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Which teacher or staff member at Robert Frost deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 250666002433
Robert Frost
33 Hamlet Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 · (978) 975-5941 · Essex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (118).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
37.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Robert Frost ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #550 of 920 ▼ 12 | #59 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #751 of 920 ▼ 7 | #89 of 111 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #181 of 901 | #27 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #160 of 1,086 | #19 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #346 of 938 | #49 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #849 of 938 | #88 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #505 of 602 | #52 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,218
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 49 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 50.8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 47 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 44 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 40 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 74% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 1,316 | N/A | N/A | 74% (973) |
| 1990-91 | 1,218 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Frost.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (590 to 568); teachers up 23% (40 to 49).
About Robert Frost
Federal records list Robert Frost as an elementary school in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 568 students. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 49% higher.
Lawrence is made up of 26 schools with 13,313 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Robert Frost is Hispanic, at 88%. It is also 6% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Essex County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 63 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert Frost scores 23%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 221, with about 113,427 students.
Robert Frost is less than a tenth of a mile from Frost Middle School, its nearest public school. Robert Frost has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 568, from 537 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Robert Frost. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 3,453 students
- South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- Edward F. ParthumElementary · 656 students
- Parthum Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Arlington ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Arlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 3,453 students
- Community Day Charter Public SchoolElementary · 1,200 students
- Lawrence Family Development Charter SchoolElementary · 899 students
- South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- Edward F. ParthumElementary · 656 students
- Parthum Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Other Robert Frost schools
One other US public school is named Robert Frost. Robert Frost is the largest of the 2.
- Robert Frost SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY, UT · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Frost Middle School0.0 mi · 508
- Emily G Wetherbee0.7 mi · 480
- Shawsheen School0.9 mi · 85
- James F Hennessey0.9 mi · 300
- Gerard A. Guilmette1.1 mi · 485
- Guilmette Middle School1.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Robert FrostHow large is Robert Frost?
Robert Frost enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Robert Frost serve?
Robert Frost serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert Frost?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert Frost is approximately 11.6:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Robert Frost?
Robert Frost reports a student body of 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Robert Frost public or private?
Robert Frost is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.