Is Spark Academy a good school?

Spark Academy ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

How many students attend Spark Academy?

In the 2021-22 school year, 436 students attended Spark Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Spark Academy?

Students at Spark Academy are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Spark Academy attend?

Students who attend Spark Academy usually go on to attend Lawrence High School

Spark Academy School in Lawrence MA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Spark Academy ranks worse than 77.3% of middle schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked middle schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.6. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.5%), White (3.9%), African American (0.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spark Academy is 10.3, which is the 3^rd best among 8 middle schools in the Lawrence School District. (See more...)

Compare Spark Academy employs 42 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spark Academy is $15,746. 5 middle schools in the Lawrence School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Spark Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Spark Academy 384^th of 497 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Spark Academy in the ranking list.)

Lawrence:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence 338^th of 353 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Spark Academy

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	13.76	386^th	441	12.5%
2016	38.28	303^rd	482	37.1%
2017	30.74	340^th	487	30.2%
2018	21.19	387^th	484	20.0%
2019	25.20	375^th	498	24.7%
2021	10.10	462^nd	501	7.8%
2022	23.60	384^th	497	22.7%

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Spark Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2013	1	1	5	98	2	0	107
2014	10	2	11	231	2	0	256
2015	19	5	15	392	4	0	435
2016	19	4	12	394	1	0	430
2017	17	6	11	422	2	0	458
2018	12	7	10	430	1	0	460
2019	13	6	9	426	3	1	458
2020	14	7	8	441	4	0	474
2021	17	3	5	448	3	0	476
2022	17	4	3	412	0	0	436

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Spark Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	107	9.0	11.8	79.4
2014	256	21.0	12.1	93.4
2015	435	29.0	15.0	92.6
2016	430	34.0	12.6	n/a
2017	458	33.2	13.7	n/a
2018	460	41.0	11.1	n/a
2019	458	31.4	14.5	n/a
2020	474	35.0	13.5	n/a
2021	476	33.5	14.2	n/a
2022	436	42.0	10.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Spark Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2013	107	9.0	11.8	79.4
2014	256	21.0	12.1	93.4
2015	435	29.0	15.0	92.6
2016	430	34.0	12.6	n/a
2017	458	33.2	13.7	n/a
2018	460	41.0	11.1	n/a
2019	458	31.4	14.5	n/a
2020	474	35.0	13.5	n/a
2021	476	33.5	14.2	n/a
2022	436	42.0	10.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Spark Academy

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$970 (6.4%)	$14,089 (93.6%)	$15,059
2020	$757 (5.1%)	$14,231 (94.9%)	$14,988
2021	$1,552 (9.9%)	$14,193 (90.1%)	$15,746

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Spark Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 375^th of 498 Middle schools	Ranks 384^th of 497 Middle schools	2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Spark Academy)	19	16.7	2.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	34	15.9	18.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	54	41.5	12.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Spark Academy)	38	16	22%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	34	16.6	17.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	51	41.9	9.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Spark Academy)	26	31.7	5.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	29	21.6	7.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	48	41.1	6.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Spark Academy)	36	15.5	20.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	36	19	17%
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	48	37.2	10.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Spark Academy)	31	24.2	6.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence)	27	22.4	4.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	51	41.9	9.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Spark Academy)	38	26.5	11.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence)	33	19	14%
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	47	36.3	10.7%
8th Grade Science (Spark Academy)	34	26.9	7.2%
8th Grade Science (Lawrence)	23	17.5	5.5%
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)	46	41.9	4.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Spark Academy)	26	24	2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lawrence)	30	17.5	12.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	41.3	10.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Spark Academy)	37	19.8	17.3%
All Grades Mathematics (Lawrence)	31	16.2	14.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	39.1	9.9%
All Grades Science (Spark Academy)	34	26.9	7.2%
All Grades Science (Lawrence)	25	17.5	7.5%
All Grades Science (Massachusetts)	47	42.3	4.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	458	476	3.9%
African American	6	3	50%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	9	5	44.4%
Hispanic	426	448	5.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	13	17	30.8%
Two or More Races	3	3

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