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Enrollment
1,225
High
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340840003152
Lawrence High School
2525 PRINCETON PIKE, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 · (609) 671-5510 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,225 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
457 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 294 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 318 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lawrence Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.8pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 24.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lawrence High School
Lawrence High School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence High School this school | 1,225 | 37.3% | 41.3% |
| Colonia High School COLONIA | 1,354 | 42.2% | 24.1% |
| South Plainfield High School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 1,044 | 36.3% | 39.8% |
| Cherry Hill High School West CHERRY HILL | 1,287 | 34.3% | 32.5% |
| Sayreville War Memorial High School PARLIN | 1,764 | 46.2% | 33.0% |
| Monmouth Regional High School TINTON FALLS | 891 | 35.2% | 33.1% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lawrence High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #162 of 397 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #190 of 400 ▲ 34 | #6 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #207 of 395 ▼ 55 | #7 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,225 | #121 of 442 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #212 of 388 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #4 of 389 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #198 of 405 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #113 of 173 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,225
+58 (+5%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 766
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 | 1,225 | 98 | 12.5:1 | 37% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 1,206 | 97.2 | 12.4:1 | 32% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 1,207 | 98.2 | 12.3:1 | 32% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 1,167 | N/A | N/A | 27% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 1,157 | 93 | 12.4:1 | 24% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 1,143 | 93 | 12.3:1 | 24% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,113 | 78 | 14.3:1 | 15% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 1,295 | 81 | 16.0:1 | 8% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 766 | 56 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,157 to 1,225); teachers up 5% (93 to 98).
About Lawrence High School
Lawrence High School is a high school located in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It enrolled 1,225 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
District-wide, Lawrence Township Public School District has 7 schools and 3,690 students.
White students form the largest group at Lawrence High School, 37% of enrollment. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 46% of Mercer County residents are White. Lawrence High School has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 98 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 12.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%. It compares with 48% for public schools in Mercer County.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Lawrence High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lawrence High School would be expected to post about 45.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%.
Mercer County census figures show that median household income is about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence High School is among the 110 public schools in Mercer County.
The closest public school to Lawrence High School is Lawrence Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 37.9%, lower than Lawrence High School's 41.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lawrence High School went from 1,167 students to 1,225.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Lawrence High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence Township Public School District
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Slackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Eldridge Park SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in LAWRENCEVILLE
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Slackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Eldridge Park SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other Lawrence High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lawrence High. Lawrence High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Lawrence High SchoolLawrence, MA · 3,453 students
- Lawrence HighLawrence, KS · 1,454 students
- Lawrence High SchoolFairfield, ME · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence Middle School0.2 mi · 584
- Eldridge Park School0.7 mi · 212
- Lawrence Intermediate School0.7 mi · 775
- Ben Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 342
- Slackwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 251
- Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary1.8 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence High SchoolHow many students attend Lawrence High School?
Lawrence High School enrolls approximately 1,225 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lawrence High School serve?
Lawrence High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lawrence High School have?
Lawrence High School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lawrence High School?
At Lawrence High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lawrence High School in?
Lawrence High School is part of Lawrence Township Public School District.
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