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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 250666002630
Guilmette Middle School
80 Bodwell St, Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 722-8270 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 24% |
Student demographics
10%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
20.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2016
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Guilmette Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #260 of 304 ▼ 1 | #35 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #268 of 304 ▲ 8 | #34 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #128 of 299 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #195 of 310 | #25 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #14 of 296 | #3 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #291 of 296 | #32 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #155 of 204 | #22 of 29 |
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
457
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 457 | 51 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 46.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 52.5 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 58 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 45 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 42 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 94% (511) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guilmette Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (486 to 457); teachers up 13% (45 to 51).
About Guilmette Middle School
In Lawrence, Massachusetts, Guilmette Middle School is a small middle-grades school. The school's 457 students are in grades 5 through 8.
The district, Lawrence, has 13,313 students enrolled across 26 schools.
Hispanic students make up 95% of enrollment at Guilmette Middle School. Smaller groups are 2% White and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 24% Hispanic. Guilmette Middle School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 9.0:1 comes from the school's 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Essex County has about 813,054 residents, and the median household income is $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Essex County has 221 public schools and roughly 113,427 students.
Gerard A. Guilmette is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Guilmette Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Guilmette Middle School had 494 students, to 2024-25, when it had 457.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
Nearby schools
- Gerard A. Guilmette0.0 mi · 485
- 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 Guilmette Middle SchoolHow many students attend Guilmette Middle School?
Guilmette Middle School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Guilmette Middle School serve?
Guilmette Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Guilmette Middle School have?
Guilmette Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Guilmette Middle School?
Student demographics at Guilmette Middle School are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Guilmette Middle School?
Guilmette Middle School is overseen by Lawrence in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.