Summary:
The Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical district is a single-school regional vocational technical district in Massachusetts, serving grades 9–12 at its only campus, Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical, located in Andover with 1,837 students. Because the district contains exactly one school, all school-level and district-level metrics are identical, so families here are evaluating one large vocational high school rather than choosing among several.
Completion outcomes are the standout strength. In 2024–2025 the school reported a 99.5% graduation rate and a 0.5% dropout rate. Its statewide rank also improved steadily, from 272 of 348 in 2023–2024 to 229 of 353 in 2025–2026, with percentile rising from 22 to 35 and stars from 1 to 2 — still below the median ranked school, but clearly moving upward. The student-teacher ratio was 12.7:1 in 2024–2025, and per-pupil spending was $23,197 in 2020–2021, an older figure that should not be compared directly with current staffing. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, so economic context is unavailable. A separate district summary line lists a current rank of 267 of 351, likely a different ranking vintage.
Test proficiency is the weaker area, with MCAS results below state in every reported subject and year, trailing by roughly 6.6 to 13.7 percentage points in 2025–2026. Math improved from 26.16% to 31.74% proficiency, narrowing its gap to state from 18.44 to 11.99 points. Science fell from 34.00% to 26.77%, widening its gap to 13.73 points and making it the largest current weakness. ELA dropped from 43.37% to 38.89% but remains closest to state, 6.59 points behind. Biology figures should be compared cautiously, since 2024–2025 was reported for all grades and 2025–2026 as an end-of-course exam.
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