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Lawrence High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1901 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046 · (785) 832-5050 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

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

Directions
Students
1,454
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lawrence HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1901 Louisiana St, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9371
Grade 10360
Grade 11354
Grade 12369
Enrollment over time
1,575’20
1,584’21
1,589’22
1,499’23
1,454’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 12%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lawrence High 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.