Lawrence
Public school district based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. NCES district ID 2506660; state ID MA-0149.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
26
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
13,313
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,159.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
11.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 438 | |
| Kindergarten | 935 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,049 | |
| Grade 2 | 966 | |
| Grade 3 | 994 | |
| Grade 4 | 997 | |
| Grade 5 | 962 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,020 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,067 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,101 | |
| Grade 9 | 904 | |
| Grade 10 | 878 | |
| Grade 11 | 932 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,025 | |
| Ungraded | 45 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.9% | |
| Black or African American | 1.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 94.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 0.4% | |
| White | 2.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 46.8% | |
| Male | 53.0% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 26.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence High School Lawrence | 9–12 | Regular | 3,453 | 253.2 | 13.6 | Suburb: Large |
| South Lawrence East Elementary School Lawrence | 1–5 | Regular | 666 | 55.5 | 12 | Suburb: Large |
| Edward F. Parthum Lawrence | K–4 | Regular | 656 | 49.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Parthum Middle School Lawrence | 5–8 | Regular | 585 | 42.0 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Robert Frost Lawrence | K–4 | Regular | 568 | 49.0 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Arlington Elementary Lawrence | K–4 | Regular | 558 | 62.5 | 8.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Arlington Middle School Lawrence | 5–8 | Regular | 543 | 44.5 | 12.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Francis M Leahy Lawrence | PK–5 | Regular | 525 | 39.0 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Frost Middle School Lawrence | 5–8 | Regular | 508 | 35.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Gerard A. Guilmette Lawrence | 1–4 | Regular | 485 | 44.2 | 11 | Suburb: Large |
| Emily G Wetherbee Lawrence | K–8 | Regular | 480 | 55.0 | 8.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Oliver Elementary School Lawrence | 1–5 | Regular | 469 | 43.0 | 10.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Alexander B Bruce Lawrence | 3–8 | Regular | 462 | 41.3 | 11.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Guilmette Middle School Lawrence | 5–8 | Regular | 457 | 51.0 | 9 | Suburb: Large |
| Spark Academy Lawrence | 6–8 | Regular | 443 | 47.0 | 9.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Oliver Middle School Lawrence | 6–8 | Regular | 348 | 30.0 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Leonard Middle School Lawrence | 6–8 | Regular | 310 | 22.5 | 13.8 | Suburb: Large |
| James F Hennessey Lawrence | PK–2 | Regular | 300 | 31.5 | 9.5 | Suburb: Large |
| John K Tarbox Lawrence | 1–5 | Regular | 281 | 24.5 | 11.5 | Suburb: Large |
| John Breen School Lawrence | PK–K | Regular | 262 | 26.0 | 10.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Lawlor Early Childhood Center Lawrence | PK–K | Regular | 205 | 16.5 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Lawrence Family Public Academy Lawrence | PK–K | Regular | 202 | 20.5 | 9.9 | Suburb: Large |
| High School Learning Center Lawrence | 9–12 | Regular | 198 | 15.4 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Rollins Early Childhood Center Lawrence | PK–K | Regular | 157 | 21.0 | 7.5 | Suburb: Large |
| School for Exceptional Studies Lawrence | 1–12 | Regular | 118 | 31.2 | 3.8 | Suburb: Large |
| RISE Academy Lawrence | 8–12 | Alternative | 74 | 9.5 | 7.8 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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