Lawrence Family Public Academy

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

Lawrence Family Public Academy in Lawrence, Massachusetts enrolled 202 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 9.9 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).

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

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

189 students in 2022-23, 191 students in 2023-24, 202 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 20.5.

Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Public Academy by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 191, 2024-25: 20201002003002022-231892023-241912024-25202
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Public Academy by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 191, 2024-25: 20201002003002022-231892023-241912024-25202
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Public Academy by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 191, 2024-25: 20201002003002022-231892023-241912024-25202
Students enrolled at Lawrence Family Public Academy by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 191, 2024-25: 20201002003002022-231892023-241912024-25202
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318918.010.5
2023-2419119.59.8
2024-2520220.59.9

9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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 9.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 9.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 9.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 9.9; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state 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 94 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lawrence Family Public Academy enrolled 94 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 94 of the 94 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.6% of students were Hispanic, 3.5% Black, 1.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic94.6%
  2. Black3.5%
  3. White1.5%
  4. Two or more races0.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Lawrence

16 public elementary schools in Lawrence report 2024-25 enrollment.

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 Public Academy

  1. Gerard A. GuilmetteThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 485 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. James F HennesseyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 300 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Lawrence Family Public Academy with Gerard A. GuilmetteStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lawrence spends per student$23,176 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,176
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsLawrence Family Public Academy is the number 915 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#915 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.9.9:1
  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 Public Academy

  1. How many students attend Lawrence Family Public Academy?
    202 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 189 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lawrence, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawrence Family Public Academy?
    9.9 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 Public Academy a Title I school?
    Lawrence Family Public Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lawrence Family Public Academy in?
    Lawrence, NCES district ID 2506660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250666002815 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
  • 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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