The Career Academy

Located at 125 Smith Street, in Lowell, Massachusetts, The Career Academy is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that enrolls 83 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Lowell. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so The Career Academy sits 89% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Lowell, which oversees 27 schools and 14,457 students, The Career Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, The Career Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 27% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, The Career Academy has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.8:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Middlesex County shows median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), The Career Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Abraham Lincoln, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Career Academy has edged down 27%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 83 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 47% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.