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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWELL·NCES 250702000088
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary
570 Beacon Street, Lowell, MA 01850 · (978) 937-2838 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- B-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
13.2:1
38 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 | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
63%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
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -23.0pp since 2016
Math
29.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 24 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 53.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where S Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #665 of 920 ▲ 66 | #180 of 207 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #788 of 920 ▼ 93 | #195 of 207 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #460 of 901 | #104 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #240 of 1,086 | #53 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #649 of 938 | #163 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #204 of 938 | #73 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #227 of 317 | #56 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
501
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 501 | 38.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 37.1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 37.1 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 35.7 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 33 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 72% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 65% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (483 to 501); teachers up 7% (35.7 to 38.1).
About S Christa McAuliffe Elementary
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lowell, Massachusetts, administered by Lowell. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 501 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Lowell enrolls 14,457 students in 27 schools, including S Christa McAuliffe Elementary.
At S Christa McAuliffe Elementary, 54% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 23% White, 11% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 9% Hispanic. The diversity index for S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is 13.2:1, based on 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school is in Middlesex County, where the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. S Christa McAuliffe Elementary shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
Henry J Robinson Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from S Christa McAuliffe Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 482 to 501.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About S Christa McAuliffe ElementaryHow many students attend S Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-04.
Is S Christa McAuliffe Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does S Christa McAuliffe Elementary have?
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is S Christa McAuliffe Elementary?
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is S Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is part of Lowell.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.