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South Lawrence East Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 · (978) 975-5970 · Part of Lawrence School District

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

Students
666
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about South Lawrence East Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–K10 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
1–5South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

165 Crawford Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1124
Grade 2128
Grade 3126
Grade 4143
Grade 5145
Enrollment over time
704’20
684’21
653’22
660’23
666’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 2%Black 2%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Lawrence East Elementary School from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence School District

The district →

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.