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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702001044
Pawtucketville Memorial
425 West Meadow Road, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 937-7667 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Massachusetts public elementary 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.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 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 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
74%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
32.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -27.0pp since 2016
Math
34.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -26.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 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 27 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 26 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pawtucketville Memorial ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #607 of 920 ▼ 40 | #164 of 207 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #620 of 920 ▼ 17 | #170 of 207 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #149 of 901 | #33 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #310 of 1,086 | #73 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #725 of 938 | #185 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #11 of 938 | #6 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #343 of 602 | #77 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
463
0 (0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
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 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 39.8 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 60% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 59% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pawtucketville Memorial.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (511 to 463); teachers down 6% (36 to 34).
About Pawtucketville Memorial
Pawtucketville Memorial is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 463 students. The school is 22% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Pawtucketville Memorial is one school in Lowell, a system of 27 schools with 14,457 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Pawtucketville Memorial is Hispanic, with 33% of students. Other groups include 27% White, 25% Asian, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 9% Hispanic. The diversity index for Pawtucketville Memorial is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.
Pawtucketville Memorial earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Middlesex County, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Middlesex County has 386 public schools with about 215,896 students, including Pawtucketville Memorial.
Dr An Wang School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Pawtucketville Memorial. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Pawtucketville Memorial was 463 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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- Dr An Wang School0.1 mi · 663
- Joseph McAvinnue0.8 mi · 447
- Collegiate Charter School of Lowell0.9 mi · 1,212
- Bartlett Community Partnership1.1 mi · 408
- Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School1.3 mi · 613
- Charles W Morey1.4 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Pawtucketville MemorialWhat is the total enrollment at Pawtucketville Memorial?
Pawtucketville Memorial enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Pawtucketville Memorial serve?
Pawtucketville Memorial serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Pawtucketville Memorial?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Pawtucketville Memorial.
What is the student diversity at Pawtucketville Memorial?
Student demographics at Pawtucketville Memorial are roughly 27% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pawtucketville Memorial public or private?
Pawtucketville Memorial 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.