Lawlor Early Childhood Center

As a low-enrollment elementary school, Lawlor Early Childhood Center serves students in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The school enrolls 205 students, from pre-K through kindergarten. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.

Lawlor Early Childhood Center is one of the 26 schools that make up Lawrence (13,313 students in total).

Hispanic students are the large majority at Lawlor Early Childhood Center, with 96% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Black. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Lawlor Early Childhood Center has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Lawlor Early Childhood Center is 16.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 12.2:1, a similar figure.

Essex County has about 813,054 residents, and median household income is about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 221 and enroll about 113,427.

John K Tarbox is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Lawlor Early Childhood Center is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The federal government classifies Lawlor Early Childhood Center's location as Suburb: Large.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 127 students at Lawlor Early Childhood Center; in 2024-25, 205. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.

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