Leonard Middle School

Leonard Middle School, an intimate intermediate school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, overseen by Lawrence, works with 310 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 547.

Lawrence runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 13,313 students. Leonard Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Leonard Middle School logs that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Leonard Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Leonard Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Essex County) logs that median household earnings sit near $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Leonard Middle School is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

Nearest neighbor: Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leonard Middle School.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leonard Middle School has grew 4%, going from 297 students in 2018 to 310 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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