Best Public Schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2022)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2022)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2022)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2022)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	190 Hampshire Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	399	43	9.2		7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	388 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	447^th of 932 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	493^rd of 936 public elementary schools	47.3%	46	29.2	34.8	42.2	57.5	50.0	45.2		42.6	33.3	39.1	51.1	82.5	42.9	45.2		48.3	40.0	40.5		40.2			$17,525	$1,262	$16,263
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	786	62	12.6		7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	775 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.8	575^th of 932 public elementary schools	38.3%		35	623^rd of 936 public elementary schools	33.4%	48	40.5	20.0	38.5	50.7	40.5	46.7		39.3	20.2	21.3	33.3	50.7	17.3	56.0		32.8	32.1	44.0		37.9			$14,864	$887	$13,978
Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	50 Pleasant Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (Di	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	400	40	9.8		11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	378 (94.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59.3	395^th of 932 public elementary schools	57.6%		49.3	490^th of 936 public elementary schools	47.6%	95	43.2	37.5	53.7	48.7	50.0	48.5		46.8	56.8	42.5	58.5	35.9	38.9	27.3		44.2	36.6	39.4		37.8			$15,155	$1,239	$13,917
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	50 Pleasant Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	400	43	9.3		9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	382 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	493^rd of 932 public elementary schools	47.1%		52.2	462^nd of 936 public elementary schools	50.6%	31	34.1	28.6	46.2	51.2	58.5	53.1		44.8	31.8	33.3	38.5	56.1	58.5	56.3		45.2	35.9	53.1		43.7			$16,214	$1,357	$14,856
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Public, Charter	9-11	15 Union Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence (Distric	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8410	159	10	15.9		10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					0.0		$17,838	$3,230	$14,608
Lawlor Early Childhood Center	Public	K	41 Lexington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5956	127	10	12.7		3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	121 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)																							$15,793	$1,019	$14,774
John Breen School	Public	PK-K	114 Osgood Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5932	230	21	11.2		14 (6.1%)	7 (3.0%)	205 (89.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																							$15,295	$793	$14,502
Alexander B Bruce	Public	3-8	135 Butler Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5935	458	46	9.9		15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	429 (93.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.2	424^th of 497 public middle schools	14.7%		14.1	436^th of 501 public middle schools	13.0%	12	24.0	13.8	3.2	13.2	28.8	14.8		16.2	14.0	17.2	1.6	8.2	23.3	18.9		14.3	9.5	7.9		8.6			$16,446	$1,024	$15,421
Emily G Wetherbee	Public	K-8	75 Newton Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 557-2900	567	56	10.1		24 (4.2%)	5 (0.9%)	528 (93.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12.7	833^rd of 932 public elementary schools	10.6%		10.6	863^rd of 936 public elementary schools	7.8%	30	19.2	12.5	13.2	11.7	22.2	25.0		17.2	25.0	28.6	11.8	13.3	27.8	17.2		20.1	17.7	20.3		18.9			$16,284	$1,226	$15,058
Francis M Leahy	Public	1-5	100 Erving Avenue	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	428	36	11.8		13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	409 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	903^rd of 932 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	920^th of 936 public elementary schools	1.7%	17	11.6	11.6	12.4					11.9	7.1	7.1	3.7					5.9	19.8			19.8			$15,639	$726	$14,913
James F Hennessey	Public	PK, KG-2	122 Hancock Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5950	291	30	9.7		13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	269 (92.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$17,171	$1,232	$15,940
Gerard A. Guilmette	Public	1-4	80 Bodwell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-8150	458	43	10.6		7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	439 (95.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.4	925^th of 932 public elementary schools	0.8%		5	929^th of 936 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	11.7	7.9						9.6	4.8	4.8						4.8							$15,921	$785	$15,136
Edward F. Parthum	Public	K-4	255 E Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7200	649	46	14.1		24 (3.7%)	15 (2.3%)	606 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.2	776^th of 932 public elementary schools	16.7%		13.3	815^th of 936 public elementary schools	12.9%	39	28.6	16.4						22.6	25.2	19.4						22.3							$14,761	$648	$14,113
South Lawrence East Elementary School	Public	1-5	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5970	704	54	13.0		23 (3.3%)	12 (1.7%)	650 (92.3%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17	779^th of 932 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.7	889^th of 936 public elementary schools	5.0%	110	27.2	11.6	23.6					20.9	26.4	16.5	16.5					19.8	24.4			24.4			$14,457	$773	$13,684
Arlington Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5930	584	44	13.3		10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	565 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	452^nd of 497 public middle schools	9.1%		12.3	446^th of 501 public middle schools	11.0%	6			6.4	6.4	14.8	15.4		11.0			4.6	8.0	18.9	11.0		11.0	14.8	14.2		14.5			$14,422	$692	$13,730
Robert Frost	Public	K-4	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5941	537	44	12.2		37 (6.9%)	13 (2.4%)	461 (85.8%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.1	763^rd of 932 public elementary schools	18.1%		15.2	786^th of 936 public elementary schools	16.0%	23	19.7	19.6						19.6	21.4	35.1						27.6							$15,142	$938	$14,204
John K Tarbox	Public	1-5	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	282	25	11.3		5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	274 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15.3	803^rd of 932 public elementary schools	13.8%		11.6	845^th of 936 public elementary schools	9.7%	42	10.2	13.1	21.6					14.9	24.5	24.6	16.0					21.9	24.0			24.0			$16,090	$909	$15,181
Parthum Middle School	Public	5-8	255 East Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7224	605	47	12.9		27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	566 (93.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26.9	364^th of 497 public middle schools	26.8%		15	427^th of 501 public middle schools	14.8%	63			20.7	22.7	35.8	29.1		27.1			14.9	17.2	34.4	17.1		20.8	23.1	16.4		19.5			$13,888	$934	$12,954
School for Exceptional Studies	Public, Alternative	1-12	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5980	127	37	3.4		12 (9.4%)	3 (2.4%)	111 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0				7.1			$49,205	$5,412	$43,793
High School Learning Center	Public	9-12	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5917	167	16	10.7		6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)																							$15,581	$857	$14,724
Guilmette Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Bodwell St	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8270	494	58	8.5		9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	473 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15	432^nd of 497 public middle schools	13.1%		11.8	450^th of 501 public middle schools	10.2%	18			21.9	22.8	13.2	20.5		19.5			13.3	21.8	5.3	18.9		14.8	20.0	12.6		16.0			$17,200	$1,128	$16,072
Rollins Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	451 Howard Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8190	157	14	11.2		4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	148 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)																							$15,373	$1,131	$14,241
Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	542	32	16.9		43 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	462 (85.2%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	29	350^th of 497 public middle schools	29.6%		28.1	351^st of 501 public middle schools	29.9%	1			20.0	25.6	30.4	27.7		26.1			21.7	27.9	28.2	17.7		23.9	17.4	29.2		23.7			$14,331	$1,070	$13,261
Spark Academy	Public	6-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	476	34	14.2		17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (94.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23.6	384^th of 497 public middle schools	22.7%		10.1	462^nd of 501 public middle schools	7.8%	78				16.7	31.7	24.2		24.0				16.0	15.5	26.5		19.8		26.9		26.9			$14,988	$757	$14,231
UP Academy Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	320	30	10.6		9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	309 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	414^th of 497 public middle schools	16.7%		17.3	415^th of 501 public middle schools	17.2%	1				8.7	11.3	31.4		17.1				11.3	5.7	33.0		16.7		17.0		17.0			$18,849	$993	$17,857
Community Day Arlington	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	564	65	8.6		11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	544 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.8	923^rd of 932 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.6	924^th of 936 public elementary schools	1.3%	1	14.3	6.2						10.2	6.3	6.2						6.2							$16,777	$852	$15,925
Oliver Partnership School	Public	1-5	183 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	462	41	11.2		8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	450 (97.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	927^th of 932 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.3	913^th of 936 public elementary schools	2.5%	14	5.3	7.8	5.2					6.1	0.0	4.4	1.0					1.9	5.2			5.2			$15,355	$1,121	$14,235
UP Academy Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	313	27	11.5		4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	303 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.5	421^st of 497 public middle schools	15.3%		12.9	444^th of 501 public middle schools	11.4%	23				16.5	12.5	17.6		15.5				26.3	22.1	16.5		21.8		9.9		9.9			$19,231	$975	$18,256
Lawrence Family Public Academy	Public	PK-K	526 Lowell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8030	147	15	9.8		2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	138 (93.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																							$19,454	$970	$18,484
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Road	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-2750	3,132	246	12.7		79 (2.5%)	36 (1.1%)	2,946 (94.1%)	54 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	7.5	313^th of 342 public high schools	8.5%		10.2	260^th of 285 public high schools	8.8%	53							25.1								20.1				14.2		8.8	73.8	$15,346	$942	$14,404
RISE Academy	Public	9-11	530 Broadway Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5905	21	9	2.4		0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Methuen	1.47 mi	5	284^th
North Andover	1.75 mi	8	89^th
Andover	2.06 mi	11	58^th
Haverhill	4.47 mi	17	317^th
Bradford	5.78 mi	2	310^th

Best Public Schools in Lawrence, MA

Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster

Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect

Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway

Lawrence Family Development Charter School

Frost Middle School

Parthum Middle School

Spark Academy

Robert Frost

UP Academy Leonard Middle School

Edward F. Parthum

South Lawrence East Elementary School

UP Academy Oliver Middle School

Alexander B Bruce

John K Tarbox

Guilmette Middle School

Emily G Wetherbee

Arlington Middle School

Lawrence High School

Francis M Leahy

Community Day Arlington

Gerard A. Guilmette

Oliver Partnership School

High School Learning Center

James F Hennessey

John Breen School

Lawlor Early Childhood Center

Lawrence Family Public Academy

Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence

RISE Academy

Rollins Early Childhood Center

School for Exceptional Studies

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