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Parthum Middle School

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Parthum Middle School ranks 348 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Parthum Middle School is a public middle school located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 590 students. The school is part of the Lawrence School District, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Parthum Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, with a ranking between 332-427 out of 484-501 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups perform relatively better, with rankings in the top half of Massachusetts middle schools for these subgroups. This suggests that the school may be providing effective support and interventions for these specific student populations.

In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Haverhill and Andover districts, such as Consentino Middle School and Andover West Middle, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, with test scores well above the state averages. Parthum Middle School's higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may indicate a focus on providing additional resources and support to the students, which could be contributing to the relatively better performance of the Hispanic and ELL subgroups.

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: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

348^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)71st percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

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

White (2018)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Civics20%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Parthum Middle School

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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
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		20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	550 (94.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	348^th of 484 public middle schools	28.1%		29	333^rd of 493 public middle schools	32.5%	15			14.4	35.0	22.9	29.0	25.7			35.6	21.2	23.6	22.6	25.3	21.2	19.9	20.5	19.9	$19,854
Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	310	23	13.7		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	304 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	472^nd of 484 public middle schools	2.5%		6.4	486^th of 493 public middle schools	1.4%	14				4.8	8.0	7.2	6.7				7.2	5.7	8.2	7.1		5.4	5.4	7.2	$22,177
Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.6	442^nd of 484 public middle schools	8.7%		17.1	414^th of 493 public middle schools	16.0%	28				12.2	22.2	15.2	16.5				7.6	9.4	9.7	8.9		3.6	3.6	16.8	$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		9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.9	433^rd of 484 public middle schools	10.5%		13.8	441^st of 493 public middle schools	10.5%	8			9.4	10.4	10.3	11.8	10.6			17.7	11.1	13.8	23.6	16.3	28.2	15.1	20.4	10.3	$21,775
Spark Academy	Public	6-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4		12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30.2	323^rd of 484 public middle schools	33.3%		30.8	327^th of 493 public middle schools	33.7%	4				22.8	26.1	29.9	26.5				32.5	24.1	28.6	28.3		24.1	24.1	26.0	$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		692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	74.7	109^th of 484 public middle schools	77.5%		77.3	102^nd of 493 public middle schools	79.3%	7				53.8	40.1	52.2	48.7				52.0	57.0	54.7	54.5		53.6	53.6	55.8	$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		10 (2.2%)	10 (2.2%)	433 (94.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.9	380^th of 484 public middle schools	21.5%		19.7	392^nd of 493 public middle schools	20.5%	12			7.7	16.3	24.4	28.3	19.6			8.8	13.3	24.4	22.2	17.6	18.7	22.2	20.5	16.2	$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		7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	438 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16.1	415^th of 484 public middle schools	14.3%		14.6	432^nd of 493 public middle schools	12.4%	17	16.9	13.6	3.6	22.4	16.4	15.9	15.0	24.6	19.7	10.9	13.8	10.5	24.4	17.8	9.3	16.1	13.3	11.0	$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		26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	454 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	21.5	382^nd of 484 public middle schools	21.1%		21.6	380^th of 493 public middle schools	22.9%	2			25.2	26.6	28.7	20.9	25.1			27.7	18.6	29.8	11.6	21.2	23.5	16.4	19.8	18.6	$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		250 (31.1%)	55 (6.8%)	459 (57.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	26.8	343^rd of 484 public middle schools	29.1%		31.5	322^nd of 493 public middle schools	34.7%	21			23.4	28.9	27.8	25.1	26.3			24.5	24.9	19.8	30.1	24.9	29.4	20.2	24.7	20.7	$18,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Parthum Middle School

How many students attend Parthum Middle School?

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

What high school do graduates of Parthum Middle School attend?

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

Is Parthum Middle School a good school?

Parthum Middle School ranks 348^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Parthum Middle School?

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

What district is Parthum Middle School in?

Lawrence

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