Summary:
Zip code 01843 includes eight schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts — four elementary schools (one K–8 and one PK–K), two middle schools, and two high schools — all serving the Lawrence district, which ranks 337 of 351 statewide (4th percentile, 0 stars). Total enrollment is 6,578 students, ranging from 198 at High School Learning Center to 3,453 at Lawrence High School; the median school enrolls 494.
Among these schools, Spark Academy stands out as the only 2-star school and the highest-ranked at the 30th percentile (334 of 478), with balanced scores near 24% in ELA, math, and science versus the district's roughly 17%, plus a low student–teacher ratio of 9.4. Emily G Wetherbee ranks highest among elementary-type schools (29th percentile), has the smallest classes (8.7) and the most spending ($17,767 per student), and posts above-state 3rd grade results (46.67% ELA, 48.89% math) — yet its middle-grade math falls to 8–12%. Frost Middle School has the strongest science (32.16% vs district 17.80%) and improved from the 21st to 27th percentile despite the largest classes (14.5).
Lawrence High is large and improving (5th to 7th to 12th percentile), graduates 86.7% versus the district's 82.2%, and its physics score of 54.81% beats the state's 46.58%, but its ELA (15.7%), math (13.11%), science (10.91%), and biology (0%) are low. High School Learning Center is the clear low outlier: 67.4% graduation, 19.7% dropout, and 0% 10th grade ELA and math. Most schools here outperform the district average but remain below state averages, with above-state results only in Lawrence High's physics and Emily G Wetherbee's 3rd grade. Free/reduced lunch data is unavailable, and spending figures are from 2020–2021.
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