Emily G Wetherbee

Emily G Wetherbee is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Lawrence, Massachusetts, operated by Lawrence, serveing 480 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 26% bigger than typical.

Lawrence runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,313 students. Emily G Wetherbee is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Emily G Wetherbee records that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Emily G Wetherbee is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is High School Learning Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emily G Wetherbee.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 31%: 700 students in 2018 compared to 480 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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