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Francis M Leahy

Q: Is Francis M Leahy a good school?

Francis M Leahy ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Francis M Leahy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Francis M Leahy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Francis M Leahy?

Students at Francis M Leahy are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Francis M Leahy attend?

Students who attend Francis M Leahy usually go on to attend: Middle : Leonard Middle School High : Lawrence High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Francis M Leahy is an elementary school located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Lawrence School District, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis M Leahy consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, with proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly lower than the state averages and the averages for the Lawrence School District. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Massachusetts elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends between $15,208 and $16,791 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby schools.

While Francis M Leahy faces significant challenges, some nearby schools in the Lawrence School District, such as Emily G Wetherbee and South Lawrence East Elementary School, perform significantly better on academic measures. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools and to ensure that the resources allocated to Francis M Leahy are being used effectively to address the root causes of its underperformance.

525

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,925

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840

(978) 975-5959

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Francis M Leahy usually attend:

Middle:	Leonard Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

1.3%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

901^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	901 of 906	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	911 of 916	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	917 of 928	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	903 of 932	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	920 of 936	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	918 of 942	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	876 of 934	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	830 of 938	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	786 of 932	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	760 of 914	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	766 of 926	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	824 of 928	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	773 of 930	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	729 of 924	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	717 of 920	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	712 of 909	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	734 of 908	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	827 of 911	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	827 of 911	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	791 of 887	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	750 of 882	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.0	701 of 884	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	639 of 672	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	600 of 632	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	570 of 665	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	564 of 656	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	187 of 281	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	198 of 264	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	220 of 267	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	168 of 240	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	234 of 258	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	216 of 244	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	865 of 869	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	884 of 886	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	883 of 887	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	847 of 901	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	882 of 898	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	878 of 902	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	804 of 893	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	448 of 458	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	434 of 446	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	387 of 420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	336 of 401	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	348 of 379	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	266 of 379	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	732 of 736	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	755 of 760	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	737 of 757	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	714 of 772	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	680 of 705	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	674 of 700	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	569 of 685	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	881 of 884	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	883 of 891	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	875 of 896	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	886 of 908	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	886 of 904	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	886 of 907	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	874 of 898	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	704 of 717	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	729 of 731	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	694 of 703	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	860 of 905	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	872 of 894	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	862 of 896	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	772 of 886	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	893 of 925	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	393 of 399	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science6%-35 vs state

English Language Arts5%-37 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Francis M Leahy

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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
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
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
Lawlor Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	41 Lexington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5956	205	17	12.4		2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	196 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$22,554
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
John K Tarbox	Public	1-5	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	281	25	11.4		5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.4	769^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.8	718^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.6%	51	21.7	24.1	21.7				22.6	26.1	20.0	23.9				23.1	21.7		21.7		$23,914
Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,200	136	8.8		16 (1.3%)	17 (1.4%)	1,148 (95.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	52.6	429^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.6%		53.9	429^th of 916 public elementary schools	53.2%		39.5	33.0	36.2	44.9	53.0	50.4	43.0	48.4	52.4	51.3	45.8	48.7	43.4	48.3	36.8	48.7	42.6	39.8	$20,864
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	558	63	8.9		14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	539 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.3	898^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	903^rd of 916 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.8	9.5					8.6	9.8	6.3					8.1					$24,015
Rollins Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	451 Howard Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8190	157	21	7.4		3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (96.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$25,435
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis M Leahy

Is Francis M Leahy a good school?

Francis M Leahy ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Francis M Leahy attend?

Students who attend Francis M Leahy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

What district is Francis M Leahy in?

Lawrence

How many students attend Francis M Leahy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Francis M Leahy.

What is the racial makeup of Francis M Leahy?

Students at Francis M Leahy are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

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