James S Daley Middle School
150 Fleming St
Lowell MA, 01851, Middlesex County
Phone: 978-937-8981
Ranking: (980 out of 1,316, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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: | 47 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 683 | 676 | 675 | 675 | 661 | 615 | 608 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 173 | 25.3% | 166 | 24.6% | 174 | 25.8% | 180 | 26.7% | 165 | 25.0% | 142 | 23.1% | 151 | 24.8% |
Grade 6: | 162 | 23.7% | 166 | 24.6% | 175 | 25.9% | 163 | 24.1% | 161 | 24.4% | 149 | 24.2% | 147 | 24.2% |
Grade 7: | 167 | 24.5% | 182 | 26.9% | 164 | 24.3% | 160 | 23.7% | 164 | 24.8% | 155 | 25.2% | 144 | 23.7% |
Grade 8: | 181 | 26.5% | 162 | 24.0% | 162 | 24.0% | 172 | 25.5% | 171 | 25.9% | 169 | 27.5% | 166 | 27.3% |
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: | 366 | 53.6% | 357 | 52.8% | 352 | 52.1% | 359 | 53.2% | 352 | 53.3% | 315 | 51.2% | 304 | 50.0% |
Female: | 317 | 46.4% | 319 | 47.2% | 323 | 47.9% | 316 | 46.8% | 309 | 46.7% | 300 | 48.8% | 298 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 305 | 44.7% | 300 | 44.4% | 303 | 44.9% | 282 | 41.8% | 266 | 40.2% | 240 | 39.0% | 228 | 37.5% |
Hispanic: | 110 | 16.1% | 104 | 15.4% | 89 | 13.2% | 107 | 15.9% | 99 | 15.0% | 88 | 14.3% | 81 | 13.3% |
Black: | 36 | 5.3% | 26 | 3.8% | 33 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.1% | 27 | 4.1% | 35 | 5.7% | 33 | 5.4% |
White: | 211 | 30.9% | 228 | 33.7% | 238 | 35.3% | 251 | 37.2% | 265 | 40.1% | 251 | 40.8% | 264 | 43.4% |
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: | 21 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 60.0% | 390 | 57.7% | 401 | 59.4% | 353 | 52.3% | 318 | 48.1% | 290 | 47.2% | 250 | 41.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 10.4% | 75 | 11.1% | 99 | 14.7% | 106 | 15.7% | 121 | 18.3% | 104 | 16.9% | 127 | 20.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.66 | 14.82 | 14.18 | 12.66 | 11.81 | 11.60 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 27% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 38% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 37% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 39% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 38% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 16% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 27% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 32% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 35% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 37% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 41% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.48% | 22% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 27% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 19% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 17% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 19% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 19% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 23% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 22% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 37% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 44% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 45% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 46% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 44% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 42% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 42% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.4% | 17.3% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 17% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 24% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 19% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 33% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 36% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 46% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 42% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 39% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 46% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 49% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 40.7% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 44% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 41% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 40% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 44% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 47% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 44% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 52% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 52% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 23% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 24% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 30% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 30% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 38% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 40% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 37% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 49% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 54% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 56% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 63% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 59% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 62% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 64% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 61% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 14.8% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 18% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 17% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 29% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 29% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 31% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 39% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 39% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 42% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.0% | 13.3% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 17% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 16% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 11% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 18% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 16% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 20% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 20% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 15% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 18% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 18% | 39% |
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* James S Daley Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.