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Alumni: what's one memory from Lowell Community Charter Public School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
816
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL COMMUNITY CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250006501585
Lowell Community Charter Public School
206 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 323-0800 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Massachusetts public elementary 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.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
68 FTE teachers
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 | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
44.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2016
Math
34.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -23.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 23 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 57.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lowell Community Charter Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #600 of 920 ▼ 2 | #163 of 207 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #418 of 920 ▼ 4 | #137 of 207 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #375 of 901 | #81 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #36 of 1,086 | #8 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #428 of 938 | #108 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #95 of 938 | #34 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #315 of 317 | #77 of 77 |
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
816
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+158% since 2000-01, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 816 | 67.9 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 68.6 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 63.3 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 64 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 63.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 61 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 82% (647) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Community Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (814 to 816); teachers up 7% (63.5 to 67.9).
About Lowell Community Charter Public School
In Lowell, Massachusetts, Lowell Community Charter Public School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 816 students, covering pre-K through 8. It has 114% more students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
Lowell Community Charter Public School belongs to Lowell Community Charter Public.
Hispanic students account for 47% of enrollment at Lowell Community Charter Public School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 24% Black, 17% Asian, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 9% of Middlesex County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Lowell Community Charter Public School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.
On the allk12 Grade, Lowell Community Charter Public School lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income comes to about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County counts 386 public schools with about 215,896 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Rogers STEM Academy, is the closest to Lowell Community Charter Public School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Lowell Community Charter Public School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment at Lowell Community Charter Public School was 803 in 2020-21 and 816 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Lowell Community Charter Public School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Lowell
- Lowell HighHigh · 3,446 students
- Collegiate Charter School of LowellCombined · 1,212 students
- Rogers STEM AcademyElementary · 892 students
- James S Daley Middle SchoolMiddle · 669 students
- Dr An Wang SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- James Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers STEM Academy0.3 mi · 892
- Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School0.3 mi · 126
- Lowell High0.4 mi · 3,446
- Charlotte M Murkland Elementary0.6 mi · 448
- Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School0.7 mi · 613
- The Career Academy0.8 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Community Charter Public School?
Lowell Community Charter Public School enrolls approximately 816 students in grades PK-08.
Is Lowell Community Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lowell Community Charter Public School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Lowell Community Charter Public School have?
Lowell Community Charter Public School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowell Community Charter Public School?
At Lowell Community Charter Public School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 47% Hispanic, 24% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lowell Community Charter Public School public or private?
Lowell Community Charter Public School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lowell Community Charter Public.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.