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Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1400 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044 · (785) 832-5400 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

Lawrence’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
386
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Lawrence kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1400 Massachusetts St, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6147
Grade 7134
Grade 8105
Enrollment over time
487’20
486’21
422’22
394’23
386’24

Down 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 15%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
New York Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
B−
415 students20:1
Langston Hughes Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
560 students19:1
Lawrence Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lawrence
A
543 students22:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
444 students13:1
Schwegler Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
B−
434 students14:1
Deerfield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
433 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.