Daley School Profile

  • The James S. Daley Middle School is one of the largest middle schools in Lowell, with 676 students enrolled (October 1, 2015).  In many respects, such as proportion of high needs students (65.7%) and proportion of minority students (71.4%), our school’s diverse population is a microcosm of the city in general.  A majority of our minority students are Asian students (45%) with smaller representations of Hispanic (17.8%) and African American (4.3%) students: 

     

    Category Daley (Percent) Lowell (Percent)

    African American

    4.3

    7.3

    Asian

    45.0

    29.1

    Hispanic

    17.8

    30.7

    Native American

    0.0

    0.1

    White

    28.6

    29.3

    Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic

    4.4

    3.5

    First Language Not English

    24.1

    30.0 

    English Language Learner

    20.3 

    25.0 

    Special Education

    16.1

    15.5

    Economically Disadvantaged

    39.6

    50.4

    High Needs

    65.7

    70.2