Peter W Reilly

Peter W Reilly, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Lowell, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Lowell, enrolls 471 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Peter W Reilly is one of 27 schools operated by Lowell, a district that educates 14,457 students overall.

Demographically, Peter W Reilly shows that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peter W Reilly is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is James Sullivan Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peter W Reilly.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 542 students in 2018 compared to 471 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 47% to 39% over that span.

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