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John J Shaughnessy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1158 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA 01852 · (978) 937-7657 · Part of Lowell School District

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

Directions
Students
485
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about John J Shaughnessy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lowell kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4John J ShaughnessyYou are here
5–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts32%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1158 Gorham Street, Lowell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten91
Grade 189
Grade 285
Grade 398
Grade 497
Enrollment over time
452’20
461’21
479’22
469’23
485’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Asian 22%White 20%Black 5%Two or more races 5%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 John J Shaughnessy from Lowell families.

Other schools in Lowell School District

The district →
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
C−
501 students13:1
Charles W Morey
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
C
497 students12:1
Abraham Lincoln
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
C−
492 students12:1
Greenhalge
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
D
480 students12:1
Peter W Reilly
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
C−
471 students13:1
Pawtucketville Memorial
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lowell
C+
463 students14:1

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.