📍 125 Smith Street, Lowell, Middlesex County, 01851
The Career Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lowell, Middlesex County. The school has 88 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lowell school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Career Academy enrolls 88 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 40% |
| White | 19 | 22% |
| Asian | 15 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The Career Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 13, state house district 134.
The Career Academy is one of 27 schools in Lowell, based in Lowell, Massachusetts. The district serves 14,457 students district-wide and employs 1,173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 88 students, The Career Academy is smaller than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large