Impact of COVID-19 on Lawrence
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 88th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 161st of 501 Middle schools | 14.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 66 | 42 | 24% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Falmouth) | 65 | 41.1 | 23.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 66 | 48 | 18% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Falmouth) | 65 | 47.2 | 17.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 66 | 48.7 | 17.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Falmouth) | 66 | 48.2 | 17.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 64 | 35.7 | 28.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Falmouth) | 63 | 35.4 | 27.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Lawrence) | 61 | 46.6 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Science (Falmouth) | 61 | 45.5 | 15.5% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 66 | 45.5 | 20.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Falmouth) | 63 | 46.6 | 16.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Lawrence) | 65 | 41.7 | 23.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Falmouth) | 56 | 48.6 | 7.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Lawrence) | 61 | 46.6 | 14.4% |
All Grades Science (Falmouth) | 59 | 44.9 | 14.1% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 572 | 477 | 16.6% |
African American | 34 | 23 | 32.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Hispanic | 30 | 37 | 23.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 467 | 383 | 18% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 25 | 13.8% |