Summary:
The 01843 zip code in Lawrence, Massachusetts is home to two middle schools: Frost Middle School and Spark Academy. While both schools are part of the Lawrence school district, which is ranked 334 out of 348 districts in the state, Spark Academy stands out as the higher-performing school in the area.
Spark Academy consistently outperforms Frost Middle School on key metrics such as academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Spark Academy's ELA proficiency rate was 26.47%, compared to Frost Middle School's 25.11%, and the Lawrence district's 17.66%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Spark Academy's proficiency rate was 28.26%, while Frost Middle School's was 21.24% and the district's was 18.69%. Additionally, Spark Academy has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11:1, compared to Frost Middle School's 13.7:1, and spends slightly more per student ($15,746) than Frost Middle School ($15,019).
Despite Spark Academy's stronger performance, both schools face the challenge of performing significantly below the Massachusetts state averages in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for students in the Lawrence school district. The consistent performance of Spark Academy, however, suggests that factors such as student-teacher ratio and per-student spending may contribute to its academic success compared to Frost Middle School.
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