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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Frost Middle School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 250666002654
Frost Middle School
33 Hamlet Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 · (978) 722-8810 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
21.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -27.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 27 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 48.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frost Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #244 of 304 ▲ 9 | #30 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #244 of 304 ▼ 4 | #31 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #83 of 299 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #166 of 310 | #19 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #271 of 296 | #37 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #276 of 296 | #28 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #82 of 82 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 36.6 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 32.1 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 82% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frost Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (507 to 508); teachers up 9% (32.1 to 35).
About Frost Middle School
This page covers Frost Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Its 508 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
Lawrence is the district for Frost Middle School. It has 26 schools and 13,313 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Frost Middle School, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% White and 3% Asian. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Frost Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The count of teachers at Frost Middle School is 35 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1, lower than at this school.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 221 and enroll about 113,427.
The school nearest to Frost Middle School is Robert Frost, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Frost Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Frost Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 508 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 542. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 3,453 students
- South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- Edward F. ParthumElementary · 656 students
- Parthum Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Robert FrostElementary · 568 students
- Arlington ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 3,453 students
- Community Day Charter Public SchoolElementary · 1,200 students
- Lawrence Family Development Charter SchoolElementary · 899 students
- South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- Edward F. ParthumElementary · 656 students
- Parthum Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Other Frost Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Frost Middle. Frost Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Frost MiddleFairfax, VA · 1,272 students
- Frost Middle SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Frost0.0 mi · 568
- Emily G Wetherbee0.7 mi · 480
- Shawsheen School0.9 mi · 85
- James F Hennessey0.9 mi · 300
- Gerard A. Guilmette1.1 mi · 485
- Guilmette Middle School1.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Frost Middle SchoolHow large is Frost Middle School?
Frost Middle School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 05-08.
Is Frost Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frost Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Frost Middle School have?
Frost Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Frost Middle School?
Student demographics at Frost Middle School are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Frost Middle School?
Frost Middle School is overseen by Lawrence in Essex County.
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