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Health & Human Services High School
7071 North Parish Rd
Lawrence MA, 01843, Essex County
Phone: 978-946-0735
Ranking: (286 out of 298, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 520 | 526 | 516 | 533 | 493 | 479 | 493 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 141 | 27.1% | 144 | 27.4% | 196 | 38.0% | 166 | 31.1% | 193 | 39.1% | 184 | 38.4% | 139 | 28.2% |
Grade 10: | 117 | 22.5% | 152 | 28.9% | 120 | 23.3% | 152 | 28.5% | 116 | 23.5% | 120 | 25.1% | 137 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 141 | 27.1% | 122 | 23.2% | 95 | 18.4% | 114 | 21.4% | 104 | 21.1% | 91 | 19.0% | 119 | 24.1% |
Grade 12: | 121 | 23.3% | 108 | 20.5% | 103 | 20.0% | 101 | 18.9% | 80 | 16.2% | 83 | 17.3% | 98 | 19.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 46.9% | 254 | 48.3% | 232 | 45.0% | 221 | 41.5% | 176 | 35.7% | 171 | 35.7% | 188 | 38.1% |
Female: | 276 | 53.1% | 272 | 51.7% | 284 | 55.0% | 312 | 58.5% | 317 | 64.3% | 308 | 64.3% | 301 | 61.1% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 485 | 93.3% | 492 | 93.5% | 474 | 91.9% | 491 | 92.1% | 454 | 92.1% | 438 | 91.4% | 444 | 90.1% |
Black: | 13 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% |
White: | 18 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.9% | 23 | 4.8% | 29 | 5.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 487 | 93.7% | 413 | 78.5% | 414 | 80.2% | 450 | 84.4% | 396 | 80.3% | 386 | 80.6% | 367 | 74.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.7% | 29 | 5.5% | 25 | 4.8% | 33 | 6.2% | 34 | 6.9% | 42 | 8.8% | 39 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 14.59 | 13.65 | 16.79 | 13.93 | 16.10 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 48% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 48% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 55% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 65% | 91% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 35% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 34% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 44% | 80% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 18% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 20% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 22% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 19% | 71% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 22% | 12% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 21% | 19% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 20% | 21% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 28% | 17% | 73% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 43% | 55% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 39% | 63% |
2012 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 3% | 49% |
2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 7% | 13% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Health & Human Services High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.