Alexander B Bruce

Alexander B Bruce is one of the tight-knit intermediate schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts, overseen by Lawrence, with 462 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 8.

Lawrence runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,313 students. Alexander B Bruce is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alexander B Bruce lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Alexander B Bruce is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence Family Public Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alexander B Bruce.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alexander B Bruce has contracted 11%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.