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Lawrence High School

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Lawrence High School is a public high school serving 3,246 students in grades 9-12 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Lawrence School District, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lawrence High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools, with low proficiency rates on the MCAS exams compared to state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.8% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 72.7% and 86.5% in recent years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.8% to 12.3%, which is higher than the state average.

While the nearby Haverhill High and Methuen High schools perform significantly better on academic measures, High School Learning Center and RISE Academy in Lawrence have similar struggles, suggesting broader systemic issues within the Lawrence School District. Lawrence High School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with higher spending per student compared to the state average, likely due to the additional resources required to support the community.

3,453

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,186

Per pupil spending ?

70-71 North Parish Road
Lawrence, MA 01843

(978) 975-2750

District: Lawrence

Feeder schools for Lawrence High School:

Elementary:	Arlington Elementary
	Edward F. Parthum
	Emily G Wetherbee
	Francis M Leahy
	More...
	Gerard A. Guilmette
	James F Hennessey
	John Breen School
	John K Tarbox
	Lawlor Early Childhood Center
	Lawrence Family Public Academy
	Oliver Elementary School
	Robert Frost
	Rollins Early Childhood Center
	South Lawrence East Elementary School
Middle:	Alexander B Bruce
	Arlington Middle School
	Frost Middle School
	Guilmette Middle School
	More...
	Leonard Middle School
	Oliver Middle School
	Parthum Middle School
	Spark Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

2.0%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Biology scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg45%

323^rd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 11% (2018) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	10.0	323 of 349	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	329 of 348	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	313 of 342	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	260 of 285	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	307 of 351	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	308 of 345	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	66 of 133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	91 of 134	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.6	7 of 91	92.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	266 of 295	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	191 of 202	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	259 of 299	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	70 of 83	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	56 of 86	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	51 of 77	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	50 of 82	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	28 of 77	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	312 of 337	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	322 of 342	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	244 of 281	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	296 of 342	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	210 of 245	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	223 of 249	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	212 of 241	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	174 of 217	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	112 of 149	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	155 of 206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	143 of 193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.9	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	309 of 334	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	315 of 338	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	313 of 338	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	295 of 332	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	218 of 253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	280 of 330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	285 of 330	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	331 of 342	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	322 of 343	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	261 of 281	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	324 of 346	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	318 of 343	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	274 of 302	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	274 of 289	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	294 of 301	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	303 of 339	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	234 of 268	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	299 of 348	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	267 of 298	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	258 of 302	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	298 of 301	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	277 of 300	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	287 of 302	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)50th percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+41 vs school

Asian (2022)16th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)10th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Physics66%+22 vs state

English Language Arts19%-32 vs state

Science15%-31 vs state

Mathematics12%-32 vs state

Biology0%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Lawrence High 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 Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	70-71 North Parish Road	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-2750	3,453	253	13.6		68 (2.0%)	51 (1.5%)	3,286 (95.2%)	33 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	10	323^rd of 349 public high schools	7.4%		6.9	329^th of 348 public high schools	5.5%	6	18.8	12.4	15.2	0.0	65.8	$22,186
High School Learning Center	Public	9-12	1 Parker Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5917	198	15	12.8		6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	186 (93.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				$22,511
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Public, Charter	9-12	15 Union Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8410	140	5	27.8		14 (10.0%)	6 (4.3%)	112 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)								(n/a)						$32,446
North Andover High	Public	9-12	430 Osgood Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1711	1,328	100	13.3		894 (67.3%)	51 (3.8%)	218 (16.4%)	96 (7.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	75.7	88^th of 349 public high schools	74.8%		70.5	108^th of 348 public high schools	69.0%	20	61.8	54.9	63.4	51.9		$17,283
Andover High	Public	9-12	80 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-5500	1,609	125	12.8		1,012 (62.9%)	49 (3.0%)	141 (8.8%)	343 (21.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (3.5%)	90.9	41^st of 349 public high schools	88.3%		88.1	44^th of 348 public high schools	87.4%	3	74.4	76.8	72.4		57.0	$21,433
RISE Academy	Public	8-12	530 Broadway Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5905	74	10	7.7		2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				$28,930
Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	57 River Rd	Andover	01810	Essex County	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-0194	1,837	144	12.7		265 (14.4%)	32 (1.7%)	1,507 (82.0%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.8%)	33.7	238^th of 349 public high schools	31.8%		25.6	272^nd of 348 public high schools	21.8%	34	43.4	26.2	34.0	33.9		$30,534
Methuen High	Public	9-12	1 Ranger Rd	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-6040	1,841	141	13.0		653 (35.5%)	126 (6.8%)	955 (51.9%)	71 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.7%)	30.2	246^th of 349 public high schools	29.5%		31.3	250^th of 348 public high schools	28.2%	4	34.1	26.2	37.5	24.9		$17,714
Greenleaf Academy	Public	6-12	58 Chadwick Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3487	34	5	6.8		15 (44.1%)	3 (8.8%)	15 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)						$38,901
Haverhill High	Public	9-12	137 Monument Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5700	1,922	154	12.5		854 (44.4%)	114 (5.9%)	868 (45.2%)	37 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.0%)	25.5	264^th of 349 public high schools	24.4%		21.3	281^st of 348 public high schools	19.3%	17	30.6	25.8	32.0	24.7		$19,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence High School

How many students attend Lawrence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,453 students attended Lawrence High School.

What district is Lawrence High School in?

Lawrence

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence High School?

Students at Lawrence High School are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Lawrence High School?

Lawrence High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arlington Elementary
Elementary : Edward F. Parthum
Elementary : Emily G Wetherbee
Elementary : Francis M Leahy
Elementary : Gerard A. Guilmette
Elementary : James F Hennessey
Elementary : John Breen School
Elementary : John K Tarbox
Elementary : Lawlor Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Lawrence Family Public Academy
Elementary : Oliver Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Frost
Elementary : Rollins Early Childhood Center
Elementary : South Lawrence East Elementary School
Middle : Alexander B Bruce
Middle : Arlington Middle School
Middle : Frost Middle School
Middle : Guilmette Middle School
Middle : Leonard Middle School
Middle : Oliver Middle School
Middle : Parthum Middle School
Middle : Spark Academy

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Lawrence High School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Massachusetts high schools.

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