John K Tarbox

John K Tarbox operates as a compact elementary campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts, run under Lawrence. Current enrollment sits at 281 students spanning grades 1 through 5. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Lawrence runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,313 students. John K Tarbox is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, John K Tarbox lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which John K Tarbox is one.

The closest other public school is Arlington Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John K Tarbox.

John K Tarbox operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John K Tarbox has shrank 14%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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