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Oliver Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Oliver Middle School is a public middle school located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 346 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.

Oliver Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, typically ranking between 400-450 out of around 500 schools. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 16.51% proficiency in ELA, 8.9% in Math, and 3.6% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. Oliver Middle School's performance lags behind the nearby Frost Middle School, which has higher proficiency rates in all subjects and grades.

Oliver Middle School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts middle schools in these categories. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts middle schools for this subgroup. Despite the higher per-student spending of $19,510 in 2020-2021 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.8 in 2023-2024 compared to the nearby Frost Middle School, Oliver Middle School's academic performance remains significantly lower, raising questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and utilization.

348

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,654

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840

(978) 722-8670

District: Lawrence

Students who attend Oliver Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for Oliver Middle School:

Elementary:	John K Tarbox
	Oliver Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

African American:

1.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

442^nd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	11.6	442 of 484	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	414 of 493	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	439 of 501	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	421 of 497	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	444 of 501	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	443 of 498	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	443 of 484	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	389 of 487	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	364 of 482	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	347 of 441	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	388 of 445	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	406 of 431	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	348 of 424	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	400 of 417	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	58 of 181	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	142 of 180	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	44 of 155	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	47 of 135	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	101 of 127	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	422 of 473	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	418 of 481	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	436 of 489	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	403 of 494	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	423 of 483	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	421 of 478	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	433 of 463	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	311 of 376	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	224 of 378	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	262 of 364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	230 of 368	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	251 of 335	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	239 of 322	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	242 of 309	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	409 of 464	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	345 of 469	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	359 of 489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	372 of 462	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	368 of 452	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	371 of 438	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	435 of 473	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	400 of 483	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	428 of 489	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	431 of 497	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	442 of 485	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	449 of 478	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	431 of 466	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	406 of 435	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	365 of 441	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	414 of 444	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	371 of 503	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	409 of 489	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	407 of 484	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	413 of 467	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	429 of 491	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics17%-22 vs state

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

Science4%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Oliver 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
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
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
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
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
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 Oliver Middle School

How many students attend Oliver Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Oliver Middle School.

Is Oliver Middle School a good school?

Oliver Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Oliver Middle School in?

Lawrence

What is the racial makeup of Oliver Middle School?

Students at Oliver Middle School are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Oliver Middle School attend?

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

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