 48).
About Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in Lowell, Massachusetts. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 613 students enrolled.
The Lowell system has 27 schools and 14,457 students.
Asian students account for 42% of enrollment at Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Middlesex County, the Asian share is about 14%. The diversity index for Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 48 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Bartlett Community Partnership, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A 7% drop took enrollment from 656 in 2020-21 to 613 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School?
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 05-08.
Is Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School.
How diverse is Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School?
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School reports a student body of 12% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Black, 42% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School?
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School is overseen by Lowell in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.