John Breen School

John Breen School is a small elementary school serving families in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The school offers pre-K through kindergarten and enrolls 262 students. The school is 31% below the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Within Lawrence, John Breen School is one of 26 schools. The district enrolls 13,313 students.

A large majority of enrollment at John Breen School is Hispanic, at 89%. Other reported shares: 4% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Essex County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 64 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.

John Breen School reports a ratio of 10.1 students per teacher, from 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.

In Essex County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 221 public schools and about 113,427 students.

John Breen School is less than a tenth of a mile from South Lawrence East Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

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.

The school's enrollment rose 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.

The discussion board for John Breen School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.