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Emily G Wetherbee

Public Grades K-8
634th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 29% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Emily G Wetherbee is a K–8 elementary school at 75 Newton Street in Lawrence, MA, serving 480 students in the Lawrence district, where the district ranks near the bottom statewide. The school itself ranks 634 of 899 (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, well above its district’s 4th-percentile standing and up from the 8th percentile in 2020–2021. Among nearby traditional district elementary schools, it has the strongest overall rank and the highest all-grade ELA proficiency.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, the school scored 24.07% in ELA, 23.05% in math, 19.63% in science, and 10.53% in 8th-grade civics. It outperforms the district in ELA, math, and science but remains far below state averages in every subject; civics is below both district and state. The grade-level picture is split: 3rd grade is strong (46.67% ELA, 48.89% math, both above state), while grades 5–8 are much weaker, especially 7th and 8th grade math (8.00% and 12.28%). Compared with nearby schools, its ELA is higher than nearby traditional district elementaries such as Robert Frost, South Lawrence East Elementary School, Gerard A. Guilmette, Henry K. Oliver Elementary, and Francis M Leahy Elementary, though its math trails some of those schools. Community Day Charter Public School ranks higher overall, while Lawrence Family Development Charter School is mixed against this school.

The school has the lowest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools (8.7) and spent $17,767 per student in 2020–2021, the third-highest figure among nearby Lawrence district schools. Even so, middle-grade math, ELA, and civics remain low, suggesting resources have not yet translated into upper-grade outcomes. Its subgroup effectiveness is stronger than its overall rank for English Language Learner students (73rd percentile) and low-income students (59th percentile), while special education (16th percentile) and male students (25th percentile) are weaker. The school has improved from the 8th to 29th percentile since 2020–2021, but it still needs work in middle school and civics. Data limits include missing free/reduced-lunch information and spending only through 2020–2021.

480
Students ?
8.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,070
Per pupil spending ?
85.4%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 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 — 17th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Civics scores 29 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg17%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
634th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
404th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 9Elementary Schools in the Lawrence
337th of 351Lawrence 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.3634 of 89929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202525.8673 of 90625.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5782 of 91614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0782 of 92815.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.7833 of 93210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6863 of 9367.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.2735 of 94222.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.7702 of 93424.8%★☆☆☆☆
201724.2747 of 93820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201620.9778 of 93216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201519.6767 of 91416.1%★☆☆☆☆
201425.0741 of 92620.0%★☆☆☆☆
201322.8753 of 92818.9%★☆☆☆☆
201213.1828 of 93011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201114.6807 of 92412.7%★☆☆☆☆
201025.0731 of 92020.5%★☆☆☆☆
200919.4766 of 90915.7%★☆☆☆☆
200819.5770 of 90815.2%★☆☆☆☆
200719.4765 of 91116.0%★☆☆☆☆
20069.8844 of 9117.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20059.1820 of 8877.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.6858 of 8822.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.3865 of 8842.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202220.1602 of 67210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8609 of 6323.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.8511 of 66523.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.7398 of 65639.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202657.778 of 29173.2%★★★★☆
202566.535 of 28187.5%★★★★☆
202440.6158 of 28244.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.3146 of 26444.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.3129 of 26751.7%★★★☆☆
202138.3137 of 24042.9%★★☆☆☆
201947.2105 of 25859.3%★★★☆☆
201840.1133 of 24445.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.3571 of 86934.3%★★☆☆☆
202529.8623 of 86928.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.1687 of 88622.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.9749 of 88715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202211.6830 of 9017.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.0831 of 8987.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.9726 of 90219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1683 of 89323.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.7144 of 47569.7%★★★★☆
202555.7153 of 45866.6%★★★☆☆
202442.6238 of 44646.6%★★☆☆☆
202344.6212 of 42049.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.8235 of 40141.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.3270 of 37928.8%★☆☆☆☆
201958.7131 of 39867.1%★★★☆☆
201860.1107 of 37971.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202654.0305 of 74258.9%★★★☆☆
202546.9373 of 73649.3%★★☆☆☆
202436.5519 of 76031.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.0544 of 75728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5618 of 77219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7597 of 70515.3%★☆☆☆☆
201948.9367 of 70047.6%★★☆☆☆
201853.8286 of 68558.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.5662 of 87924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.7706 of 88420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.2822 of 8917.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.2749 of 89616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.5792 of 90812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.6815 of 9049.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.7677 of 90725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9658 of 89826.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202622.8599 of 70915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202526.4558 of 71722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.0698 of 7314.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9556 of 70320.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4749 of 90517.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.4788 of 89411.9%★☆☆☆☆
201946.5487 of 89645.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.2424 of 88652.1%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.9803 of 92513.2%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202115.6369 of 3997.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.1404 of 47815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7364 of 48424.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.0398 of 49319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4405 of 50119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.3405 of 49718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4367 of 50126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0329 of 49833.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.4312 of 48435.5%★★☆☆☆
201725.5365 of 48725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201632.4343 of 48228.8%★☆☆☆☆
201519.2364 of 44117.5%★☆☆☆☆
201424.1355 of 45522.0%★☆☆☆☆
201326.2350 of 45523.1%★☆☆☆☆
201215.3389 of 45514.5%★☆☆☆☆
201112.9396 of 44911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201013.9382 of 43412.0%★☆☆☆☆
20097.2383 of 4096.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.7369 of 4079.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.9369 of 3997.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.0383 of 3994.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.7346 of 3562.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.0336 of 3442.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20036.4322 of 3395.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202228.6314 of 44529.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.6352 of 43118.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.3264 of 42437.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.4238 of 41742.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.4181 of 1936.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202541.191 of 18149.7%★★★☆☆
202450.840 of 18077.8%★★★★☆
202350.339 of 15574.8%★★★★☆
202244.657 of 15463.0%★★★☆☆
202132.5114 of 13515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.5116 of 13815.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.561 of 12752.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202618.9386 of 46817.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.2398 of 47315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3408 of 48115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5393 of 48919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.5401 of 49418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3365 of 48324.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.3335 of 47829.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.7320 of 46330.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.7282 of 38326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202543.0188 of 37650.0%★★★☆☆
202438.0212 of 37843.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.8200 of 36445.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.8215 of 36841.6%★★☆☆☆
202150.5138 of 33558.8%★★★☆☆
201960.4100 of 32268.9%★★★☆☆
201860.498 of 30968.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.1343 of 46125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202543.2247 of 46446.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.9304 of 46935.2%★★☆☆☆
202333.8332 of 48131.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.3367 of 48924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202144.5237 of 46248.7%★★☆☆☆
201949.4222 of 45250.9%★★★☆☆
201855.2187 of 43857.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.3407 of 47013.4%★☆☆☆☆
202528.7330 of 47330.2%★★☆☆☆
202421.7380 of 48321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3395 of 48919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.9408 of 49717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9354 of 48527.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.9314 of 47834.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.1306 of 46634.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202619.8402 of 4367.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202536.1243 of 43544.1%★★☆☆☆
202423.6367 of 44116.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0340 of 44423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.2356 of 50329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202144.3243 of 48950.3%★★★☆☆
201950.7210 of 48456.6%★★★☆☆
201861.7133 of 46771.5%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202129.3342 of 49130.3%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202123.5269 of 33920.6%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)73rd percentile+44 vs school
Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+29 vs school
Female (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile-14 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school
Tested Remotely (2021)8th percentile~ school
Middle school
Tested In Person (2021)30th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)29th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)21st percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts24%-16 vs state
Mathematics23%-18 vs state
Science20%-21 vs state
Civics11%-29 vs state

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

Emily G Wetherbee ranks 634th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

Middle : Frost Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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