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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 250666001626
Gerard A. Guilmette
80 Bodwell Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 686-8150 · Essex County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 115 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%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
7.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -23.0pp since 2016
Math
7.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -31.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 31 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 4.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gerard A. Guilmette ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #904 of 920 | #109 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #914 of 920 | #110 of 111 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #351 of 901 | #44 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #270 of 1,086 | #33 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #240 of 938 | #29 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #925 of 938 | #107 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #441 of 602 | #45 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
-29 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.5:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
94%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 485 | 44.2 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 50.4 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 53 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 41.1 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerard A. Guilmette.
About Gerard A. Guilmette
Gerard A. Guilmette is one of the public schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 485 students across grades 1 through 4. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The district, Lawrence, has 13,313 students enrolled across 26 schools.
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Gerard A. Guilmette. The next largest groups are 2% White. In Essex County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1, with 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Essex County has about 813,054 residents, and the median household income is $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Gerard A. Guilmette, Essex County has 220 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Guilmette Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The federal government classifies Gerard A. Guilmette's location as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 485 students in 2024-25, 29 fewer than the 514 it had in 2017-18. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2017-18 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Guilmette Middle School0.0 mi · 457
- James F Hennessey0.2 mi · 300
- Alexander B Bruce0.3 mi · 462
- Lawrence Family Public Academy0.3 mi · 202
- Lawrence Family Development Charter School0.6 mi · 899
- Emily G Wetherbee0.6 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Gerard A. GuilmetteHow large is Gerard A. Guilmette?
Gerard A. Guilmette enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Gerard A. Guilmette serve?
Gerard A. Guilmette serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Gerard A. Guilmette?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Gerard A. Guilmette.
How diverse is Gerard A. Guilmette?
Gerard A. Guilmette reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Gerard A. Guilmette public or private?
Gerard A. Guilmette is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.