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Guilmette Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Guilmette Middle School is a public middle school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Lawrence School District, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guilmette Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance is particularly weak for special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Massachusetts middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is a relative strength, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools for this subgroup.

Despite the school's higher spending per student compared to other Lawrence district schools, such as Spark Academy, Parthum Middle School, and Oliver Middle School, its academic outcomes remain significantly below the state averages, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student performance.

457

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,006

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Bodwell St
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 722-8270

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Guilmette Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for Guilmette Middle School:

Elementary:	Gerard A. Guilmette
	Lawrence Family Public Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

White:

2.2%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

380^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	21.9	380 of 484	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	392 of 493	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	414 of 501	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	432 of 497	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	450 of 501	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	347 of 498	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	376 of 484	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	398 of 487	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	342 of 482	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	391 of 441	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	397 of 455	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	428 of 455	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	433 of 455	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	428 of 449	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	414 of 434	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	325 of 445	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	372 of 431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	210 of 424	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	230 of 417	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	22 of 181	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	49 of 180	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	38 of 155	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.4	95 of 154	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	103 of 135	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	67 of 138	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	66 of 127	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	374 of 473	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	398 of 481	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	418 of 489	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	424 of 483	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	340 of 478	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	194 of 376	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	204 of 378	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	205 of 364	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	255 of 368	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	275 of 335	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	107 of 322	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	133 of 309	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	310 of 464	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	317 of 469	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	358 of 481	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	385 of 489	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	407 of 462	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	195 of 452	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	269 of 438	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	366 of 473	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	385 of 483	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	400 of 489	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	449 of 497	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	450 of 485	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	341 of 478	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	368 of 466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	311 of 435	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	420 of 441	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	415 of 444	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	398 of 503	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	432 of 489	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	147 of 484	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	235 of 467	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	446 of 491	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+66 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)13th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Civics16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Guilmette 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wood Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Cross Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-8800	317	36	8.9		145 (45.7%)	13 (4.1%)	49 (15.5%)	100 (31.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	90.2	57^th of 484 public middle schools	88.2%		93.6	30^th of 493 public middle schools	93.9%	27				69.3	66.7	69.9	68.6				61.7	65.7	78.5	68.1		69.9	69.9	50.5	$27,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Guilmette Middle School

What district is Guilmette Middle School in?

Lawrence

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Guilmette Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Guilmette Middle School?

Students at Guilmette Middle School are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Guilmette Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Guilmette Middle School.

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

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