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The Career Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

125 Smith Street, Lowell, MA 01851 · (978) 970-3318 · Part of Lowell School District

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

Students
83
Students per teacher
7:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about The Career Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

5–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12The Career AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

125 Smith Street, Lowell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 912
Grade 1024
Grade 1122
Grade 1225
Enrollment over time
94’20
97’21
88’22
92’23
83’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 27%Asian 10%Black 7%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Career Academy 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.