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D−

Oliver Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

303 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01840 · (978) 722-8170 · Part of Lawrence School District

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

Directions
Students
469
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Oliver Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 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
1–5Oliver Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts13%
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 ↗

303 Haverhill Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 197
Grade 286
Grade 391
Grade 491
Grade 5104
Enrollment over time
462’20
461’21
433’22
462’23
469’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 2%White 2%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oliver Elementary School 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.