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Guilmette Middle School

80 Bodwell St, Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 722-8270 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 547
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
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
100
Grade 6
119
Grade 7
129
Grade 8
109
Student demographics
White
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
43395%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 26%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23952%
Female
21848%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
20.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2016
Math
18.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
457
-29 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.8:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
95%
was 95%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Guilmette Middle School

Guilmette Middle School operates as a tight-knit intermediate school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, overseen by Lawrence. Current enrollment sits at 457 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Lawrence runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,313 students. Guilmette Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Guilmette Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school records 2% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Guilmette Middle School shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Guilmette Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Essex County put the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Guilmette Middle School is one.

Gerard A. Guilmette is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Guilmette Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guilmette Middle School has decreased 6%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Guilmette Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Essex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Guilmette Middle School
District
Lawrence
Address
80 Bodwell St, Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone
(978) 722-8270
County
Essex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
457
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
9.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250666002630
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Guilmette Middle School
How 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.
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