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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the South Lawrence East Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 250666001918
South Lawrence East Elementary School
165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 · (978) 975-5970 · Essex County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (124) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
11%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
22.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2016
Math
27.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 are down about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where South Lawrence East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #695 of 920 ▼ 18 | #81 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #781 of 920 ▼ 21 | #93 of 111 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #283 of 901 | #36 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #83 of 1,086 | #13 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #423 of 938 | #62 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #924 of 938 | #106 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #303 of 602 | #31 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
666
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 666 | 55.5 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 55.6 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 51.6 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 53 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 49.9 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 47 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 91% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Lawrence East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (748 to 666); teachers up 11% (49.9 to 55.5).
About South Lawrence East Elementary School
South Lawrence East Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 666 students in grades 1 through 5. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 75% bigger than average.
Lawrence has 13,313 students in 26 schools, and South Lawrence East Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at South Lawrence East Elementary School, about 94 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 2% White. Census figures show Essex County is about 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
With 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.0:1. It is about the same as the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, South Lawrence East Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Essex County show the median household earns about $101,883 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Essex County number 221, with about 113,427 students.
Measured in a straight line, Spark Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from South Lawrence East Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decrease, from 704 to 666. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 12.0:1.
People who know South Lawrence East Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Lawrence East Elementary School?
South Lawrence East Elementary School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does South Lawrence East Elementary School serve?
South Lawrence East Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does South Lawrence East Elementary School have?
South Lawrence East Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Lawrence East Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Lawrence East Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is South Lawrence East Elementary School in?
South Lawrence East Elementary School is part of Lawrence.
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