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Edward F. Parthum

Public Grades K-4

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Edward F. Parthum is a K–4 elementary school at 255 E Haverhill Street in Lawrence, MA, serving 656 students, which makes it one of the larger elementary schools in its comparison group. It is part of the Lawrence school district, which is ranked 337th of 351 in Massachusetts — and nearly every nearby Lawrence school shares that same low district rank. Parthum's own statewide ranking has stayed near the bottom: in 2025–2026 it ranked 820th of 899 schools — the 9th percentile — with 0 stars, down from 747th of 906 (18th percentile, 1 star) the year before.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation, Parthum's all-grade proficiency was 18.49% in English Language Arts and 18.63% in Math — slightly above the Lawrence district averages of 17.46% and 17.28%, but far below the state averages of 40.03% and 41.11%. The school outperforms Arlington Elementary, Francis M Leahy Elementary, and Henry K. Oliver Elementary, but trails South Lawrence East Elementary School (22.12% ELA, 29.82% math) and John K Tarbox (19.28% ELA, 31.71% math), and sits roughly 24–30 points below Thomson in North Andover and Community Day Charter Public School. Grade 3 is much stronger than grade 4: grade 3 ELA was 24.39% and math 23.77%, while grade 4 ELA was 13.38% and math 14.18%, with grade 4 math slightly below the district average.

Subgroup effectiveness ranks are uneven. In 2025–2026, the school ranked at the 35th percentile for Hispanic students, 31st for English Language Learner students, 19th for low socioeconomic status students, 13th for female students, 7th for male students, and 6th for special education students — all lower than in 2024–2025, when Hispanic students were at the 66th percentile and English Language Learner students at the 85th. Math had been a relative strength, running about 9–10 points above district in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, but that edge narrowed to about 1.4 points in 2025–2026. Parthum's student-teacher ratio of 13.3 is higher than most nearby schools, and per-student spending of $15,711 (2020–2021) was below several nearby Lawrence schools; that spending figure is historical context only. Free/reduced-price lunch data were not available, so economic disadvantage could not be analyzed directly.

656

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,540

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

255 E Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 691-7200

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Edward F. Parthum usually attend:

Middle:	Parthum Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

3.5%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg41%

820^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	12.1	820 of 899	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	747 of 906	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	767 of 916	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	771 of 928	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	776 of 932	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	815 of 936	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	792 of 942	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	781 of 934	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	862 of 938	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	755 of 932	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	805 of 914	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	859 of 926	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	754 of 928	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	851 of 930	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	779 of 924	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	766 of 920	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	784 of 909	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	809 of 908	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	853 of 911	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	834 of 911	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	812 of 887	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	808 of 882	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.2	819 of 884	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	494 of 672	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	533 of 632	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	441 of 665	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	513 of 656	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	202 of 291	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.9	41 of 281	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	62 of 282	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.0	135 of 264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	131 of 267	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	159 of 240	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	140 of 258	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	75 of 244	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	759 of 869	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	743 of 869	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	730 of 886	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	755 of 887	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	733 of 901	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	759 of 898	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	791 of 902	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	741 of 893	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	307 of 475	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	155 of 458	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	170 of 446	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	134 of 420	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	124 of 401	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	176 of 379	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	161 of 398	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	148 of 379	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	601 of 742	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	395 of 736	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	485 of 760	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	497 of 757	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	501 of 772	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	560 of 705	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	406 of 700	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	434 of 685	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	820 of 879	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	688 of 884	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	750 of 891	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	730 of 896	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	778 of 908	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	809 of 904	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	723 of 907	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	741 of 898	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	668 of 709	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	708 of 717	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	712 of 731	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	651 of 703	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	627 of 905	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	778 of 894	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	578 of 896	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	537 of 886	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.0	756 of 925	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.2	334 of 399	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile+5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Edward F. Parthum	Public	K-4	255 E Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7200	656	49	13.3	84.1%	23 (3.5%)	13 (2.0%)	614 (93.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.1	820^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.8%		19.4	747^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.5%	73	24.4	13.4					18.5	23.8	14.2					18.6					$21,540
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	83.4%	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
Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,200	136	8.8	73.5%	16 (1.3%)	17 (1.4%)	1,148 (95.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	52.2	430^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.2%		52.6	429^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.6%	1	39.7	31.4	38.4	47.4	43.2	56.1	42.5	41.3	44.6	51.5	51.8	43.2	63.9	49.0	38.4	50.9	44.9	55.6	$20,864
Lawrence Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	301 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5956	205	17	12.4	88.3%	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
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	89.1%	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
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	90.8%	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
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	89.7%	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
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	558	63	8.9	91.9%	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
Thomson	Public	1-5	266 Waverly Rd	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 794-1545	294	24	12.1	36.1%	179 (60.9%)	8 (2.7%)	83 (28.2%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	59.8	358^th of 899 public elementary schools	60.2%		67.9	302^nd of 906 public elementary schools	66.7%	56	48.0	44.6	40.0				43.8	36.0	44.6	60.0				48.3	50.0		50.0		$18,649
John Breen School	Public	PK-K	114 Osgood Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5932	262	26	10.0	85.5%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward F. Parthum

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Lawrence

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Edward F. Parthum ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Edward F. Parthum?

Students at Edward F. Parthum are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Edward F. Parthum?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Edward F. Parthum.

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Students who attend Edward F. Parthum usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parthum Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

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