James F Hennessey

James F Hennessey is one of the small elementary schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts, operated by Lawrence, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Within Lawrence, which oversees 26 schools and 13,313 students, James F Hennessey is one campus in the system.

On demographics, James F Hennessey reports that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Essex County) shows that median household income runs about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James F Hennessey is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

Nearest neighbor: Guilmette Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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