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Leonard Middle School

Q: Is Leonard Middle School a good school?

Leonard Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Leonard Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Leonard Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Leonard Middle School?

Students at Leonard Middle School are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Leonard Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Leonard Middle School is a public middle school located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 321 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.

Leonard Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts middle schools, with proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's student-teacher ratio is higher than the state average, suggesting that the additional resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Andover and North Andover districts, such as Andover West Middle, Doherty Middle, and North Andover Middle, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% and rankings in the top 20-30% of Massachusetts middle schools. Addressing the underlying challenges facing Leonard Middle School will be crucial to improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education for the students of Lawrence.

310

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,177

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Allen Street
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 722-8159

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Leonard Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for Leonard Middle School:

Elementary:

Francis M Leahy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

African American:

1.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

472^nd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	7.2	472 of 484	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	486 of 493	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	488 of 501	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	414 of 497	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	415 of 501	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	350 of 498	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	321 of 484	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	363 of 487	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.4	312 of 482	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	323 of 441	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	441 of 445	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	382 of 431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	342 of 424	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	343 of 417	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	122 of 181	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	66 of 180	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	140 of 155	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	47 of 154	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	31 of 138	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	16 of 127	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	459 of 473	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	474 of 481	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	483 of 489	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	420 of 494	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	386 of 483	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	332 of 478	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	363 of 376	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	368 of 378	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	352 of 364	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	244 of 368	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	210 of 335	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	109 of 322	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	90 of 309	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	452 of 464	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	460 of 469	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	465 of 481	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	365 of 489	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	339 of 462	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	180 of 452	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	168 of 438	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	457 of 473	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	470 of 483	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	476 of 489	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	403 of 497	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	427 of 485	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	344 of 478	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	297 of 466	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	433 of 435	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	342 of 441	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	438 of 444	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	367 of 503	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	348 of 489	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	152 of 484	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	139 of 467	70.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	402 of 491	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+30 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)12th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics7%-32 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

English Language Arts7%-35 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Leonard 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Andover West Middle	Public	6-8	70 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-5400	508	42	12.0		319 (62.8%)	18 (3.5%)	52 (10.2%)	99 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	90.7	53^rd of 484 public middle schools	89.0%		93.5	31^st of 493 public middle schools	93.7%	22				61.6	76.0	58.7	65.0				72.7	77.9	66.3	72.0		64.1	64.1	62.8	$23,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Leonard Middle School

What district is Leonard Middle School in?

Lawrence

Is Leonard Middle School a good school?

Leonard Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Leonard Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Leonard Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Leonard Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Leonard Middle School?

Students at Leonard Middle School are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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