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Lawrence Intermediate School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lawrence Intermediate School
Located at 66 EGGERTS CROSSING ROAD, in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Lawrence Intermediate School is a moderately sized middle school that caters to 775 students (grades 4 through 6), part of Lawrence Township Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.
Within Lawrence Township Public School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,690 students, Lawrence Intermediate School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Lawrence Intermediate School reports that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% Black, 6% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Lawrence Intermediate School shows 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Lawrence Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 40.7%, a residual of -4.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, Mercer County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Lawrence Intermediate School is one.
Lawrence High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lawrence Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lawrence Intermediate School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.5%.
Lawrence Intermediate School operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 899 students in 2018 compared to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 19% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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