Lafayette School

Lafayette School is a K–8 public school at 117 Edith Street in Everett, MA, serving 998 students as part of Everett Public Schools. In 2025–26 it ranked 666th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (26th percentile, 1 star), while the Everett district ranked 319th of 351 statewide. Lafayette scores above its district average in English language arts (24.58% vs. 22.23%) and math (26.56% vs. 22.48%) but far below the state's 40.03% and 41.11%. Science (18.50% vs. state 40.98%) and 8th grade civics (11.57% vs. district 16.60% and state 39.77%) are its clearest weaknesses, both slipping from the prior year; civics was the lowest among nearby schools with data.

Some student groups perform considerably better than the school's overall number suggests. English language learners ranked in the 79th percentile statewide with 4 stars, and Hispanic students (57th percentile) and African American students (57th percentile, up sharply from the prior two years) both sit above the state median. Grade-level results are uneven: 7th grade ELA (12.50%), 7th grade math (15.24%) and 8th grade civics (11.57%) trail district and state, while 4th grade math at 39.56% beats the district's 23.37% and nears the state's 43.20%, and 5th grade ELA at 33.33% is above the district's 21.41%.

Compared with neighbors, results are mixed. Ferryway in nearby Malden, less than half a mile away, outperforms Lafayette in ELA, math, science and civics, and the Malden district ranks 225th of 351 — far above Everett's 319th. Salemwood is close in ELA (23.71% vs. 24.58%) but higher in the other subjects. Within Everett, Lafayette beats Parlin School and Madeline English School in ELA and math, and is essentially tied with Sumner G. Whittier School, though Whittier is higher in ELA, science and civics. Resources look relatively favorable: a student-teacher ratio of 10.9 beats most nearby Everett schools, and per-student spending of $16,375 is above Parlin School, George Keverian School and Sumner G. Whittier School.