Lawrence Family Public Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 36% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 64% |
Where Lawrence Family Public Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #933 of 1,086 | #115 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #97 of 938 | #15 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #927 of 938 | #108 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #473 of 602 | #50 of 67 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 20.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 19.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 15 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 17.1 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (212 to 202); teachers up 20% (17.1 to 20.5).
About Lawrence Family Public Academy
Federal records list Lawrence Family Public Academy as an elementary school in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Enrollment stands at 202 students, covering pre-K through kindergarten. The school is 47% below the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Lawrence serves 13,313 students across 26 schools.
Hispanic students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 3% Black. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
Lawrence Family Public Academy reports a ratio of 9.8 students per teacher, from 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
In the surrounding county, Essex County, 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's public schools total 221, with about 113,427 students.
Of the public schools around it, Lawrence Family Public Academy is closest to Alexander B Bruce, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 55 students, from 147 to 202.
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