Lafayette School

Set in Everett, Massachusetts, Lafayette School is a large K-5 school, run under Everett. It caters to 998 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Lafayette School sits 162% bigger than that benchmark.

Lafayette School is one of 10 schools operated by Everett, a district that enrolls 7,307 students overall.

On demographics, Lafayette School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 13% Black, 8% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

On the resource side, Lafayette School shows 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Lafayette School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ferryway, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lafayette School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lafayette School has grew 6%, going from 944 students in 2018 to 998 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 47% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Lafayette School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.