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James Sullivan Middle School
150 Draper St
Lowell MA, 01852, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-937-8993
Ranking: (1,108 out of 1,316, bottom 16%)*
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: | 48 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 667 | 617 | 655 | 657 | 638 | 564 | 571 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 173 | 25.9% | 160 | 25.9% | 147 | 22.4% | 164 | 25.0% | 165 | 25.9% | 136 | 24.1% | 127 | 22.2% |
Grade 6: | 162 | 24.3% | 134 | 21.7% | 165 | 25.2% | 169 | 25.7% | 159 | 24.9% | 127 | 22.5% | 149 | 26.1% |
Grade 7: | 157 | 23.5% | 157 | 25.4% | 176 | 26.9% | 161 | 24.5% | 145 | 22.7% | 150 | 26.6% | 154 | 27.0% |
Grade 8: | 175 | 26.2% | 166 | 26.9% | 167 | 25.5% | 163 | 24.8% | 169 | 26.5% | 151 | 26.8% | 141 | 24.7% |
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: | 340 | 51.0% | 320 | 51.9% | 353 | 53.9% | 338 | 51.4% | 321 | 50.3% | 293 | 52.0% | 296 | 51.8% |
Female: | 327 | 49.0% | 297 | 48.1% | 302 | 46.1% | 319 | 48.6% | 317 | 49.7% | 271 | 48.0% | 270 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 84 | 12.6% | 81 | 13.1% | 84 | 12.8% | 84 | 12.8% | 62 | 9.7% | 48 | 8.5% | 48 | 8.4% |
Hispanic: | 262 | 39.3% | 251 | 40.7% | 243 | 37.1% | 235 | 35.8% | 225 | 35.3% | 169 | 30.0% | 164 | 28.7% |
Black: | 29 | 4.3% | 29 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.4% | 25 | 3.8% | 33 | 5.2% | 28 | 5.0% | 20 | 3.5% |
White: | 276 | 41.4% | 245 | 39.7% | 291 | 44.4% | 309 | 47.0% | 317 | 49.7% | 317 | 56.2% | 337 | 59.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 435 | 65.2% | 388 | 62.9% | 385 | 58.8% | 362 | 55.1% | 331 | 51.9% | 262 | 46.5% | 244 | 42.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 6.9% | 54 | 8.8% | 72 | 11.0% | 60 | 9.1% | 67 | 10.5% | 57 | 10.1% | 62 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.86 | 13.44 | 13.79 | 14.59 | 14.80 | 12.70 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 27% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 33% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 38% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 16% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 27% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 32% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 38% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.82% | 22% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 27% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 19% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 19% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 19% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 23% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 37% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 44% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 45% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 46% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 47% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 42% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 42% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.0% | 17.3% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 17% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 24% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 19% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 33% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 36% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 46% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 49% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 40.7% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 41% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 40% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 44% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 47% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 44% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 52% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 23% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 24% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 30% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 40% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 37% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 36% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 54% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 56% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 59% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 62% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 64% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 61% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.0% | 14.8% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 18% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 17% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 29% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 29% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 31% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 34% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 39% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 42% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.2% | 13.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 17% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 16% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 11% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 18% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 16% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 20% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 20% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 15% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 18% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 18% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James Sullivan Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.