Massachusetts public high school

Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical

Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical school district

overall grade

Ranks #276 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#276

of 335 schools

Average SAT

991

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

98%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

58%

MA average 72%

SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.

Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School serves students from Lawrence, Andover, Methuen, and North Andover in the Merrimack Valley, about 30 miles north of Boston. Lawrence, the district's anchor city, is a diverse urban center with a rich mill town history along the Merrimack River, once a powerhouse of the American textile industry. The regional vocational school draws from a mix of communities ranging from densely populated Lawrence to more suburban towns like Andover.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 24% statewide. 97.5% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 16% statewide.
Trend: The average SAT score is up 55 points since 2022 (936 to 991).
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 21.4% in 2022 to 12.6% in 2025.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Below averagebottom 18% · #276

SAT

Below averagebottom 19% · #274

ELA MCAS

Averagebottom 38% · #207

Math MCAS

Below averagebottom 33% · #222

Graduation

Above averagetop 24% · #79

College plans

Below averagebottom 16% · #282

The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank

SAT

Average total score991in 2025 · MA avg 1091

100 points below the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingWorse than average

This school

508

MA avg

556

MathWorse than average

This school

483

MA avg

535

46 students took the SAT.

"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.

MCAS (10th grade)

Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts39%in 2026 · state 45%

6 points below the state

Math32%in 2026 · state 44%

12 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average

This school

27%

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)495 · 491 · 485

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)46th · 38th

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)52 · 40

AP & advanced courses

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average

This school

58%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesAbout average

This school

84.8%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate98%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

6 points above the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average

This school

1.7%

MA avg

4.3%

0.5% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college58%in 2025 · state 72%

15 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 424 graduates

Work

28.3%

2-year public college

25.7%

4-year public college

19.1%

4-year private college

12.3%

Apprenticeship

5.2%

Military

3.3%

Other / unknown

3.1%

Students

Who attends

Hispanic/Latino

82.2%

White

14.5%

Black/African American

1.7%

Multi-Race

0.8%

Asian

0.7%

50.5% female · 49.2% male · 0.3% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average

This school

71.7%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeHigher than average

This school

61.9%

MA avg

39%

English learnersHigher than average

This school

10.1%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

100%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersAbout average

This school

79.2%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

79.3%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

12.8MA avg 11.8

143.9 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

94.7%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

12.6%

MA avg

22.3%

9.3 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 2.5% out-of-school, 0% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Andover

Essex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley

Avg single-family home value$1.07MMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$13,176MA median $6,814

Tax rate$12.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$100,826MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school85.3%

Town bond ratingAAA

Free cash reserves11.5% of budget

Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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