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Did Lowell Public Schools District’s graduation rate rise or fall in 2022-23 school year?

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Lowell Public Schools District had a 73.5% graduation rate during the 2022-23 school year, 4.7% lower than the previous school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 569 students who graduated in the 2022-23 school year, compared to 656 the year before.

Lowell Public Schools District had the 11th lowest graduation rate in the state.

Lowell Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Middlesex County and has a main office in Lowell.

In 2024, public schools in Massachusetts boasted a graduation rate of 90%, according to Public School Review.

However, younger students' proficiency is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels. NAEP results show that in 2022, less than 47% of the students were considered proficient in math and reading, with eighth-graders performing the worst, reaching only 35% proficiency in math.

Graduation and Dropout Rates in Lowell Public Schools District Over 10 Years

2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-230%20%40%60%80%100%73.8%73.8%12.7%12.7%78.8%78.8%6.8%6.8%78.8%78.8%5.7%5.7%82.4%82.4%6.5%6.5%79.6%79.6%5.3%5.3%78%78%8.9%8.9%80.9%80.9%9.4%9.4%80%80%9%9%78.2%78.2%11%11%73.5%73.5%13%13%Graduation rateDropout rate
Graduation Rate in Schools Within Lowell Public Schools District in 2022-23 School Year

School NameCohort SizeGraduation Rate
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School757.1%
Lowell High School70875.3%
The Career Academy4663%

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