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Humanities & Leadership Development High School
7071 North Parish Rd
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-946-0724
Ranking: (267 out of 298, bottom 10%)*
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: | 41 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 521 | 523 | 506 | 542 | 511 | 522 | 494 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 130 | 25.0% | 152 | 29.1% | 137 | 27.1% | 165 | 30.4% | 160 | 31.3% | 164 | 31.4% | 147 | 29.8% |
Grade 10: | 129 | 24.8% | 119 | 22.8% | 135 | 26.7% | 131 | 24.2% | 119 | 23.3% | 146 | 28.0% | 167 | 33.8% |
Grade 11: | 118 | 22.6% | 121 | 23.1% | 115 | 22.7% | 116 | 21.4% | 117 | 22.9% | 126 | 24.1% | 107 | 21.7% |
Grade 12: | 136 | 26.1% | 123 | 23.5% | 113 | 22.3% | 125 | 23.1% | 112 | 21.9% | 86 | 16.5% | 73 | 14.8% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 279 | 53.6% | 297 | 56.8% | 288 | 56.9% | 282 | 52.0% | 258 | 50.5% | 259 | 49.6% | 242 | 49.0% |
Female: | 242 | 46.4% | 226 | 43.2% | 218 | 43.1% | 260 | 48.0% | 253 | 49.5% | 263 | 50.4% | 248 | 50.2% |
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: | 9 | 1.7% | 16 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.7% | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 487 | 93.5% | 479 | 91.6% | 468 | 92.5% | 489 | 90.2% | 447 | 87.5% | 465 | 89.1% | 434 | 87.9% |
Black: | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.6% |
White: | 15 | 2.9% | 19 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.4% | 24 | 4.4% | 31 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.7% | 34 | 6.9% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 468 | 89.8% | 379 | 72.5% | 388 | 76.7% | 437 | 80.6% | 379 | 74.2% | 398 | 76.2% | 332 | 67.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.2% | 29 | 5.5% | 20 | 4.0% | 40 | 7.4% | 41 | 8.0% | 50 | 9.6% | 40 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.69 | 13.40 | 13.12 | 15.55 | 14.99 | 20.10 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 48% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 48% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 55% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 65% | 91% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 35% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 30% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 34% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 44% | 80% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 18% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 20% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 19% | 71% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 19% | 12% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 23% | 19% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 17% | 21% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 17% | 73% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 25% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 21% | 17% | 63% |
2012 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 3% | 49% |
2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 5% | 13% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Humanities & Leadership Development 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.