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Parthum Middle School

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Parthum Middle School ranks 345 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Parthum Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Lawrence, MA, serving 585 students — the largest enrollment among the Lawrence middle schools compared here — within the Lawrence district, which ranks 337th of 351 districts in Massachusetts (the 4th percentile). Parthum itself ranks 345th of 478 schools in 2025–26, the 28th percentile, with 1 star. That is well above its district's overall standing, and a real climb from the pandemic-era low of the 15th percentile in 2020–21, but the school has plateaued since peaking at the 34th percentile and 2 stars in 2022–23.

Parthum's clearest strengths are in English language arts and math. Its all-grades proficiency rates — 25.6% in ELA and 27.7% in math — are the highest among the Lawrence middle schools in this comparison, ahead of Frost Middle School and Spark Academy, and it beats the Lawrence district average by about 8 points in ELA and 10 points in math. Overall it ranks second among Lawrence middle peers, just behind Spark Academy. Grade-level results are strongest in 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and 5th-grade math (34.65%, only about 5 points below the state). Effectiveness rankings for English Language Learner students (77th percentile), Hispanic students (60th percentile), and low-socio-economic-status students (46th percentile) all sit above the school's overall 28th percentile.

Science is the biggest academic drag: 17.5% proficiency, slightly below the district's 17.8% and far below the state's 40.98%, and it has fallen from 24.06% in 2023–24. Frost (32.16%) and Spark (24.72%) both outperform Parthum in science. Sixth-grade ELA (15.13%) is also below the district average, and special education students rank in the 8th percentile with 0 stars — down from the 32nd percentile in 2023–24. Compared with nearby non-district schools, Parthum is roughly even with Consentino Middle School in ELA and stronger in math, but the gap with North Andover Middle (74th percentile) and Andover West Middle (94th percentile) is very large. Notably, Parthum had the lowest per-student spending in this group ($14,321 in 2020–21) — historical context, not a current-year measure. The highest-leverage areas for improvement appear to be science, 6th-grade ELA, and special education.

585

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,854

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 East Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 691-7224

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Parthum Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for Parthum Middle School:

Elementary:

Edward F. Parthum

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

White:

3.4%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 34th-percentile peak (2023) to 28th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg41%

345^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle 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	26.2	345 of 478	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	348 of 484	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	333 of 493	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	332 of 501	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	364 of 497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	427 of 501	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	409 of 498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	400 of 484	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	373 of 487	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	379 of 482	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	354 of 441	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	354 of 455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	387 of 455	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	414 of 455	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	397 of 449	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	385 of 434	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	308 of 445	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	311 of 431	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	247 of 424	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	242 of 417	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	45 of 193	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.7	53 of 181	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	90 of 180	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	53 of 155	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	89 of 135	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	60 of 127	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	331 of 468	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	343 of 473	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	321 of 481	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	333 of 489	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	351 of 494	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	402 of 483	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	403 of 478	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	388 of 463	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	155 of 383	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	158 of 376	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	138 of 378	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	134 of 364	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	160 of 368	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	234 of 335	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	174 of 322	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	172 of 309	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	249 of 461	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	255 of 464	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	237 of 469	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	213 of 481	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	266 of 489	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	359 of 462	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	309 of 452	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	311 of 438	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	343 of 470	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	339 of 473	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	339 of 483	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	321 of 489	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	374 of 497	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	443 of 485	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	394 of 478	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	393 of 466	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	403 of 436	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	365 of 435	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	302 of 441	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	358 of 444	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	254 of 503	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	383 of 489	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	325 of 484	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	329 of 467	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	444 of 491	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.7	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	5.5	384 of 395	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)26th percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

White (2018)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Civics19%-21 vs state

Science18%-23 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
Parthum Middle School	Public	5-8	255 East Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7224	585	42	13.9	94.0%	20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	550 (94.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	345^th of 478 public middle schools	27.8%		26.2	348^th of 484 public middle schools	28.1%	3			21.3	15.1	31.9	31.6	25.6			34.7	20.2	28.3	27.3	27.7	16.5	18.3	17.5	18.8	$19,854
Francis M Leahy Middle	Public	5-8	100 Erving Avenue	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	310	23	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	304 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	461^st of 478 public middle schools	3.6%		7.2	472^nd of 484 public middle schools	2.5%	11			3.0	5.0	7.4	10.6	6.5			1.0	5.8	3.2	13.5	6.0	4.0	9.6	6.9	9.6	$22,177
Henry K. Oliver Middle School	Public	5-8	183 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6	94.3%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.2	413^th of 478 public middle schools	13.6%		11.6	442^nd of 484 public middle schools	8.7%	29			17.8	16.7	15.7	22.7	18.2			7.6	5.8	5.4	17.6	9.2	14.3	10.4	12.3	28.4	$23,654
Arlington Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5930	543	45	12.2	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13.3	425^th of 478 public middle schools	11.1%		12.9	433^rd of 484 public middle schools	10.5%	8			3.7	8.5	14.8	13.8	10.7			0.0	27.7	11.0	18.6	14.1	10.2	14.5	12.7	8.3	$21,775
Spark Academy	Public	5-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4	92.6%	12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	334^th of 478 public middle schools	30.1%		30.2	323^rd of 484 public middle schools	33.3%	11			19.9	20.3	29.8	26.6	24.0			16.6	24.2	30.7	27.3	24.4	22.2	27.6	24.7	22.5	$23,572
North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,023	76	13.4	17.9%	692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	69.5	126^th of 478 public middle schools	73.6%		74.7	109^th of 484 public middle schools	77.5%	17				45.2	52.1	41.3	46.3				47.3	57.4	57.7	54.1		45.1	45.1	48.6	$18,222
Guilmette Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Bodwell St	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8270	457	51	8.9	95.0%	10 (2.2%)	10 (2.2%)	433 (94.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22	376^th of 478 public middle schools	21.3%		21.9	380^th of 484 public middle schools	21.5%	4			13.9	19.5	19.8	28.3	20.6			3.0	12.5	9.9	31.6	14.7	19.8	23.7	21.9	22.8	$25,006
Alexander B Bruce	Public	3-8	135 Butler Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5935	462	41	11.2	93.9%	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	438 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15.3	412^th of 478 public middle schools	13.8%		16.1	415^th of 484 public middle schools	14.3%	3	22.8	13.9	6.0	10.5	21.9	17.5	15.4	29.8	14.1	9.0	10.5	15.9	21.3	16.8	19.4	18.8	19.1	11.3	$24,293
Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	508	35	14.5	83.0%	26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	454 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	26	347^th of 478 public middle schools	27.4%		21.5	382^nd of 484 public middle schools	21.1%	35			25.0	23.1	23.0	29.2	24.8			27.9	28.3	19.7	25.0	25.1	32.7	31.6	32.2	18.8	$21,272
Consentino Middle School	Public	5-8	685 Washington Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5775	805	67	11.9	69.7%	250 (31.1%)	55 (6.8%)	459 (57.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	35.8	289^th of 478 public middle schools	39.5%		26.8	343^rd of 484 public middle schools	29.1%	54			10.7	29.6	29.7	34.9	26.3			11.3	27.8	27.1	36.2	25.6	27.8	28.4	28.1	32.0	$18,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Parthum Middle School

What district is Parthum Middle School in?

Lawrence

What is the racial makeup of Parthum Middle School?

Students at Parthum Middle School are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

Is Parthum Middle School a good school?

Parthum Middle School ranks 345^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Parthum Middle School attend?

Students who attend Parthum Middle School usually go on to attend Lawrence High School

How many students attend Parthum Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Parthum Middle School.

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