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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 Pinehurst.
K–45 elementary schoolsBillerica School District
5–72 middle schoolsBillerica School District
8–12Billerica Memorial High SchoolBillerica 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.