John Breen School

John Breen School is an elementary school of intimate scale in Lawrence, Massachusetts, operated by Lawrence, hosting 262 students in grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so John Breen School sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Lawrence comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 13,313 students; John Breen School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John Breen School logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, John Breen School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting John Breen School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $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. John Breen School is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

The closest other public school is Spark Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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