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South Lawrence East Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South Lawrence East Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 660 students in grades 1-5 in Lawrence, MA, a district ranked 334 out of 348 in the state. The school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on MCAS assessments, with only 21.99% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.89% in Mathematics.

While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of Massachusetts schools in those categories, White, Special Education, and Disabled students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 25%. This stark contrast in performance between student subgroups suggests potential equity concerns within the school. Despite spending over $15,000 per student, South Lawrence East Elementary continues to struggle academically, ranking in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years.

The performance of South Lawrence East Elementary stands in stark contrast to nearby schools, such as Thomson Elementary in North Andover, which outperforms South Lawrence East by over 25 percentage points in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Addressing the systemic issues within the Lawrence school district will be crucial to improving outcomes at individual schools like South Lawrence East Elementary.

666

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,219

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Crawford Street
Lawrence, MA 01843

(978) 975-5970

District: Lawrence

Students who attend South Lawrence East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Spark Academy
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

2.1%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

717^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	21.3	717 of 906	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	702 of 916	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	845 of 928	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	779 of 932	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	889 of 936	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	836 of 942	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	763 of 934	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	767 of 938	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	738 of 932	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	663 of 914	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.1	584 of 926	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	620 of 928	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	555 of 930	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	565 of 924	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	553 of 920	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	687 of 909	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	774 of 908	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	801 of 911	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	847 of 911	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	610 of 672	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	603 of 632	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	555 of 665	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	96 of 281	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	74 of 282	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	160 of 264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	55 of 267	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	35.4	163 of 240	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	141 of 258	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	138 of 244	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	609 of 869	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	649 of 886	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	778 of 887	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	748 of 901	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	824 of 898	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	796 of 902	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	684 of 893	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	167 of 458	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	155 of 446	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	269 of 420	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	165 of 401	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	283 of 379	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	249 of 398	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	168 of 379	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	384 of 736	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	442 of 760	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	642 of 757	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	503 of 772	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	626 of 705	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	512 of 700	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	423 of 685	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	784 of 884	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	717 of 891	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	838 of 896	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	765 of 908	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	874 of 904	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	811 of 907	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	766 of 898	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	572 of 717	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	552 of 731	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	677 of 703	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	646 of 905	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	831 of 894	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	691 of 896	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	546 of 886	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	877 of 925	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.3	360 of 399	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	6.0	759 of 780	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)5th percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Wow. As the time goes by it gets worse and worse. We have women who don’t care for their job! I have a first grader who I’ll be GLADLY taking out for a charter school. These women have attitudes even on a good day. Please find somewhere else to be if you’re unhappy working with kids in a school system. I’m a teachers aid myself and know exactly what it entails. Cheer up ladies!!!! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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		179 (60.9%)	8 (2.7%)	83 (28.2%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	67.9	302^nd of 906 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.7	250^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.7%	52	61.5	40.9	54.1				51.4	58.5	42.4	60.7				53.3	52.5		52.5		$18,649
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
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
Atkinson	Public	1-5	111 Phillips Brooks Rd	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 794-0124	274	24	11.5		151 (55.1%)	21 (7.7%)	76 (27.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	24.9	679^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.1%		31.3	625^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.8%	54	42.6	26.9	12.7				26.6	42.6	20.0	21.8				27.4	25.5		25.5		$21,141
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
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
Anne Bradstreet Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	115 Phillips Brooks Road	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1577	462	33	14.0		319 (69.0%)	9 (1.9%)	77 (16.7%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)																			$20,257
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Lawrence East Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Lawrence East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Lawrence East Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spark Academy
High : Lawrence High School

What district is South Lawrence East Elementary School in?

Lawrence

How many students attend South Lawrence East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended South Lawrence East Elementary School.

Is South Lawrence East Elementary School a good school?

South Lawrence East Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Lawrence East Elementary School?

Students at South Lawrence East Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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