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Frost Middle School
33 Hamlet St
Lawrence MA, 01843, Essex County
Phone: 978-722-8810
Ranking: 
(989 out of 1,316, bottom 25%)*
(989 out of 1,316, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lawrence School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 36 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 476 | 462 | 472 | 462 | 428 | 417 | ||||||
| Grade 5: | 126 | 26.5% | 119 | 25.8% | 105 | 22.2% | 113 | 24.5% | 118 | 27.6% | 97 | 23.3% |
| Grade 6: | 119 | 25.0% | 103 | 22.3% | 124 | 26.3% | 124 | 26.8% | 96 | 22.4% | 104 | 24.9% |
| Grade 7: | 111 | 23.3% | 117 | 25.3% | 126 | 26.7% | 112 | 24.2% | 103 | 24.1% | 111 | 26.6% |
| Grade 8: | 120 | 25.2% | 123 | 26.6% | 117 | 24.8% | 113 | 24.5% | 111 | 25.9% | 105 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 240 | 50.4% | 231 | 50.0% | 232 | 49.2% | 240 | 51.9% | 229 | 53.5% | 223 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 236 | 49.6% | 231 | 50.0% | 240 | 50.8% | 222 | 48.1% | 199 | 46.5% | 194 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 22 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 23 | 5.4% | 18 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 369 | 77.5% | 360 | 77.9% | 370 | 78.4% | 359 | 77.7% | 326 | 76.2% | 311 | 74.6% |
| Black: | 16 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.2% |
| White: | 67 | 14.1% | 70 | 15.2% | 75 | 15.9% | 79 | 17.1% | 70 | 16.4% | 79 | 18.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 78.2% | 314 | 68.0% | 312 | 66.1% | 327 | 70.8% | 283 | 66.1% | 269 | 64.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.8% | 49 | 10.6% | 50 | 10.6% | 53 | 11.5% | 52 | 12.1% | 59 | 14.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.02 | 14.42 | 14.30 | 14.28 | 13.81 | 11.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 32% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 37% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 33% | 61% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 24% | 55% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 30% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 27% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 38% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 19% | 53% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 16% | 50% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 19% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 26% | 51% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 42% | 69% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 36% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 33% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 36% | 67% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 29% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 25% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 28% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 37% | 60% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 46% | 72% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 47% | 73% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 45% | 71% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 48% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 22% | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 19% | 51% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 20% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 27% | 52% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 50% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 50% | 79% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 54% | 81% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 48% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 20% | 51% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 21% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 19% | 52% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 31% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 6% | 40% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 5% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 11% | 43% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 9% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Frost Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.