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D−

School for Exceptional Studies

PublicOtherGrades 1–12

233 Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 975-5980 · Part of Lawrence School District

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

Directions
Students
118
Students per teacher
4:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–12
The gist

What stands out about School for Exceptional Studies

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 44 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 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
1–12School for Exceptional StudiesYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts5%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

233 Haverhill St., Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 16
Grade 24
Grade 313
Grade 47
Grade 58
Grade 66
Grade 76
Grade 87
Grade 914
Grade 1017
Grade 1111
Grade 129
Ungraded10
Enrollment over time
127’20
105’21
102’22
108’23
118’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%White 5%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School for Exceptional Studies from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence School District

The district →
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

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.