Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Lowell · MA · Collegiate Charter School of Lowell · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Innovation Academy Charter School → Tyngsborough High School → Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School → Maynard High → The Bromfield High School → High School Learning Center → Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School → Ayer Shirley Regional High School →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Collegiate Charter School of Lowell compares for families

What families should know about Collegiate Charter School of Lowell.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Innovation Academy Charter School, Tyngsborough High School, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

15.4%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

12.8%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

2.8%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

3030:1

Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.

Counselor FTE

0.4

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,212 students:

2025

1,243

2027

1,307

2029

1,374

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $15,297 per student in district revenue, the 162 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,478,114/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro	Public · charter	2.9	366	-2.7%
Tyngsborough High School Tyngsborough	Public	4.9	405	-4.7%
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Devens	Public · charter	14.0	251	+1.2%
Maynard High Maynard	Public	15.6	309	+0.0%
The Bromfield High School Harvard	Public	15.0	328	+1.5%
High School Learning Center Lawrence	Public	11.0	198	-4.8%
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School Lowell	Public · charter	2.6	126	+70.3%
Ayer Shirley Regional High School Ayer	Public	12.0	417	+13.3%