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Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 680 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340840003154
Lawrence Middle School
2455 PRINCETON PIKE, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 · (609) 671-5520 · Mercer County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
220 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 286 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 298 | 51% |
Student demographics
73%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
Students here typically continue to
Lawrence Middle School→Lawrence High School
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
63.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 46.3% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Middle School
Lawrence Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Middle School this school | 584 | 37.7% | 48.7% |
| Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE | 775 | 38.2% | 40.7% |
| Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 568 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 553 | 37.1% | 43.4% |
| John A. Carusi Middle School CHERRY HILL | 859 | 38.5% | 38.1% |
| Colonia Middle School COLONIA | 628 | 30.7% | 39.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #188 of 433 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #212 of 437 ▼ 39 | #5 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #199 of 437 ▼ 20 | #5 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #192 of 445 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #239 of 417 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #11 of 419 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #196 of 436 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #253 of 282 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
584
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 414
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 | 584 | 52.5 | 11.1:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 50.5 | 11.5:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 50.5 | 10.9:1 | 30% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 29% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 49.5 | 12.0:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 50 | 11.9:1 | 25% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 12% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (596 to 584); teachers up 6% (49.5 to 52.5).
About Lawrence Middle School
Families in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, are served by Lawrence Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 584 students in grades 7 through 8.
Lawrence Township Public School District is made up of 7 schools with 3,690 students in all.
About 41% of students at Lawrence Middle School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Lawrence Middle School has 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. At Lawrence Middle School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Lawrence Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lawrence Middle School is 45.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.7%.
Looking at the county, Mercer County, median household income comes to about $100,645, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 110, with about 58,647 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Lawrence Middle School from the closest public school, Lawrence High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.0%; Lawrence Middle School's is 48.7%, ranking 2nd of 9.
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 dropped to 584, from 603 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Lawrence Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Slackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Eldridge Park SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence High School0.2 mi · 1,225
- Eldridge Park School0.5 mi · 212
- Lawrence Intermediate School0.8 mi · 775
- Slackwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 251
- Ben Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 342
- Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary1.6 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lawrence Middle School?
Lawrence Middle School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Lawrence Middle School serve?
Lawrence Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lawrence Middle School have?
Lawrence Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lawrence Middle School?
Student demographics at Lawrence Middle School are roughly 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lawrence Middle School in?
Lawrence Middle School is part of Lawrence Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.