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Lawrence School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Lawrence.
Students
13,313
Schools
26
Spent per student
$25,802
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
What stands out about Lawrence School District
- School Grade D: better than 7% of Massachusetts districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 16 pts below the state
- 11 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Devens.
PK–53 elementary schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
6–82 middle schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
9–122 high schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
Test scores vs. MA
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 88.8%
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%
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.
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.
South Lawrence East Elementary School
D666 students12:1
Edward F. Parthum
D656 students13:1
Robert Frost
D568 students12:1
Arlington Elementary
D−558 students9:1
Francis M Leahy
D−525 students13:1
Gerard A. Guilmette
D−485 students11:1
Emily G Wetherbee
D480 students9:1
Oliver Elementary School
D−469 students11:1
James F Hennessey
300 students10:1
John K Tarbox
D281 students11:1
John Breen School
262 students10:1
Lawlor Early Childhood Center
205 students12:1
Lawrence Family Public Academy
202 students10:1
Rollins Early Childhood Center
157 students7:1
Parthum Middle School
D585 students14:1
Arlington Middle School
D543 students12:1
Frost Middle School
C−508 students15:1
Alexander B Bruce
D462 students11:1
Guilmette Middle School
D457 students9:1
Spark Academy
D443 students9:1
Oliver Middle School
D348 students12:1
Leonard Middle School
D310 students14:1
Lawrence High School
C−3,453 students14:1
High School Learning Center
D−198 students13:1
RISE Academy
74 students8:1
School for Exceptional Studies
D−118 students4:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.