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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL LAWRENCE·NCES 250059002886

Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence

15 Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01840 · (978) 722-8410 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Enrollment
140
High
STATE 777
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
101
Grade 10
1
Grade 11
35
Grade 12
3
Student demographics
White
1410%
STATE 51%
Hispanic
11280%
STATE 26%
Black
64%
STATE 10%
Two+
54%
STATE 5%
Native American
32%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6647%
Female
7453%

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Test scores

MCAS 2020-21 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
14.0%
own-school result
Math
8.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

About Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence

Set in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence. It instructs 140 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Operationally, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence answers to Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%); the rest reads as 10% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence is one campus in the mix.

Leonard Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence
District
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence
Address
15 Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone
(978) 722-8410
County
Essex County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
140
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
27.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250059002886
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence
How large is Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence?
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence serve?
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence?
Approximately 27.9:1 students per teacher at Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence.
How diverse is Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence?
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence reports a student body of 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence public or private?
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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