Summary:
Zip code 01840 in Lawrence, MA, has four schools—two elementary schools, one middle school, and one charter high school—serving K–12 students, with 1,482 students enrolled. The three Lawrence district schools share a district rank of 337 out of 351, at the 4th percentile, with 0 stars; Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence is its own charter district. Among the Lawrence schools, Henry K. Oliver Middle School is the relative standout: highest ELA proficiency at 18.22%, science at 12.32%, 8th-grade civics at 28.44%, and the best state rank in the zip at the 14th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026. Its math is still low at 9.2%, below the district’s 17.28% and far below the state’s 41.11%.
The two elementary schools are both near the bottom of state rankings but differ slightly. Henry K. Oliver Elementary has higher math proficiency, 11.3% vs. 6.98% at Francis M Leahy Elementary, and a better student-teacher ratio, 10.9 vs. 13.4. Leahy has higher ELA, 10.53% vs. 10.11%, and is larger, 525 vs. 469 students. Leahy is at the 1st percentile and Oliver Elementary at the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026. Year-over-year gains exist: Leahy’s ELA rose from 4.78% to 10.53%, while Oliver Middle’s science rose from 3.6% to 12.32% and 8th-grade civics from 16.81% to 28.44%, though most results remain far below state benchmarks.
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence has the most severe outcomes: a 1.9% graduation rate, 46.2% dropout rate, 0% proficiency in 10th-grade math and Biology, and a 27.8 student-teacher ratio. Spending and staffing do not show a simple relationship with results: Oliver Middle spends the most per student, $19,510, and performs best within the zip, while Phoenix has by far the highest student-teacher ratio and the weakest outcomes. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are unavailable for all four schools. Overall, the zip contains one comparatively stronger middle school, two elementary schools stuck near the bottom, and one charter high school with extreme graduation, dropout, and proficiency challenges.
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