Summary:
There is only one middle school located in the 01840 zip code - Oliver Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is situated in the city of Lawrence, an area with a high poverty rate.
Oliver Middle School is a low-performing institution, ranking 442 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 16.51% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 8.9% in math, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $19,510 and lower student-teacher ratio of 10.8, these resources do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students. The school's location in a high-poverty area may be a contributing factor to its low performance, as students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face additional challenges that can impact their academic achievement.
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