James Sullivan Middle School

Regular School · Lowell, MA

James Sullivan Middle School is a regular school school in Lowell, Massachusetts, serving grades 05–08 with 625 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

625

Teachers (FTE)

50.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	309	49%
White	189	30%
Asian	72	12%
Black or African American	34	5%
Two or more races	17	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	625	318M / 307F

English Language Learners: 217 (35% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -25.7pp	36.7%	496
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -26.2pp	49.2%	498
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	169

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

228

36.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	625	100%

Contact & Location

150 Draper Street

Lowell, MA 01852

Phone: (978)937-8993

http://sullivan.lowell.k12.ma.us

District

Lowell

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,486

District enrollment: 14,130

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Bartlett Community Partnership Elementary
Charles W Morey Elementary
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary Elementary
Dr Gertrude Bailey Elementary
Greenhalge Elementary
John J Shaughnessy Elementary
Joseph McAvinnue Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 01852) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250702000073

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD