Lawrence Academy

Groton · MA · Private independent

Private
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📖20 AP courses

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 4 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1360 (25-75: 1300–1430)
  • 📝 ACT avg 30.5 (25-75: 29–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 83.0% (avg score 4.0)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Lawrence Academy compares for families

What families should know about Lawrence Academy.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Seven Hills At Groton, Lighthouse School, Inc, Doctor Franklin Perkins School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 392 in 2018 to 424 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+8.2%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see Lawrence Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.lacademy.edu/admissions/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 424 students:

2023
432
2025
450
2027
468

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 44 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $704,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Seven Hills At Groton
Groton
Private 0.9 31
Lighthouse School, Inc
North Chelmsford
Private 9.6 184 -21.4%
Doctor Franklin Perkins School
Lancaster
Private 11.2 124 -13.3%
Rfk Don Watson Academy
Lancaster
Private 12.1 17
Groton School
Groton
Private 1.1 379 -0.8%
Ne Pediatric School
North Billerica
Private 13.9 56
Darnell School For Educational & Behavioral Servic
Hudson
Private 14.7 20
Willow Hill School
Sudbury
Private 15.5 66 +6.5%

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