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Oliver Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Oliver Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 462 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts over the past several years, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of schools statewide.

Oliver Elementary School struggles to support the academic achievement of its students, with only 9.77% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.51% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly lower than the Lawrence district and the state of Massachusetts. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with only 3.23% proficient or better in ELA and 4.35% in Mathematics. Nearby schools in the Lawrence district, such as John K Tarbox, Arlington Elementary, and Francis M Leahy, generally outperform Oliver Elementary School in academic proficiency rates.

The consistently low performance of Oliver Elementary School suggests that the school has struggled to implement effective strategies to improve student learning and achievement, despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners at the school may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance, as well as the overall low performance of the Lawrence School District, which ranks among the lowest in the state. The nearby Community Day Charter Public School and Lawrence Family Development Charter School significantly outperform Oliver Elementary and the Lawrence district as a whole in academic proficiency.

469

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,042

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840

(978) 722-8170

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Oliver Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver Middle School
High:	Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

African American:

1.9%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

882^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary 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	6.0	882 of 906	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	908 of 916	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	921 of 928	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	927 of 932	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	913 of 936	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	904 of 942	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	891 of 934	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	868 of 938	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	897 of 932	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	884 of 914	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	668 of 672	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	580 of 632	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	582 of 665	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	189 of 282	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	222 of 264	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	245 of 267	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	177 of 240	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	165 of 258	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	180 of 244	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	845 of 869	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	863 of 886	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	877 of 887	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	896 of 901	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	874 of 898	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	865 of 902	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	837 of 893	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	410 of 458	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	420 of 446	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	405 of 420	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	393 of 401	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	337 of 379	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	306 of 398	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	276 of 379	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	698 of 736	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	746 of 760	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	751 of 757	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	764 of 772	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	693 of 705	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	593 of 700	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	597 of 685	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	863 of 884	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	887 of 891	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	891 of 896	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	904 of 908	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	884 of 904	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	871 of 907	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	849 of 898	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	668 of 717	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	678 of 731	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	695 of 703	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	899 of 905	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	877 of 894	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	827 of 896	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	810 of 886	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.0	900 of 925	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.4	386 of 399	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

English Language Arts10%-32 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Oliver Elementary 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
Oliver Elementary School	Public	1-5	303 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8170	469	43	10.9		8 (1.7%)	9 (1.9%)	448 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6	882^nd of 906 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.9	908^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.9%	26	12.7	14.3	3.2				9.8	19.0	9.3	4.4				10.5	5.5		5.5		$23,042
Francis M Leahy	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5959	525	39	13.4		7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	509 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3.6	901^st of 906 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	911^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.5%	10	6.9	5.0	2.6				4.8	11.0	1.3	2.6				4.8	6.5		6.5		$22,925
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	34 West Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence Family Development Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 689-9863	899	70	12.8		0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	894 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%		18.8	754^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.7%	33	19.2	29.9	9.0	27.3	30.4	62.1	28.3	16.4	25.3	18.0	11.7	22.1	39.4	21.5	21.8	27.3	24.3	36.4	$19,567
Lawlor Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	41 Lexington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5956	205	17	12.4		2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	196 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$22,554
John K Tarbox	Public	1-5	59 Alder Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5983	281	25	11.4		5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.4	769^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.8	718^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.6%	51	21.7	24.1	21.7				22.6	26.1	20.0	23.9				23.1	21.7		21.7		$23,914
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8311	558	63	8.9		14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	539 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.3	898^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	903^rd of 916 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.8	9.5					8.6	9.8	6.3					8.1					$24,015
Gerard A. Guilmette	Public	1-4	80 Bodwell Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-8150	485	44	10.9		12 (2.5%)	6 (1.2%)	458 (94.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3.8	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.3	910^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.7%	10	7.4	7.1					7.2	10.6	2.7					6.8					$22,063
Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,200	136	8.8		16 (1.3%)	17 (1.4%)	1,148 (95.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	52.6	429^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.6%		53.9	429^th of 916 public elementary schools	53.2%		39.5	33.0	36.2	44.9	53.0	50.4	43.0	48.4	52.4	51.3	45.8	48.7	43.4	48.3	36.8	48.7	42.6	39.8	$20,864
Rollins Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	451 Howard Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8190	157	21	7.4		3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (96.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$25,435
James F Hennessey	Public	PK, KG-2	122 Hancock Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5950	300	32	9.5		9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	282 (94.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$26,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver Elementary School

Is Oliver Elementary School a good school?

Oliver Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oliver Elementary School?

Students at Oliver Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Oliver Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oliver Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliver Middle School
High : Lawrence High School

How many students attend Oliver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Oliver Elementary School.

What district is Oliver Elementary School in?

Lawrence

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