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Lawrence Schools
Lawrence is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Essex County (Lawrence). SchoolGrade grades 26 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
21 of 26 schools in Lawrence carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 12F: 9
Best schools in Lawrence
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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.
- D+ Robert Frost (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Spark Academy (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D Edward F Parthum (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Emily G Wetherbee (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D South Lawrence East Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Parthum Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D Frost Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D John K Tarbox (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Guilmette Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Lawrence High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Lawrence
All schools, A to Z (26)
- D- Alexander B Bruce, Lawrence
- F Arlington Elementary, Lawrence
- D- Arlington Middle School, Lawrence
- D Edward F Parthum, Lawrence
- D Emily G Wetherbee, Lawrence
- F Francis M Leahy, Lawrence
- D Frost Middle School, Lawrence
- F Gerard A Guilmette, Lawrence
- D Guilmette Middle School, Lawrence
- F High School Learning Center, Lawrence
- James F Hennessey, Lawrence
- John Breen School, Lawrence
- D John K Tarbox, Lawrence
- Lawlor Early Childhood Center, Lawrence
- Lawrence Family Public Academy, Lawrence
- D- Lawrence High School, Lawrence
- F Leonard Middle School, Lawrence
- F Oliver Elementary School, Lawrence
- F Oliver Middle School, Lawrence
- D Parthum Middle School, Lawrence
- F Rise Academy, Lawrence
- D+ Robert Frost, Lawrence
- Rollins Early Childhood Center, Lawrence
- F School For Exceptional Studies, Lawrence
- D South Lawrence East Elementary School, Lawrence
- D+ Spark Academy, Lawrence
Where Lawrence schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Lawrence (26)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,008 students with 1,149 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,349 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2506660
- 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
- Methuen (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Andover (10 schools, 4 mi)
- North Andover (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Haverhill (16 schools, 7 mi)
- Tewksbury (7 schools, 7 mi)
- Dracut (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Lowell (27 schools, 9 mi)
- Georgetown (4 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Lawrence
How many schools are in Lawrence?
SchoolGrade grades 26 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 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 14.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 21%. 48% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lawrence?
13,008 students were enrolled in Lawrence in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lawrence?
Lawrence is in Massachusetts, based in Essex County, with its district office in Lawrence. Its boundary covers about 6.9 sq mi.