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Lawrence School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lawrence.

Lawrence’s School Grade D better than 5% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
13,313
Schools
26
Spent per student
$25,802
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DLawrence 89,320

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lawrence. Grade by grade →

PK–K10 elementary schoolsThis district
1–511 elementary schoolsThis district
6–810 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 40.7% · 6,764 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 43.7% · 6,773 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 89.2% · 919 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,802 per student · 3% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 4%State 83%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,842’20
12,786’21
12,867’22
13,008’23
13,313’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 95%White 2%Black 2%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

26 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Francis M Leahy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
D−
525 students13:1
James F Hennessey
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lawrence
300 students10:1
John Breen School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
262 students10:1
Lawlor Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
205 students12:1
Lawrence Family Public Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
202 students10:1
Rollins Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
157 students7:1
Edward F. Parthum
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lawrence
D
656 students13:1
Robert Frost
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lawrence
D
568 students12:1
Arlington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lawrence
D−
558 students9:1
Emily G Wetherbee
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lawrence
D
480 students9:1
South Lawrence East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Lawrence
D
666 students12:1
Gerard A. Guilmette
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Lawrence
D−
485 students11:1
Oliver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Lawrence
D−
469 students11:1
John K Tarbox
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Lawrence
D
281 students11:1
School for Exceptional Studies
Other · Grades 1–12 · Lawrence
D−
118 students4:1
Alexander B Bruce
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Lawrence
D
462 students11:1
Parthum Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lawrence
D
585 students14:1
Arlington Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lawrence
D−
543 students12:1
Frost Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lawrence
C−
508 students15:1
Guilmette Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lawrence
D−
457 students9:1
Spark Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrence
D−
443 students9:1
Oliver Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrence
D
348 students12:1
Leonard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrence
D
310 students14:1
RISE Academy
High · Grades 8–12 · Lawrence
74 students8:1
Lawrence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawrence
C−
3,453 students14:1
High School Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawrence
198 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Andover School DistrictAndover
$26,102per student
Methuen School DistrictMethuen
$19,711per student
North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover
$20,235per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.