For the 2024 school year, there are 31 public schools serving 14,915 students in Lawrence, MA (there are , serving 1,803 private students). 89% of all K-12 students in Lawrence, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
The top ranked public schools in Lawrence, MA are Phoenix Public Charter High School Lawrence, Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway and Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Lawrence, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Lawrence have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Massachusetts public schools.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public school average of 44% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Lawrence, MA (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Phoenix Public Charter High School Lawrence
Charter School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
15 Union Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8410
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8410
Grades: 9-12
| 138 students
Rank: #22.
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
50 Pleasant Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-2538
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-2538
Grades: PK-8
| 401 students
Rank: #33.
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
190 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-2538
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-2538
Grades: PK-8
| 400 students
Rank: #44.
Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster
Charter School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 52% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
50 Pleasant Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-2538
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-2538
Grades: PK-8
| 394 students
Rank: #55.
High School Learning Center
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 975-5917
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 975-5917
Grades: 9-12
| 208 students
Rank: #66.
Lawrence Family Development Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
34 West Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 689-9863
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 689-9863
Grades: PK-8
| 796 students
Rank: #77.
Frost Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
33 Hamlet Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 722-8810
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 722-8810
Grades: 5-8
| 528 students
Rank: #88.
Robert Frost
(Math: 28% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
33 Hamlet Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5941
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5941
Grades: K-4
| 541 students
Rank: #99.
Parthum Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
255 East Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 691-7224
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 691-7224
Grades: 5-8
| 557 students
Rank: #1010.
Edward F. Parthum
(Math: 22% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
255 E Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 691-7200
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 691-7200
Grades: K-4
| 668 students
Rank: #1111.
Lawrence High School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
70-71 North Parish Road
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-2750
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-2750
Grades: 9-12
| 3,097 students
Rank: #1212.
Spark Academy
(Math: 20% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
165 Crawford Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5993
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5993
Grades: 6-8
| 436 students
Rank: #1313.
John K Tarbox
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
59 Alder Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5983
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5983
Grades: 1-5
| 274 students
Rank: #1414.
South Lawrence East Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
165 Crawford Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5970
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5970
Grades: 1-5
| 684 students
Rank: #1515.
Up Oliver Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8670
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8670
Grades: 6-8
| 311 students
Rank: #1616.
Emily G Wetherbee
(Math: 20% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
75 Newton Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 557-2900
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 557-2900
Grades: K-8
| 529 students
Rank: #1717.
Up Leonard Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
60 Allen Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8159
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8159
Grades: 6-8
| 340 students
Rank: #1818.
Guilmette Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
80 Bodwell St
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8270
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8270
Grades: 5-8
| 496 students
Rank: #1919.
Alexander B Bruce
(Math: 14% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
135 Butler Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5935
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5935
Grades: 3-8
| 451 students
Rank: #2020.
Arlington Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
150 Arlington Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5930
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5930
Grades: 5-8
| 563 students
Rank: #2121.
School For Exceptional Studies
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5980
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5980
Grades: 1-12
| 105 students
Rank: #2222.
Francis M Leahy
(Math: 6% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Erving Avenue
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5959
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5959
Grades: 1-5
| 396 students
Rank: #2323.
Community Day Arlington
(Math: 6% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
150 Arlington Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8311
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8311
Grades: K-4
| 564 students
Rank: #2424.
Gerard A. Guilmette
(Math: 5% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
80 Bodwell Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 686-8150
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 686-8150
Grades: 1-4
| 476 students
Rank: #2525.
Oliver Partnership School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
183 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8170
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8170
Grades: 1-5
| 461 students
Rank: n/an/a
122 Hancock Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5950
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5950
Grades: PK-2
| 312 students
Rank: n/an/a
114 Osgood Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5932
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5932
Grades: PK-K
| 252 students
Rank: n/an/a
41 Lexington Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5956
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5956
Grades: K
| 133 students
Rank: n/an/a
526 Lowell Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8030
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8030
Grades: PK-K
| 162 students
Rank: n/an/a
Rise Academy
Alternative School
530 Broadway Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5905
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5905
Grades: 9-12
| 79 students
Rank: n/an/a
451 Howard Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8190
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8190
Grades: PK-K
| 163 students
Lawrence, Massachusetts Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
150 Arlington St
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5928
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5928
Grades: 2-4
| 339 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0713
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0713
Grades: 9-12
| 409 students
40 Pleasant Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5980
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5980
Grades: PK-K
| 173 students
50 Cross Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5947
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5947
Grades: K
| 135 students
400 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5953
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5953
Grades: 1-8
| 124 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0735
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0735
Grades: 9-12
| 435 students
233 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8770
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 722-8770
Grades: 7-8
| 188 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0724
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0724
Grades: 9-12
| 437 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0712
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0712
Grades: 9-12
| 224 students
60 Allen St
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5962
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 975-5962
Grades: 7-8
| 222 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0719
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0719
Grades: 9-12
| 436 students
70-71 North Parish Rd
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0766
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 946-0766
Grades: 9-12
| 417 students
Phoenix Academy Lawrence (Closed 2021)
Alternative School
15 Union Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8410
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8410
Grades: 9-12
| 125 students
243 South Broadway
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-6067
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-6067
Grades: K
| 135 students
165 Crawford Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5993
Lawrence, MA 01843
(978) 975-5993
Grades: 8
| 159 students
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What are the top ranked public schools in Lawrence, MA?
The top ranked public schools in Lawrence, MA include Phoenix Public Charter High School Lawrence, Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway and Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect.
How many public schools are located in Lawrence, MA?
31 public schools are located in Lawrence, MA.
What percentage of students in Lawrence, MA go to public school?
89% of all K-12 students in Lawrence, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
What is the racial composition of students in Lawrence, MA?
Lawrence, MA public schools minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public schools average of 44% (majority Hispanic).
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