Rogers STEM Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Lowell, Massachusetts

Rogers STEM Academy in Lowell, Massachusetts enrolled 892 students in 2024-25 with 68.0 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

835 students in 2022-23, 858 students in 2023-24, 892 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.0 to 68.0.

Students enrolled at Rogers STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 858, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-238352023-248582024-25892
Students enrolled at Rogers STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 858, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-238352023-248582024-25892
Students enrolled at Rogers STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 858, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-238352023-248582024-25892
Students enrolled at Rogers STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 858, 2024-25: 89202505007501k2022-238352023-248582024-25892
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383568.012.3
2023-2485864.013.4
2024-2589268.013.1

13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Rogers STEM Academy 13.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRogers STEM Academy 13.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Rogers STEM Academy 13.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRogers STEM Academy 13.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Rogers STEM Academy 13.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRogers STEM Academy 13.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Rogers STEM Academy 13.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherRogers STEM Academy 13.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 865 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rogers STEM Academy enrolled 865 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 865 of the 865 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.0% of students were Hispanic, 18.7% Asian, 16.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.0%
  2. Asian18.7%
  3. White16.5%
  4. Black8.6%
  5. Two or more races3.3%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rogers STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2218%27%43.7%
Math, 2022-2320%25% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lowell

16 public elementary schools in Lowell report 2024-25 enrollment; Rogers STEM Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rogers STEM Academy89213.1not reported
Lowell Community Charter Public School81612.0not reported
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary50113.1not reported
Charles W Morey49712.4not reported
Abraham Lincoln49212.0not reported
John J Shaughnessy48513.5not reported
Greenhalge48011.7not reported
Peter W Reilly47112.7not reported

All public schools in Lowell →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rogers STEM Academy

  1. Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 816 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Moody ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 248 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Rogers STEM Academy with Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lowell Public Schools spends per student$22,286 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,286
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsRogers STEM Academy is the number 25 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rogers STEM Academy

  1. How many students attend Rogers STEM Academy?
    892 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 835 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lowell, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rogers STEM Academy?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rogers STEM Academy a Title I school?
    Rogers STEM Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rogers STEM Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rogers STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rogers STEM Academy in?
    Lowell Public Schools, NCES district ID 2507020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250702002761 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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