S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Summary:

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a public elementary school in Lowell, MA serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 480. The school is part of the Lowell school district, which is ranked 302 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance is below state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 25.47% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math in 2023-2024, compared to 39.17% and 40.91% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is consistent with the broader challenges facing the Lowell school district, which has several other low-performing schools in the area.

In contrast, the two Dracut schools near S Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Joseph A Campbell Elementary and Greenmont Avenue, perform significantly better, with higher academic proficiency rates and school rankings. This highlights the disparity in educational outcomes between the Lowell and Dracut school districts, despite the schools being in close proximity.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 570 Beacon Street
       Lowell, MA  01850


(978) 937-2838

District: Lowell

SchoolDigger Rank:
733rd of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,960 Help


Students who attend S Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    B.F. Butler Middle School
    Henry J Robinson Middle
    James Sullivan Middle School
    Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High:    Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
    Lowell High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  480

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.3%
White:
30.2%
Asian:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.7% Help


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Compare Details S Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks worse than 80% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 10th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Lowell School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.3%), White (30.2%), Asian (7.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is 12.9. 13 elementary schools in the Lowell School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary is $16,960. 12 elementary schools in the Lowell School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks S Christa McAuliffe Elementary 733rd of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See S Christa McAuliffe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lowell:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowell 302nd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 7.84 820th 884 7.2%
2004 13.12 772nd 882 12.5%
2005 8.66 826th 887 6.9%
2006 8.68 854th 911 6.3%
2007 15.36 800th 911 12.2%
2008 13.14 812th 908 10.6%
2009 11.11 828th 909 8.9%
2010 15.72 805th 920 12.5%
2011 26.93 718th 924 22.3%
2012 25.58 720th 930 22.6%
2013 35.17 657th 928 29.2%
2014 42.06 598th 926 35.4%
2015 37.06 627th 914 31.4%
2016 40.20 596th 932 36.1%
2017 49.26 493rd 938 47.4%
2018 27.84 705th 934 24.5%
2019 25.96 737th 942 21.8%
2021 21.42 735th 936 21.5%
2022 20.82 747th 932 19.8%
2023 19.53 750th 928 19.2%
2024 20.99 733rd 916 20.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.61 39th 244 84.0%
2019 40.57 135th 258 47.7%
2022 47.10 100th 267 62.5%
2023 31.53 210th 264 20.5%
2024 56.76 61st 282 78.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.21 588th 886 33.6%
2019 37.44 600th 896 33.0%
2021 26.04 706th 894 21.0%
2022 30.35 671st 905 25.9%
2023 21.32 622nd 703 11.5%
2024 30.00 524th 731 28.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.97 413th 685 39.7%
2019 44.97 394th 700 43.7%
2021 32.68 495th 705 29.8%
2022 31.68 565th 772 26.8%
2023 35.46 523rd 757 30.9%
2024 41.20 449th 760 40.9%
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Rank History for Female students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.22 700th 893 21.6%
2019 30.07 673rd 902 25.4%
2021 16.89 747th 898 16.8%
2022 12.61 815th 901 9.5%
2023 18.76 740th 887 16.6%
2024 25.97 660th 886 25.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.12 395th 656 39.8%
2019 28.50 493rd 665 25.9%
2022 27.86 502nd 672 25.3%
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Rank History for Male students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.15 646th 898 28.1%
2019 23.13 745th 907 17.9%
2021 29.68 650th 904 28.1%
2022 35.51 597th 908 34.3%
2023 24.28 690th 896 23.0%
2024 21.18 722nd 891 19.0%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.21 728th 925 21.3%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.52 227th 399 43.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.35 118th 379 68.9%
2019 55.10 151st 398 62.1%
2021 48.48 152nd 379 59.9%
2022 35.87 254th 401 36.7%
2023 43.38 224th 420 46.7%
2024 46.79 208th 446 53.4%
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Rank History for White students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.51 625th 772 19.0%
2019 20.87 677th 780 13.2%
2021 19.58 665th 765 13.1%
2022 21.76 652nd 764 14.7%
2023 12.65 704th 762 7.6%
2024 17.01 674th 753 10.5%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 280 11 27 260 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1995 315 10 36 202 0 n/a n/a 0 563
1996 315 10 36 202 0 n/a n/a 0 563
1997 277 20 36 200 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 273 20 44 240 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1999 261 14 41 199 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2000 264 15 37 187 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2001 227 24 28 204 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2002 216 19 35 169 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2003 216 19 35 169 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2004 232 20 56 156 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2005 241 26 51 176 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2006 207 27 47 172 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2007 207 32 43 128 0 n/a n/a 5 415
2008 200 20 57 138 0 n/a n/a 10 425
2009 214 36 54 166 1 0 11 0 482
2010 221 26 65 182 0 0 11 0 505
2011 204 34 51 168 0 0 14 0 471
2012 188 28 52 176 0 0 20 0 464
2013 193 29 54 204 0 0 22 0 502
2014 187 28 55 213 0 0 23 0 506
2015 172 30 50 230 0 0 23 0 505
2016 174 29 54 230 0 0 22 0 509
2017 175 26 57 218 0 0 16 0 492
2018 186 32 39 214 0 0 12 0 483
2019 174 33 42 243 0 0 14 0 506
2020 161 30 44 244 0 0 12 0 491
2021 149 28 57 229 0 0 19 0 482
2022 148 28 44 239 0 1 19 0 479
2023 145 29 37 251 1 0 17 0 480

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 578 n/a n/a n/a
1995 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 533 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 577 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 515 n/a 0.0 68.9
2000 503 n/a 0.0 61.6
2001 483 n/a 0.0 64.8
2002 440 n/a n/a 70.5
2003 440 n/a n/a 70.5
2004 464 40.5 11.5 71.1
2005 494 41.7 11.8 69.8
2006 453 40.0 11.3 69.5
2007 415 39.0 10.6 60.5
2008 425 36.5 11.6 70.6
2009 482 33.0 14.6 69.7
2010 505 33.0 15.3 70.3
2011 471 32.9 14.2 72
2012 464 34.0 13.6 71.1
2013 502 34.0 14.7 77.1
2014 506 32.9 15.3 75.1
2015 505 33.0 15.3 74.7
2016 509 34.0 14.9 n/a
2017 492 33.9 14.4 n/a
2018 483 35.7 13.5 n/a
2019 506 34.3 14.7 n/a
2020 491 36.0 13.6 n/a
2021 482 37.0 13.0 n/a
2022 479 37.1 12.9 n/a
2023 480 37.1 12.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 578 n/a n/a n/a
1995 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 563 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 533 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 577 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 515 n/a 0.0 68.9
2000 503 n/a 0.0 61.6
2001 483 n/a 0.0 64.8
2002 440 n/a n/a 70.5
2003 440 n/a n/a 70.5
2004 464 40.5 11.5 71.1
2005 494 41.7 11.8 69.8
2006 453 40.0 11.3 69.5
2007 415 39.0 10.6 60.5
2008 425 36.5 11.6 70.6
2009 482 33.0 14.6 69.7
2010 505 33.0 15.3 70.3
2011 471 32.9 14.2 72
2012 464 34.0 13.6 71.1
2013 502 34.0 14.7 77.1
2014 506 32.9 15.3 75.1
2015 505 33.0 15.3 74.7
2016 509 34.0 14.9 n/a
2017 492 33.9 14.4 n/a
2018 483 35.7 13.5 n/a
2019 506 34.3 14.7 n/a
2020 491 36.0 13.6 n/a
2021 482 37.0 13.0 n/a
2022 479 37.1 12.9 n/a
2023 480 37.1 12.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,088 (7.5%) $13,465 (92.5%) $14,553
2020 $875 (5.8%) $14,176 (94.2%) $15,051
2021 $1,792 (10.6%) $15,168 (89.4%) $16,960

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on S Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 737th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 750th of 928 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)4121.3
 19.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowell)4525.7
 19.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)3329.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lowell)4028
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)4326.1
 16.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell)4026
 14%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)4122.8
 18.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lowell)4132.3
 8.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)4224
 18.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Lowell)3825.6
 12.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (S Christa McAuliffe Elementary)3725.8
 11.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Lowell)3726.1
 10.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students506480
 5.1%
African American3329
 12.1%
American Indian01
Asian4237
 11.9%
Hispanic243251
 3.3%
Pacific Islander00
White174145
 16.7%
Two or More Races1417
 21.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 480 students attended S Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

S Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at S Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 30% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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