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B.F. Butler Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

1140 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA 01852 · (978) 937-8973 · Part of Lowell School District

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

Students
516
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about B.F. Butler Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • 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
5–8B.F. Butler Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 49.3%

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

1140 Gorham Street, Lowell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5125
Grade 6141
Grade 7121
Grade 8129
Enrollment over time
550’20
515’21
514’22
505’23
516’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%Asian 30%White 18%Black 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about B.F. Butler 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.