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John K Tarbox

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

59 Alder Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 975-5983 · Part of Lawrence School District

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

Students
281
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about John K Tarbox

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 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
1–5John K TarboxYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

59 Alder Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 158
Grade 257
Grade 350
Grade 464
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
282’20
274’21
275’22
274’23
281’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 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 John K Tarbox 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.