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Varnum Arts Elementary School (Closed 2009)

115 Sixth Street
Lowell, MA 01850

Varnum Arts Elementary School serves 184 students in grades Kindergarten-4.

The student-teacher ratio of 10:1 was lower than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.

Minority enrollment was 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which was higher than the Massachusetts state average of 47% (majority Hispanic and Black).

School Overview

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-4

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Varnum Arts Elementary School
Kind	27
1	36
2	46
3	36
4	39

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Total Students

184 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School
2008	184
2007	191
2006	212
2005	207
2004	239
2003	271
2002	247
2001	289
2000	354
1999	386
1998	317

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Total Classroom Teachers

18 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2004-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School
2008	18
2007	20
2006	21
2005	18
2004	21

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School Rankings

This School

State Level (MA)

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2004-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	10:1	14:1	12:1
2007	10:1	13:1	12:1
2006	10:1	13:1	12:1
2005	12:1	14:1	13:1
2004	11:1	14:1	14:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

24%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	24%	6%	29%
2007	22%	6%	29%
2006	20%	6%	30%
2005	15%	5%	30%
2004	15%	5%	30%
2003	14%	5%	30%
2002	15%	5%	31%
2001	17%	4%	31%
2000	13%	4%	32%
1999	12%	4%	32%
1998	8%	4%	31%

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Hispanic

34%

25%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	34%	15%	24%
2007	31%	14%	23%
2006	30%	13%	22%
2005	28%	12%	22%
2004	28%	12%	21%
2003	25%	11%	21%
2002	21%	11%	20%
2001	22%	11%	21%
2000	29%	10%	22%
1999	30%	10%	22%
1998	29%	10%	22%

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Black

14%

10%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	14%	8%	7%
2007	18%	8%	6%
2006	17%	8%	6%
2005	21%	9%	6%
2004	18%	9%	6%
2003	17%	9%	5%
2002	13%	9%	5%
2001	8%	9%	4%
2000	6%	9%	4%
1999	4%	9%	3%
1998	5%	8%	3%

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White

28%

53%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	28%	71%	40%
2007	29%	72%	42%
2006	33%	73%	42%
2005	36%	74%	42%
2004	39%	74%	43%
2003	44%	75%	44%
2002	51%	75%	44%
2001	53%	76%	44%
2000	52%	77%	42%
1999	54%	77%	43%
1998	58%	78%	44%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

n/a

All Ethnic Groups

0.74

0.65

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1998-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	0.74	0.47	0.70
2007	0.75	0.46	0.69
2006	0.74	0.45	0.69
2005	0.73	0.43	0.68
2004	0.72	0.43	0.68
2003	0.70	0.42	0.68
2002	0.66	0.41	0.67
2001	0.64	0.40	0.68
2000	0.63	0.39	0.68
1999	0.61	0.39	0.67
1998	0.58	0.38	0.67

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Eligible for

73%

35%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	73%	24%	53%
2007	51%	23%	49%
2006	73%	23%	52%
2005	65%	23%	51%
2004	62%	22%	52%
2001	69%	19%	50%
2000	62%	20%	44%
1999	64%	17%	53%

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Eligible for

11%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2008)
Year	Varnum Arts Elementary School	Massachusetts	Lowell School District
2008	11%	5%	14%
2007	14%	5%	18%
2006	7%	5%	13%
2005	15%	5%	14%
2004	21%	5%	15%
2001	19%	5%	11%
2000	7%	5%	9%
1999	13%	3%	8%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Lowell School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education