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Lawrence Schools
Lawrence is a public school district in Kansas, based in Douglas County (Lawrence). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lawrence on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lawrence
18 of 20 schools in Lawrence carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 3C: 7D: 3
Best schools in Lawrence
Statewide rankings: all 322 high schools in Kansas · all 199 middle schools in Kansas · all 683 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Langston Hughes Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lawrence Southwest Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lawrence Free State High (High school, meets expectations)
- A Lawrence Virtual School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Quail Run Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lawrence West Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Sunflower Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Deerfield Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Hillcrest Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Cordley Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Lawrence
High schools (2)
- A Lawrence Free State High, Lawrence
- C+ Lawrence High, Lawrence
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D Billy Mills Middle School, Lawrence
- A Lawrence Southwest Middle School, Lawrence
- B+ Lawrence West Middle School, Lawrence
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- Broken Arrow Elem, Lawrence
- C+ Cordley Elem, Lawrence
- B- Deerfield Elem, Lawrence
- C+ Hillcrest Elem, Lawrence
- A+ Langston Hughes Elem, Lawrence
- D- New York Elem, Lawrence
- Pinckney Elem, Lawrence
- C- Prairie Park Elem, Lawrence
- A- Quail Run Elementary, Lawrence
- C- Schwegler Elem, Lawrence
- B Sunflower Elementary, Lawrence
- C- Sunset Hill Elem, Lawrence
- C- Woodlawn Elem, Lawrence
Other schools and academies (2)
- D Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School, Lawrence
- A Lawrence Virtual School, Lawrence
Where Lawrence schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Lawrence (20)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Douglas County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,594 students with 710 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,391 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2008400
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Baldwin City (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Eudora (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Perry Public Schools (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Shawnee Heights (6 schools, 15 mi)
- McLouth (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Tonganoxie (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Gardner Edgerton (11 schools, 20 mi)
- De Soto (12 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Lawrence
How many schools are in Lawrence?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Lawrence, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lawrence serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lawrence.
How good are the schools in Lawrence?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.8%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lawrence?
10,594 students were enrolled in Lawrence in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lawrence?
Lawrence is in Kansas, based in Douglas County, with its district office in Lawrence. Its boundary covers about 163 sq mi.