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Lynn School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 4,666 students in Lynn School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Lynn School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
25 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
15,727 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
1,200 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Lynn School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 75% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#373 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
49%
Graduation Rate
84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.67
# American Indian Students
47 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,156 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
8%
7%
# Hispanic Students
10,861 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
69%
26%
# Black Students
1,248 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
1,932 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
12%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
466 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
257
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
1,112
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,186
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,068
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,175
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,203
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,136
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,102
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,104
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,191
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,491
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,210
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,193
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,248
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
51
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,998 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,104 is less than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$299 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$316 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,998
$23,971
Spending / Student
$20,104
$24,732
Best Lynn School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pickering Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
70 Conomo Avenue
Lynn, MA 01904
(781) 477-7440
Lynn, MA 01904
(781) 477-7440
Grades: 6-8
| 549 students
Rank: #22.
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Vocational School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
80 Neptune Blvd
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Grades: 1-12
| 1,482 students
Rank: #33.
Breed Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
90 Ocallaghan Way
Lynn, MA 01905
(781) 477-7330
Lynn, MA 01905
(781) 477-7330
Grades: 6-8
| 1,270 students
Rank: #44.
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Brookline Street
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7360
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7360
Grades: 6-8
| 1,275 students
Rank: #55.
Fecteau-leary Junior/senior High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
33 North Common Street
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 268-3007
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 268-3007
Grades: 6-12
| 90 students
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