Peter W Reilly Primary School
115 Douglas Rd
Lowell MA, 01852, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-937-7652
Ranking: 
(1,073 out of 1,316, bottom 18%)*
(1,073 out of 1,316, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
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 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 592 | 564 | 556 | 572 | 552 | 533 | 515 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 132 | 22.3% | 124 | 22.0% | 118 | 21.2% | 112 | 19.6% | 112 | 20.3% | 106 | 19.9% | 106 | 20.6% |
| Grade 1: | 120 | 20.3% | 119 | 21.1% | 110 | 19.8% | 120 | 21.0% | 110 | 19.9% | 105 | 19.7% | 95 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 113 | 19.1% | 114 | 20.2% | 104 | 18.7% | 113 | 19.8% | 113 | 20.5% | 104 | 19.5% | 104 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 18.8% | 103 | 18.3% | 113 | 20.3% | 114 | 19.9% | 105 | 19.0% | 110 | 20.6% | 104 | 20.2% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 19.6% | 104 | 18.4% | 111 | 20.0% | 113 | 19.8% | 112 | 20.3% | 108 | 20.3% | 106 | 20.6% |
| 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: | 308 | 52.0% | 291 | 51.6% | 291 | 52.3% | 317 | 55.4% | 301 | 54.5% | 288 | 54.0% | 261 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 284 | 48.0% | 273 | 48.4% | 265 | 47.7% | 255 | 44.6% | 251 | 45.5% | 245 | 46.0% | 244 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 7.3% | 32 | 5.7% | 35 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.2% | 35 | 6.3% | 29 | 5.4% | 36 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic: | 249 | 42.1% | 219 | 38.8% | 216 | 38.8% | 218 | 38.1% | 202 | 36.6% | 204 | 38.3% | 176 | 34.2% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.3% |
| White: | 265 | 44.8% | 275 | 48.8% | 271 | 48.7% | 288 | 50.3% | 287 | 52.0% | 275 | 51.6% | 280 | 54.4% |
| 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: | 19 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 346 | 58.4% | 316 | 56.0% | 313 | 56.3% | 299 | 52.3% | 273 | 49.5% | 239 | 44.8% | 220 | 42.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.3% | 42 | 7.4% | 41 | 7.4% | 45 | 7.9% | 36 | 6.5% | 39 | 7.3% | 42 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.72 | 15.18 | 15.05 | 15.94 | 14.01 | 13.50 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 37.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 34% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 32% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 33% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 39% | 61% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52% | 39% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 37% | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 26% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 31% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 34% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 47% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 47% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 39% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 36% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49% | 35% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 28.5% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 29% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 25% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 22% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 32% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 22% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 28% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 28% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 33% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 38% | 57% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 36% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 20.6% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 20% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 15% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 18% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 25% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 27% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 29% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 29% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 40% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 44% | 52% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Peter W Reilly Primary 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.