School for Exceptional Studies
Public school, 1 to ungraded · Lawrence, Massachusetts
School for Exceptional Studies in Lawrence, Massachusetts enrolled 118 students in 2024-25 with 31.2 full-time teachers, 3.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts median of 12.6. 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, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
102 students in 2022-23, 108 students in 2023-24, 118 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 31.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 102 | 33.0 | 3.1 |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 32.6 | 3.3 |
| 2024-25 | 118 | 31.2 | 3.8 |
3.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind
Among the 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School for Exceptional Studies enrolled 84 students; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent54.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.6% of students were Hispanic, 5.1% White, 4.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic90.6%
- White5.1%
- Black4.3%
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 School for Exceptional Studies scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10% or less | 18% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 16% (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 8 students in School for Exceptional Studies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 73% | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 8 | 919 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about School for Exceptional Studies
- Shawsheen SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.4 miles away: 85 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Bartlett School and Assessment CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.1 miles away: 45 students, 6.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare School for Exceptional Studies with Shawsheen SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsSchool for Exceptional Studies is the number 56 by size of 101 Massachusetts schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#56 of 101
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher3.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.6 for schools of this kind.3.8:1
- 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 School for Exceptional Studies
How many students attend School for Exceptional Studies?
118 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 102 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Lawrence, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at School for Exceptional Studies?
3.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for schools of this kind is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is School for Exceptional Studies a Title I school?
School for Exceptional Studies ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at School for Exceptional Studies do on state tests?
The students tested at School for Exceptional Studies scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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.What is the graduation rate at School for Exceptional Studies?
under 50% of the 8 students in School for Exceptional Studies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is School for Exceptional Studies in?
Lawrence, NCES district ID 2506660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250666002625 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.