Washington

Washington, a modestly sized K-5 school in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Lowell, works with 252 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

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

Demographically, Washington reports that the most-represented group is Asian (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 14% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Washington is one campus in the mix.

Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Washington's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 252). The White share of enrollment decreased from 19% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.