Best Public Schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy (2016)						PARCC Mathematics (2016)						MCAS English Language Arts (2016)							MCAS Mathematics (2016)							MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering (2016)			MCAS Biology (2016)	MCAS Introductory Physics (2016)	MCAS Technology/Engineering (2016)
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 (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	PARCC Mathematics 4th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 5th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 6th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 7th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 8th Grade	PARCC Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 8th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 10th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering End of Course	MCAS Biology End of Course	MCAS Introductory Physics End of Course
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	190 Hampshire Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex	Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	400	44	9.0	75.0 %	19 (4.8 %)	6 (1.5 %)	372 (93.0 %)	3 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	71.7	254^th of 927 public elementary schools	72.6 %		75.2	207^th of 875 public elementary schools	76.3 %	47													62.0	63.0	85.0	96.0	90.0	93.0		76.0	73.0	70.0	100.0	61.0	81.0		65.0	53.0
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	678	56	12.1	93.0 %	4 (0.6 %)	5 (0.7 %)	669 (98.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	63.3	348^th of 927 public elementary schools	62.5 %		68.9	283^rd of 875 public elementary schools	67.7 %	65													58.0	70.0	86.0	80.0	91.0	88.0		76.0	69.0	71.0	68.0	61.0	66.0		57.0	26.0
Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	50 Pleasant Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	200	23	8.6	100.0 %	11 (5.5 %)	2 (1.0 %)	185 (92.5 %)	2 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	71.2	260^th of 927 public elementary schools	72.0 %					(n/a)													69.0	70.0						82.0	76.0
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	50 Pleasant Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	200	23	8.6	100.0 %	7 (3.5 %)	2 (1.0 %)	188 (94.0 %)	2 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.5 %)	58.4	416^th of 927 public elementary schools	55.1 %					(n/a)													63.0	67.0						76.0	68.0
Lawlor Early Childhood Center	Public	K	41 Lexington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5956	176	10	17.6	86.0 %	2 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	173 (98.3 %)	1 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
John Breen School	Public	PK-K	114 Osgood Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5932	333	16	20.8	78.0 %	27 (8.1 %)	4 (1.2 %)	290 (87.1 %)	11 (3.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)								(n/a)
Alexander B Bruce	Public	3-8	135 Butler Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5935	539	42	12.8	94.0 %	24 (4.5 %)	12 (2.2 %)	492 (91.3 %)	10 (1.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	19.1	790^th of 927 public elementary schools	14.8 %		14.2	776^th of 875 public elementary schools	11.3 %	14	42.0	27.0	29.0	22.0	43.0	16.0	64.0	40.0	26.0	30.0	35.0	25.0															12.0	6.0
Emily G Wetherbee	Public	K-8	75 Newton Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 557-2900	707	44	16.0	90.0 %	41 (5.8 %)	3 (0.4 %)	638 (90.2 %)	22 (3.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.4 %)	20.9	775^th of 927 public elementary schools	16.4 %		19.6	730^th of 875 public elementary schools	16.6 %	45	28.0	35.0	45.0	44.0	53.0	45.0	37.0	50.0	24.0	32.0	23.0	45.0															28.0	33.0
Francis M Leahy	Public	K-5	100 Erving Avenue	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	553	35	15.8	88.0 %	14 (2.5 %)	3 (0.5 %)	536 (96.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	19.9	783^rd of 927 public elementary schools	15.5 %		20.5	723^rd of 875 public elementary schools	17.4 %	60	35.0	26.0	33.0				52.0	44.0	38.0																		15.0
James F Hennessey	Public	PK, KG-2	122 Hancock Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5950	388	25	15.5	88.0 %	16 (4.1 %)	5 (1.3 %)	359 (92.5 %)	6 (1.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.5 %)								(n/a)
Gerard A. Guilmette	Public	1-4	80 Bodwell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 686-8150	540	38	14.2	94.0 %	15 (2.8 %)	10 (1.9 %)	507 (93.9 %)	5 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	34.5	645^th of 927 public elementary schools	30.4 %		50.3	466^th of 875 public elementary schools	46.7 %	179	50.0	41.0					56.0	41.0
Edward F. Parthum	Public	K-4	255 E Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 691-7200	604	42	14.3	92.0 %	52 (8.6 %)	7 (1.2 %)	536 (88.7 %)	2 (0.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.0 %)	22.4	752^nd of 927 public elementary schools	18.9 %		15.4	768^th of 875 public elementary schools	12.2 %	16	29.0	38.0					45.0	46.0
South Lawrence East Elementary School	Public	1-4	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5970	573	41	13.9	92.0 %	32 (5.6 %)	11 (1.9 %)	501 (87.4 %)	24 (4.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (0.9 %)	24.7	735^th of 927 public elementary schools	20.7 %		33.2	628^th of 875 public elementary schools	28.2 %	107	38.0	38.0	40.0				50.0	55.0	28.0																		21.0
South Lawrence East Middle School	Public, Alternative	8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	159	12	13.2	95.0 %	6 (3.8 %)	6 (3.8 %)	140 (88.1 %)	6 (3.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.6 %)								(n/a)
Arlington Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5930	520	38	13.6	94.0 %	8 (1.5 %)	8 (1.5 %)	504 (96.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16	407^th of 468 public middle schools	13.0 %		5.7	422^nd of 440 public middle schools	4.1 %	15			23.0	29.0	28.0	32.0			18.0	19.0	32.0	41.0															9.0	4.0
Robert Frost	Public	K-4	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5941	589	37	15.9	83.0 %	59 (10.0 %)	14 (2.4 %)	486 (82.5 %)	21 (3.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (1.5 %)	26	728^th of 927 public elementary schools	21.5 %		30	653^rd of 875 public elementary schools	25.4 %	75	42.0	42.0					49.0	37.0
John K Tarbox	Public	1-5	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	351	21	16.7	95.0 %	5 (1.4 %)	2 (0.6 %)	343 (97.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	24.6	736^th of 927 public elementary schools	20.6 %		29.3	657^th of 875 public elementary schools	24.9 %	79	26.0	33.0	33.0				48.0	46.0	36.0																		47.0
Performing & Fine Arts High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0766	537	42	12.7	93.0 %	30 (5.6 %)	11 (2.0 %)	489 (91.1 %)	7 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2.5	325^th of 340 public high schools	4.4 %		11.4	319^th of 339 public high schools	5.9 %	6																			72.0							41.0			31.0	9.0
Math, Science & Technology High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0719	525	35	15.0	90.0 %	38 (7.2 %)	6 (1.1 %)	456 (86.9 %)	24 (4.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	23.3	287^th of 340 public high schools	15.6 %		35.1	266^th of 339 public high schools	21.5 %	21																			79.0							61.0			65.0
Parthum Middle School	Public	5-8	255 East Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 691-7224	533	36	14.8	94.0 %	45 (8.4 %)	11 (2.1 %)	470 (88.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (0.9 %)	24.7	371^st of 468 public middle schools	20.7 %		22.4	354^th of 440 public middle schools	19.5 %	17			34.0	32.0	50.0	42.0			47.0	28.0	39.0	31.0															9.0	18.0
School For Exceptional Studies	Public, Alternative	1-12	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5980	200	32	6.2	92.0 %	27 (13.5 %)	6 (3.0 %)	167 (83.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)			0.0		0.0				0.0		7.0								19.0							13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Business Management & Finance High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0713	490	36	13.6	90.0 %	51 (10.4 %)	9 (1.8 %)	426 (86.9 %)	4 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3.2	323^rd of 340 public high schools	5.0 %		3.3	331^st of 339 public high schools	2.4 %	8																			72.0							41.0			29.0
High School Learning Center	Public	9-12	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 975-5917	193	20	9.6	87.0 %	11 (5.7 %)	2 (1.0 %)	177 (91.7 %)	3 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)																			70.0							40.0
Guilmette Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Bodwell St	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8270	515	39	13.2	95.0 %	17 (3.3 %)	8 (1.6 %)	477 (92.6 %)	12 (2.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	32.5	337^th of 468 public middle schools	28.0 %		12.1	391^st of 440 public middle schools	11.1 %	54			43.0	36.0	57.0	45.0			52.0	33.0	40.0	39.0															22.0	25.0
International High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0712	490	46	10.6	80.0 %	5 (1.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	484 (98.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0	340^th of 340 public high schools	0.0 %		0.1	339^th of 339 public high schools	0.0 %	1																			7.0							2.0			0.0	0.0
Humanities & Leadership Development High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0724	584	43	13.5	92.0 %	17 (2.9 %)	11 (1.9 %)	548 (93.8 %)	8 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20.3	294^th of 340 public high schools	13.5 %		22.1	295^th of 339 public high schools	13.0 %	1																			97.0							67.0			40.0	34.0	21.0	19.0
Health & Human Services High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Rd	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 946-0735	520	38	13.6	95.0 %	17 (3.3 %)	7 (1.3 %)	491 (94.4 %)	5 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32.6	271^st of 340 public high schools	20.3 %		18.7	299^th of 339 public high schools	11.8 %	28																			83.0							69.0			70.0	61.0
Rollins Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	451 Howard Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8190	187	12	15.5	81.0 %	27 (14.4 %)	1 (0.5 %)	156 (83.4 %)	3 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	488	33	14.7	83.0 %	60 (12.3 %)	13 (2.7 %)	393 (80.5 %)	20 (4.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.4 %)	38.1	302^nd of 468 public middle schools	35.5 %		41.5	269^th of 440 public middle schools	38.9 %	33			45.0	50.0	53.0	46.0			43.0	32.0	43.0	51.0															15.0	23.0
Phoenix Academy Lawrence	Public	9-12	15 Union Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8410	185	12	15.4	86.0 %	9 (4.9 %)	5 (2.7 %)	168 (90.8 %)	3 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)																			77.0							57.0
Spark Academy	Public	5-7	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8247	435	29	15.0	93.0 %	19 (4.4 %)	5 (1.1 %)	392 (90.1 %)	15 (3.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.9 %)								(n/a)				51.0	35.0	39.0				48.0	48.0	48.0																26.0
Up Academy Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	331	30	11.0	94.0 %	6 (1.8 %)	4 (1.2 %)	320 (96.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	37.4	308^th of 468 public middle schools	34.2 %		30	323^rd of 440 public middle schools	26.6 %	15				44.0	35.0	45.0				54.0	26.0	52.0																36.0
Community Day Arlington	Public	PK, KG-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	642	59	10.8	93.0 %	15 (2.3 %)	5 (0.8 %)	622 (96.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22.2	755^th of 927 public elementary schools	18.6 %		11.4	808^th of 875 public elementary schools	7.7 %	53	27.0	26.0					52.0	46.0
Oliver Partnership School	Public	1-5	183 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	489	33	14.8	90.0 %	15 (3.1 %)	8 (1.6 %)	462 (94.5 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	7.2	893^rd of 927 public elementary schools	3.7 %		7.1	847^th of 875 public elementary schools	3.2 %	46	22.0	27.0	27.0				32.0	30.0	18.0																		10.0
Up Academy Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	332	27	12.2	94.0 %	8 (2.4 %)	3 (0.9 %)	317 (95.5 %)	1 (0.3 %)	2 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)								(n/a)				33.0	33.0	38.0				30.0	48.0	47.0																21.0
Lawrence Family Public Academy	Public	PK-K	526 Lowell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex	Lawrence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(978) 722-8030	181	16	11.3	83.0 %	6 (3.3 %)	4 (2.2 %)	167 (92.3 %)	3 (1.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.6 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Methuen	1.47 mi	5	333^rd
North Andover	1.74 mi	7	150^th
Andover	2.06 mi	11	70^th
Haverhill	4.5 mi	18	301^st
Bradford	5.8 mi	1	143^rd

Best Public Schools in Lawrence, MA

Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect

Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster

Lawrence Family Development Charter School

Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway

Frost Middle School

Up Academy Leonard Middle School

Gerard A. Guilmette

Health & Human Services High School

Guilmette Middle School

Robert Frost

Parthum Middle School

South Lawrence East Elementary School

John K Tarbox

Math, Science & Technology High School

Edward F. Parthum

Community Day Arlington

Emily G Wetherbee

Humanities & Leadership Development High School

Francis M Leahy

Alexander B Bruce

Arlington Middle School

Oliver Partnership School

Business Management & Finance High School

Performing & Fine Arts High School

International High School

High School Learning Center

James F Hennessey

John Breen School

Lawlor Early Childhood Center

Lawrence Family Public Academy

Phoenix Academy Lawrence

Rollins Early Childhood Center

School For Exceptional Studies

South Lawrence East Middle School

Spark Academy

Up Academy Oliver Middle School

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