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James Sullivan Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

150 Draper Street, Lowell, MA 01852 · (978) 937-8993 · Part of Lowell School District

Lowell’s School Grade D better than 9% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
625
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about James Sullivan Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Lowell kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Lowell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–415 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8James Sullivan Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

150 Draper Street, Lowell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5147
Grade 6174
Grade 7147
Grade 8157
Enrollment over time
641’20
644’21
592’22
617’23
625’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 30%Asian 12%Black 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Sullivan Middle School from Lowell families.

Other schools in Lowell School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Lowell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.