Bellesini Academy
Private · Grades 5–8 · 123 students
Lawrence Family Development Charter School
34 West Street, Lawrence, MA 01841
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
899
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lawrence Family Development Charter
Essex County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lawrence Family Development Charter School
Lawrence Family Development Charter School is a charter elementary school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Lawrence Family Development Charter. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 899 students were enrolled, with about 12.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 899 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Lawrence Family Development Charter
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 250003200553
Schools near Lawrence Family Development Charter School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.