Lawrence Family Development Charter School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence Family Development Charter School in Lawrence, Massachusetts enrolled 899 students in 2024-25 with 70.0 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 66%

854 students in 2022-23, 879 students in 2023-24, 899 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.1 to 70.0.

Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Development Charter School by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 879, 2024-25: 89902505007501k2022-238542023-248792024-25899
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Development Charter School by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 879, 2024-25: 89902505007501k2022-238542023-248792024-25899
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Development Charter School by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 879, 2024-25: 89902505007501k2022-238542023-248792024-25899
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Development Charter School by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 879, 2024-25: 89902505007501k2022-238542023-248792024-25899
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2385442.120.3
2023-2487968.012.9
2024-2589970.012.8

12.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 12.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 12.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 12.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 12.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lawrence Family Development Charter School enrolled 714 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 357 of the 714 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent2.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

99.4% of students were Hispanic, 0.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic99.4%
  2. Black0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lawrence Family Development Charter School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239%39%43.7%
Math, 2022-2321%33% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lawrence

16 public elementary schools in Lawrence report 2024-25 enrollment; Lawrence Family Development Charter School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Community Day Charter Public School1,2008.8not reported
Lawrence Family Development Charter School89912.8not reported
South Lawrence East Elementary School66612.0not reported
Edward F. Parthum65613.4not reported
Robert Frost56811.6not reported
Arlington Elementary5588.9not reported
Francis M Leahy52513.5not reported
Gerard A. Guilmette48511.0not reported

All public schools in Lawrence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lawrence Family Development Charter School

  1. Oliver Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 469 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Gerard A. GuilmetteThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 485 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Lawrence Family Development Charter School with Oliver Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lawrence Family Development Charter (District) spends per student$18,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,095
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsLawrence Family Development Charter School is the number 22 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lawrence Family Development Charter School

  1. How many students attend Lawrence Family Development Charter School?
    899 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 854 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lawrence, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawrence Family Development Charter School?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lawrence Family Development Charter School a Title I school?
    Lawrence Family Development Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lawrence Family Development Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lawrence Family Development Charter School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lawrence Family Development Charter School in?
    Lawrence Family Development Charter (District), NCES district ID 2500032. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250003200553 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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