Pyne Arts

Pyne Arts is a moderately sized K-5 school in Lowell, Massachusetts, operated by Lowell. The school teaches 462 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Lowell runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 14,457 students. Pyne Arts is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Pyne Arts logs that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 16% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Pyne Arts is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leblanc Therapeutic Day School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pyne Arts has fell 6%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.