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Gerard A. Guilmette

Public Grades 1-4

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Gerard A. Guilmette is a public elementary school at 80 Bodwell Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving 485 students in grades 1 through 4 as part of the Lawrence district, which ranks 337th of 351 districts in Massachusetts (4th percentile, 0 stars). In 2025–2026, Gerard A. Guilmette ranked 889th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools—the 1st percentile, with 0 stars. Just 9.52% of students were proficient in ELA and 8.7% in math, compared with district rates of 17.46% and 17.28% and state rates of 40.03% and 41.11%. The student-teacher ratio was 10.9 in 2024–2025, and per-student spending was $16,977 in 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch percentages were not reported in the available data.

Results vary widely even among nearby Lawrence schools. John K Tarbox, about 1.24 miles away, serves the same grades with a similar student-teacher ratio (11.4) and slightly higher spending ($17,210), yet 19.28% of its students were proficient in ELA and 31.71% in math—more than double and triple Guilmette's rates. Lawrence Family Development Charter School, 0.61 miles away, reached 27.2% in ELA and 22.0% in math despite lower per-student spending ($14,906) and a higher student-teacher ratio (12.8). Emily G Wetherbee (29th percentile), Robert Frost (19th), and John K Tarbox (20th) rank well above Guilmette, while Henry K. Oliver Elementary (2nd percentile), Francis M Leahy Elementary (1st), and Arlington Elementary (0th) sit at the bottom alongside it. Resource levels do not obviously explain the performance gap.

The trend has been downward: the school ranked in the 30th percentile in 2015–2016 but has been in the bottom 5% since 2018–2019. There was a small uptick in 2025–2026 (ELA 9.52% vs 7.23%; math 8.7% vs 6.78%). Grade 4 is the sharpest weakness, with 5.79% proficient in ELA and 7.56% in math—lower than the school's own 3rd-grade rates (13.64% and 9.91%). Subgroup performance also ranks in the bottom decile: male students at the 1st percentile and students from low-income families at the 3rd, while English learner students (9th percentile) and students with disabilities (10th) are relatively less weak. Science and civics scores are not reported because the school serves only grades 1–4.

485

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,063

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Bodwell Street
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 686-8150

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Gerard A. Guilmette usually attend:

Middle:	Guilmette Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

2.5%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg41%

889^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Lawrence

337^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	889 of 899	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	900 of 906	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	910 of 916	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	916 of 928	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	925 of 932	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	929 of 936	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	898 of 942	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	840 of 934	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	762 of 938	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	648 of 932	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	493 of 914	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	577 of 926	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.4	676 of 928	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	772 of 930	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	782 of 924	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	787 of 920	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	798 of 909	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	805 of 908	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	891 of 911	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	903 of 911	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.3	885 of 887	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	874 of 882	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.0	878 of 884	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	597 of 672	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	597 of 632	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	560 of 665	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	585 of 656	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	265 of 291	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	231 of 281	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	231 of 282	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	257 of 264	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	247 of 267	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	239 of 240	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	182 of 258	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	204 of 244	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	849 of 869	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	859 of 869	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	881 of 886	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	879 of 887	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	893 of 901	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	892 of 898	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	829 of 902	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	767 of 893	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	445 of 475	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	447 of 458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	423 of 446	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	388 of 420	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	387 of 401	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	365 of 379	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	299 of 398	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	216 of 379	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	719 of 742	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	733 of 736	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	753 of 760	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	739 of 757	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	760 of 772	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	694 of 705	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	616 of 700	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	492 of 685	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	872 of 879	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	882 of 884	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	884 of 891	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	883 of 896	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	901 of 908	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	892 of 904	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	879 of 907	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	841 of 898	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	641 of 709	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	706 of 717	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	727 of 731	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	531 of 703	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	894 of 905	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	887 of 894	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	817 of 896	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	650 of 886	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	4.7	918 of 925	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	373 of 399	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)11th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)7th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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	94.1%	12 (2.5%)	6 (1.2%)	458 (94.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4.7	889^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.8	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%	11	13.6	5.8					9.5	9.9	7.6					8.7					$22,063
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	88.1%	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
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	82.9%	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
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	899	70	12.8	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	894 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.9	711^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.9%		15.2	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%	76	32.0	22.1	29.3	16.2	32.4	31.8	27.2	20.0	16.4	34.2	25.7	14.9	22.7	22.0	29.3	15.2	23.0	28.8	$19,567
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	90.0%	14 (2.9%)	7 (1.5%)	445 (92.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.3	634^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.5%		25.8	673^rd of 906 public elementary schools	25.7%	39	46.7	36.4	18.0	14.3	14.0	19.3	24.1	48.9	34.1	8.0	32.7	8.0	12.3	23.1	16.0	22.8	19.6	10.5	$24,070
Henry K. Oliver Elementary	Public	K-4	183 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	469	43	10.9	90.4%	8 (1.7%)	9 (1.9%)	448 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.6	880^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.1%		6	882^nd of 906 public elementary schools	2.6%	2	11.0	9.2					10.1	13.3	9.2					11.3					$23,042
Francis M Leahy Elementary	Public	K-4	100 Erving Avenue	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	525	39	13.4	88.2%	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	509 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4.6	891^st of 899 public elementary schools	0.9%		3.6	901^st of 906 public elementary schools	0.6%	10	11.2	9.8					10.5	4.5	9.6					7.0					$22,925
Robert Frost	Public	K-4	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5941	568	49	11.5	82.5%	34 (6.0%)	15 (2.6%)	497 (87.5%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	19.8	729^th of 899 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.7	655^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.7%	74	25.2	20.2					22.8	33.3	21.2					27.4					$22,640
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	558	63	8.9	93.3%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	539 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.2	895^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.3	898^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	8.9	10.2					9.6	2.0	9.4					5.6					$24,015
John K Tarbox	Public	1-4	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	281	25	11.4	94.6%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.6	720^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.9%		17.4	769^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.1%	49	22.9	14.3					19.3	35.4	26.5					31.7					$23,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Gerard A. Guilmette

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Students who attend Gerard A. Guilmette usually go on to attend:

Middle : Guilmette Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

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Lawrence

What is the racial makeup of Gerard A. Guilmette?

Students at Gerard A. Guilmette are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Gerard A. Guilmette?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Gerard A. Guilmette.

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Gerard A. Guilmette ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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