Lowell Public Schools

School district in Massachusetts, United States

Lowell Public Schools
Location
155 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852 United States
District information
Type	Public Open enrollment^[1]
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Liam Skinner
Schools	24
Budget	$257,347,416 total $12,864 per pupil (2025)^[2]
Students and staff
Students	16,504^[3]
Teachers	1,154^[4]
Student–teacher ratio	14 to 1^[4]
Other information
Website	www.lowell.k12.ma.us

Lowell Public Schools is a school district headquartered in the Bon Marche building at 155 Merrimack Street in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.^[5]

The Lowell Public Schools (LPS) is one of the largest districts in Massachusetts, currently enrolling more than 14,150 students in grades PreK-12. In 1987 Mary Jane Mullen, a guidance counselor at the school district, stated on WGBH-TV that around 1977 there were significant numbers of Latinos and Greek speaking people, and that by 1987 there were still significant numbers of Latinos but that there were no longer significant numbers of Greek-speaking students. By 1987 the district received an influx of Cambodian students.^[6]

Previous Superintendent

Karla Brooks Baehr (2000–2008)
Chris Scott (2008–2011)
Jena Franco (2011–2015)
Salah Khelfaoui (2015–2018)
Jeannie Durkin (2018–2019, acting)
Dr. Joel Boyd (2019–2023)^[7]
Liam Skinner (June 2023–present, interim tag removed on Jan 18, 2024)^[8]

Schools

Schools include:^[9]

High School in Lowell, MA

Lowell High School (9–12)

K-8 Schools in Lowell, MA

Joseph G. Pyne Arts Magnet School
Bartlett Community Partnership School

Middle Schools In Lowell, MA

(5–8)

Benjamin F. Butler Middle School
Dr. An Wang Middle School named for An Wang co-founder of Wang Laboratories.
H.J. Robinson Middle School
James S. Daley Middle School
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
James F. Sullivan Middle School of Communications

Primary Schools in Lowell, MA

PreK-4

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Charlotte M. Murkland Elementary School
Greenhalge Elementary School
Pawtucketville Memorial Elementary School
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
John J. Shaughnessy Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
C.W. Morey Elementary School
Dr. Gertrude M. Bailey Elementary School
Joseph A. McAvinnue Elementary School

K-4 Schools in Lowell, MA

Moody Elementary School
Peter W. Reilly Elementary School

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.lowell.k12.ma.us/FY25ProposedBudget
^ "Enrollment Data (2024–25) – Lowell (01600000)".
^ ^a ^b "Teacher Data (2018–19) – Lowell (01600000)".
^ "0616.pdf Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Lowell Public Schools. Retrieved on April 10, 2011. "LOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Henry J. Mroz Central Administration Offices Edith Nourse Rogers School 43 Highland Street Lowell, MA 01852"
^ "Desegregation in Lowell" (Archive). WGBH-TV. October 23, 1987. Retrieved on September 23, 2014.
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^ [2]
^ "Schools Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Lowell Public Schools. Retrieved on December 29, 2010.