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B.F.Butler Middle School
1140 Gorham St
Lowell MA, 01852, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-937-8973
Ranking:
(1,195 out of 1,316, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lowell School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 559 | 553 | 550 | 516 | 513 | 473 | 444 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 143 | 25.6% | 135 | 24.4% | 141 | 25.6% | 133 | 25.8% | 135 | 26.3% | 122 | 25.8% | 99 | 22.3% |
Grade 6: | 128 | 22.9% | 137 | 24.8% | 134 | 24.4% | 129 | 25.0% | 128 | 25.0% | 112 | 23.7% | 110 | 24.8% |
Grade 7: | 148 | 26.5% | 143 | 25.9% | 139 | 25.3% | 141 | 27.3% | 113 | 22.0% | 121 | 25.6% | 111 | 25.0% |
Grade 8: | 140 | 25.0% | 138 | 25.0% | 136 | 24.7% | 113 | 21.9% | 137 | 26.7% | 118 | 24.9% | 124 | 27.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 288 | 51.5% | 279 | 50.5% | 293 | 53.3% | 269 | 52.1% | 264 | 51.5% | 261 | 55.2% | 229 | 51.6% |
Female: | 271 | 48.5% | 274 | 49.5% | 257 | 46.7% | 247 | 47.9% | 249 | 48.5% | 212 | 44.8% | 209 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 157 | 28.1% | 156 | 28.2% | 154 | 28.0% | 136 | 26.4% | 123 | 24.0% | 117 | 24.7% | 110 | 24.8% |
Hispanic: | 151 | 27.0% | 154 | 27.8% | 147 | 26.7% | 130 | 25.2% | 120 | 23.4% | 113 | 23.9% | 86 | 19.4% |
Black: | 23 | 4.1% | 27 | 4.9% | 25 | 4.5% | 24 | 4.7% | 25 | 4.9% | 22 | 4.7% | 22 | 5.0% |
White: | 208 | 37.2% | 195 | 35.3% | 212 | 38.5% | 219 | 42.4% | 238 | 46.4% | 219 | 46.3% | 224 | 50.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 71.4% | 405 | 73.2% | 387 | 70.4% | 343 | 66.5% | 330 | 64.3% | 286 | 60.5% | 260 | 58.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 9.5% | 48 | 8.7% | 63 | 11.5% | 68 | 13.2% | 63 | 12.3% | 53 | 11.2% | 64 | 14.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.71 | 14.40 | 14.16 | 12.97 | 12.14 | 12.30 | 11.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 27% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 16% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 27% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 32% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 41% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.27% | 22% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 27% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 19% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 19% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 19% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 23% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 37% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 45% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 47% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 44% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 42% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.0% | 17.3% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 17% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 24% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 19% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 33% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 36% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 46% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 39% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 49% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 40.7% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 41% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 47% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 44% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 52% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 52% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 23% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 24% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 30% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 40% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 37% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 59% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 62% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 61% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12.8% | 14.8% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 29% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 29% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 34% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 42% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.5% | 13.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 16% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 11% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 18% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 16% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 20% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 20% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 15% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 18% | 39% |
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* B.F.Butler Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.