Abbott Lawrence Academy

About Us

Hard work, Determination, Citizenship

Our Vision

Our ideal destination; where our school wants to be. ALA believes that we are a family that fosters student development academically and socially while equipping students to matriculate and succeed in higher education and beyond. By retaining the best and brightest in Lawrence, ALA works to integrate and ensure all students are active contributors to the Lawrence High School community while empowered to transform and advance the city of Lawrence as a whole.

Our Mission

The route to our destination; it is specific to our school and what we do on a daily basis. Abbott Lawrence Academy is a 9-12 community that provides a high quality, rigorous, college preparatory education for each student in a safe and nurturing learning environment that values hard work, determination and citizenship. By enlisting families and community partners, ALA promises a first-of-its kind experience: the personalization of an accelerated academic program combined with access to the robust enrichment programs available at LHS. The result is a school that challenges students every day and ultimately prepares them for admission to the nation’s most competitive colleges and universities.

Academics

Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 school year!.

Freshman Courses

Sophmore Courses

Junior Courses

Senior Courses

Merrimack Courses

Elective Courses

Our Story

Our academic program challenges and inspires students to discover their passion and realize their potential. Our learning community is highly collaborative, real-world focused, and research-based.

2015

Our Humble Beginnings

Abbott Lawrence Academy was founded in 2015 with an inagural freshman class of 92 talented students. Our challenging academic program was put into action, with students taking advanced courses as freshman.
2017

Abbott Makes Headlines

Many newspapers started covering our rigorous program, bringing attention to our newly made school. More and more students began to apply each year, taking a special interest to our partnership with Merrimack College, where highschool students can do dual-enrollment and take college classes.
2019

A Full House

By the end of 2019, Abbott Lawrence Academy received it's final class of 2022 which officially completed the academy's student quota of roughly 400 students in the academy. Abbott's first senior class of 2020 had a 100% graduation rate, with 19 students granted full rides to Merrimack College.
July 2020

Our Response to COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Abbott Lawrence Academy has shifted to virtual learnign for the time being. However, studenst engage is school wide virtual event including Kahoot, cultural celebrations and holiday festivities. Abbott has gone virtual but our students are still recieving the community and education they deserve.
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