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Emily G Wetherbee

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Emily G Wetherbee ranks 673 rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Emily G Wetherbee is an elementary school located in Lawrence, MA that serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 503 students. The school is part of the Lawrence school district, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Emily G Wetherbee has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, typically ranking between 700-900 out of around 900-940 schools.

Emily G Wetherbee significantly underperforms the state average on MCAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.96% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 41.53%. In math, 28.18% were proficient compared to 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is also well below the Lawrence district average. While the school's student subgroups show a wide range of performance, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively better, female, male, special education, and low-income students all rank in the bottom quarter of the state.

Despite higher per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio, Emily G Wetherbee's academic outcomes remain poor. This raises questions about how resources are being utilized and whether they are being directed towards the most impactful interventions. The nearby schools in the Lawrence district generally perform at a similar low level, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, the Lawrence Family Development Charter School, which is also in the Lawrence area, demonstrates significantly stronger academic performance across multiple measures.

480

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,070

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Newton Street
Lawrence, MA 01843

(978) 557-2900

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Emily G Wetherbee usually attend:

Middle:	Frost Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

2.9%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Civics scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

673^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

364^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Lawrence

334^th of 348Lawrence among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	673 of 906	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	782 of 916	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	782 of 928	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	833 of 932	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	863 of 936	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	735 of 942	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	702 of 934	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	747 of 938	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	778 of 932	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	767 of 914	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	741 of 926	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	753 of 928	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	828 of 930	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	807 of 924	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	731 of 920	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	766 of 909	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	770 of 908	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	765 of 911	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	844 of 911	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	820 of 887	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.6	858 of 882	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	865 of 884	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	602 of 672	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	609 of 632	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	511 of 665	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	398 of 656	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	35 of 281	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	158 of 282	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	146 of 264	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	129 of 267	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	137 of 240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	105 of 258	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	133 of 244	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	623 of 869	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	687 of 886	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	749 of 887	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	830 of 901	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	831 of 898	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	726 of 902	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	683 of 893	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	153 of 458	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	238 of 446	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	212 of 420	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	235 of 401	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	270 of 379	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	131 of 398	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	107 of 379	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	373 of 736	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	519 of 760	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	544 of 757	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	618 of 772	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	597 of 705	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	367 of 700	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	286 of 685	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	706 of 884	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	822 of 891	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	749 of 896	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	792 of 908	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	815 of 904	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	677 of 907	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	658 of 898	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	558 of 717	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	698 of 731	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	556 of 703	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	749 of 905	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	788 of 894	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	487 of 896	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	424 of 886	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	803 of 925	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.6	369 of 399	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	364 of 484	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	398 of 493	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	405 of 501	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	405 of 497	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	367 of 501	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	329 of 498	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	312 of 484	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	365 of 487	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	343 of 482	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	364 of 441	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	355 of 455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	350 of 455	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	389 of 455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	396 of 449	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	382 of 434	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	383 of 409	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	369 of 407	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	369 of 399	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	383 of 399	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	346 of 356	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	336 of 344	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	314 of 445	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	352 of 431	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	264 of 424	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	238 of 417	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	91 of 181	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	40 of 180	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	39 of 155	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	57 of 154	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	114 of 135	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	61 of 127	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	398 of 473	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	408 of 481	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	393 of 489	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	401 of 494	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	365 of 483	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	335 of 478	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	320 of 463	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	188 of 376	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	212 of 378	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	200 of 364	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	215 of 368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	100 of 322	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	98 of 309	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	247 of 464	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	304 of 469	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	332 of 481	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	367 of 489	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	237 of 462	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	222 of 452	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	187 of 438	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	330 of 473	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	380 of 483	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	395 of 489	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	408 of 497	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	354 of 485	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	314 of 478	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	306 of 466	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	243 of 435	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	367 of 441	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	340 of 444	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	356 of 503	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	243 of 489	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	210 of 484	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	133 of 467	71.5%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	342 of 491	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+11 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)21st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Science23%-19 vs state

Civics17%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Emily G Wetherbee	Public	K-8	75 Newton Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 557-2900	480	55	8.7		14 (2.9%)	7 (1.5%)	445 (92.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.8	673^rd of 906 public elementary schools	25.7%		16.5	782^nd of 916 public elementary schools	14.6%	109	38.5	22.2	18.6	10.6	21.2	32.3	24.0	61.5	23.9	20.9	27.7	17.0	25.4	28.2	23.3	22.2	22.6	17.5	$24,070
James F Hennessey	Public	PK, KG-2	122 Hancock Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5950	300	32	9.5		9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	282 (94.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$26,049
Gerard A. Guilmette	Public	1-4	80 Bodwell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-8150	485	44	10.9		12 (2.5%)	6 (1.2%)	458 (94.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3.8	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.3	910^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.7%	10	7.4	7.1					7.2	10.6	2.7					6.8					$22,063
Robert Frost	Public	K-4	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5941	568	49	11.5		34 (6.0%)	15 (2.6%)	497 (87.5%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	27.7	655^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.5	650^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.0%	5	24.8	23.6					24.2	35.2	38.2					36.7					$22,640
John Breen School	Public	PK-K	114 Osgood Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5932	262	26	10.0		11 (4.2%)	8 (3.1%)	232 (88.5%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																			$24,387
Lawrence Family Public Academy	Public	PK-K	526 Lowell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8030	202	21	9.8		3 (1.5%)	7 (3.5%)	191 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																			$22,594
South Lawrence East Elementary School	Public	1-5	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5970	666	56	12.0		14 (2.1%)	11 (1.7%)	628 (94.3%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21.3	717^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.9%		23.6	702^nd of 916 public elementary schools	23.4%	15	29.2	25.6	12.1				22.0	41.2	27.7	13.6				26.9	26.5		26.5		$22,219
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence Family Development Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	899	70	12.8		0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	894 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%		18.8	754^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.7%	33	19.2	29.9	9.0	27.3	30.4	62.1	28.3	16.4	25.3	18.0	11.7	22.1	39.4	21.5	21.8	27.3	24.3	36.4	$19,567
Oliver Elementary School	Public	1-5	303 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	469	43	10.9		8 (1.7%)	9 (1.9%)	448 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6	882^nd of 906 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.9	908^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.9%	26	12.7	14.3	3.2				9.8	19.0	9.3	4.4				10.5	5.5		5.5		$23,042
Francis M Leahy	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	525	39	13.4		7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	509 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3.6	901^st of 906 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	911^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.5%	10	6.9	5.0	2.6				4.8	11.0	1.3	2.6				4.8	6.5		6.5		$22,925

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How many students attend Emily G Wetherbee?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Emily G Wetherbee.

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Emily G Wetherbee ranks 673^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Lawrence

What schools do graduates of Emily G Wetherbee attend?

Students who attend Emily G Wetherbee usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frost Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

What is the racial makeup of Emily G Wetherbee?

Students at Emily G Wetherbee are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

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