The brief
A Lawrence elementary school serving grades Pre-K – 2nd.
It ranks 1,552 of 1,793 schools in Massachusetts and 15 of 26 in Lawrence.
James F Hennessey is listed in Lawrence, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 24 schools in Lawrence. Learn more
- Based on limited data: 44% component coverage.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 01841; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Boston school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $54,525
- Median home value
- $393,800
- Median rent
- $1,565/mo
- College educated
- 14.6%
- Homeownership
- 32.3%
- Poverty rate
- 19.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 01841; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 66
- Somewhat Walkable
- Transit Score
- 37
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 46
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,260/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Lawrence. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Lawrence), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does James F Hennessey serve?
James F Hennessey serves students in grades Pre-K through 2nd.
How many students attend James F Hennessey?
James F Hennessey has an enrollment of approximately 282 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James F Hennessey?
The student-teacher ratio at James F Hennessey is 8.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does James F Hennessey rank in MA?
James F Hennessey ranks #1,552 of 1,793 schools in MA.
What is James F Hennessey's MySchoolScout rating?
James F Hennessey has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.4 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is James F Hennessey a charter school?
No, James F Hennessey is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is James F Hennessey a Title I school?
No, James F Hennessey is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 2nd
- Enrollment
- 282
- Student-teacher ratio
- 8.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Essex County
- Phone
- (978) 975-5950
- Rank in district
- #15 of 26
- Schools in district
- 26
- District spending per student
- $23,208
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 22.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 01841)
- 52,761
- Area average commute
- 23.4 min
- Area median age
- 31.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.