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Francis M Leahy Middle

Public Grades 5-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Francis M Leahy Middle is a grades 5–8 school at 100 Erving Avenue in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving 310 students — the smallest of the eight Lawrence middle schools in this comparison — within a district the state ranks 337th of 351 (4th percentile, 0 stars). On 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation tests, 6.53% of Leahy students scored proficient in English language arts, 5.99% in math, 6.9% in science, and 9.62% in 8th-grade civics, versus 17.46%, 17.28%, 17.8% and 16.73% across the district and roughly 40% statewide. The school's statewide rank is 461st of 478 (4th percentile, 0 stars).

Leahy posts the lowest proficiency of any Lawrence middle school in this group, trailing Arlington Middle School (10.71% ELA), Alexander B Bruce (15.38%), Henry K. Oliver Middle School (18.22%), Guilmette Middle School (20.63%), Spark Academy (23.95%), Frost Middle School (24.83%) and Parthum Middle School (25.6%). The gap to neighboring towns is far wider: North Andover Middle, 1.9 miles away, reports 46.25% in ELA and 54.12% in math, while Andover West Middle and Doherty Middle, 3.5–3.9 miles away, report about 67% in ELA. Leahy spent $18,139 per student in 2020–21 — the latest year reported here, and the second-highest among its Lawrence peers, above North Andover's $14,847 — with a 13.7 student-to-teacher ratio in 2024–25, improved from 15.0 in 2022–23.

Leahy's results have slid over the long term: it sat near the 30th–35th percentile in the mid-2010s, fell to the 1st percentile in 2023–24, and recovered only slightly to the 4th percentile in 2025–26. Serving specific groups has become harder — English Language Learners went from the 63rd percentile (3 stars) in 2023–24 to the 33rd percentile and then the 9th percentile (0 stars) in 2025–26, while special education students fell from the 22nd to the 1st percentile. Within the school, 8th grade is consistently stronger than 5th grade (8th-grade ELA 10.58% and math 13.46%, versus 3.03% and 1% in 5th grade), though even those figures are roughly half the district's. With only 310 students, per-grade percentages can be volatile.

310

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,177

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100 Erving Avenue
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 722-8159

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Francis M Leahy Middle usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for Francis M Leahy Middle:

Elementary:

Francis M Leahy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

African American:

1.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg17%

Massachusetts avg41%

461^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	7.7	461 of 478	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.7	175 of 193	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.7	453 of 468	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.8	358 of 383	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.6	435 of 461	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.4	451 of 470	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.6	433 of 436	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics10%-30 vs state

Science7%-34 vs state

English Language Arts7%-33 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	85.5%	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	85.9%	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
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	82.4%	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
Spark Academy	Public	5-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4	87.4%	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
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	87.7%	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
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	85.1%	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	86.8%	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	74.8%	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
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	22.4%	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
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	13.8%	319 (62.8%)	18 (3.5%)	52 (10.2%)	99 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	94.1	28^th of 478 public middle schools	94.1%		90.7	53^rd of 484 public middle schools	89.0%	25				58.8	70.8	71.9	67.6				73.5	64.5	83.0	73.3		78.4	78.4	73.9			$23,725

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In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Francis M Leahy Middle.

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Students at Francis M Leahy Middle are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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