H.B. Lawrence School

As an intimate K-5 school in Holyoke, Massachusetts, H.B. Lawrence School teaches 305 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Holyoke.

H.B. Lawrence School is one of 10 schools operated by Holyoke, a district that teaches 4,795 students overall.

On the student-mix side, H.B. Lawrence School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 8% White, 7% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, On paper, H.B. Lawrence School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hampden County put median household income runs about $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which H.B. Lawrence School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Holyoke High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H.B. Lawrence School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H.B. Lawrence School has rose 10%, going from 278 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 86% to 82%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the H.B. Lawrence School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.