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Performing & Fine Arts High School
7071 North Parish Rd
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-946-0766
Ranking: (280 out of 298, bottom 6%)*
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: | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 523 | 504 | 532 | 535 | 468 | 537 | 505 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 155 | 29.6% | 167 | 33.1% | 179 | 33.6% | 200 | 37.4% | 176 | 37.6% | 190 | 35.4% | 137 | 27.1% |
Grade 10: | 132 | 25.2% | 117 | 23.2% | 119 | 22.4% | 112 | 20.9% | 109 | 23.3% | 116 | 21.6% | 131 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 110 | 21.0% | 109 | 21.6% | 104 | 19.5% | 111 | 20.7% | 87 | 18.6% | 83 | 15.5% | 123 | 24.4% |
Grade 12: | 118 | 22.6% | 101 | 20.0% | 120 | 22.6% | 98 | 18.3% | 83 | 17.7% | 144 | 26.8% | 111 | 22.0% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 195 | 37.3% | 200 | 39.7% | 226 | 42.5% | 218 | 40.7% | 190 | 40.6% | 213 | 39.7% | 205 | 40.6% |
Female: | 328 | 62.7% | 304 | 60.3% | 306 | 57.5% | 317 | 59.3% | 278 | 59.4% | 324 | 60.3% | 295 | 58.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 478 | 91.4% | 457 | 90.7% | 478 | 89.8% | 478 | 89.3% | 415 | 88.7% | 475 | 88.5% | 457 | 90.5% |
Black: | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.2% |
White: | 29 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.5% | 35 | 6.6% | 38 | 7.1% | 34 | 7.3% | 36 | 6.7% | 25 | 5.0% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 474 | 90.6% | 404 | 80.2% | 399 | 75.0% | 415 | 77.6% | 339 | 72.4% | 386 | 71.9% | 320 | 63.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.6% | 36 | 6.8% | 48 | 9.0% | 40 | 8.5% | 63 | 11.7% | 48 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.41 | 13.62 | 14.58 | 14.82 | 14.72 | 19.60 | 26.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 48% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 48% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 55% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 65% | 91% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 35% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 34% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 44% | 80% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 18% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 20% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 22% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 19% | 71% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 6% | 12% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 35% | 19% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 31% | 21% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 17% | 73% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 5% | 4% | 48% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 43% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 7% | 25% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 11% | 17% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 10% | 39% | 63% |
2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 15% | 13% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Performing & Fine Arts 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.