Rollins Early Childhood Center

Located at 451 Howard Street, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Rollins Early Childhood Center is an intimate elementary-level community that instructs 157 students (grades pre-K through K), overseen by Lawrence. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Rollins Early Childhood Center is one of 26 schools operated by Lawrence, a district that instructs 13,313 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Rollins Early Childhood Center lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Rollins Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Rollins Early Childhood Center is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

Community Day Charter Public School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Rollins Early Childhood Center's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 157). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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