Other / mixed grade configuration · Lowell, MA

Greenhalge

Federal NCES profile for Greenhalge, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250702001033
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Greenhalge earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#14 of 17
schools in Lowell · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
12.3:1
students per teacher
480
students enrolled

Greenhalge has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Greenhalge ranks #14 of 17 schools in Lowell, MA.

School address

Enrollment

480

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+0% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Greenhalge compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Greenhalge

Greenhalge is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Lowell, Massachusetts, enrolling 480 students.

At 12.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Massachusetts median, within a few percentage points of the 12.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 480 students, its enrollment sits close to the Massachusetts median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and White (16%) (diversity index 59/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 43.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Lowell's public schools, it stands alongside Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (1,212 students): Greenhalge is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.3:1 vs 22:1).

Lowell also operates Lowell High (3,446 students) and Rogers Stem Academy (892 students) alongside Greenhalge.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Greenhalge compares

Greenhalge on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▼ 0% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 480 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
480
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 57% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,674
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 59.6%
White 16.3%
African American 12.3%
Asian 8.8%
Two or More 3.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 59.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.4, Greenhalge is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lowell, which includes Greenhalge.

$19,674
Per student
-12%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.6%
State 80.4%
Federal 14.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Greenhalge Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lowell High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Rogers Stem Academy Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
James S Daley Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dr an Wang School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
James Sullivan Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Greenhalge's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lowell · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Lowell

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Greenhalge's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Greenhalge

How many students attend Greenhalge?

Greenhalge has 480 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lowell, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenhalge?

The student-teacher ratio at Greenhalge is 12.3:1, which is 0% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Greenhalge?

The largest demographic group at Greenhalge is Hispanic or Latino at 59.6% of enrollment, in Lowell, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Greenhalge?

Greenhalge has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Greenhalge rank among schools in Lowell?

By Resource Investment Index, Greenhalge ranks #14 of 17 schools in Lowell, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Lowell on the city page.

Is Greenhalge a good school?

Greenhalge earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lowell?

Besides Greenhalge, Lowell also operates Lowell High (3,446 students), Rogers Stem Academy (892 students), and James S Daley Middle School (669 students). See the Lowell district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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