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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 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 4,721 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 38%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
27 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
16,022 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
1,312 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lynn School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has increased from 74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#374 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
44%
Graduation Rate
83%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.68
# American Indian Students
69 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,027 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
6%
7%
# Hispanic Students
11,612 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
72%
28%
# Black Students
1,203 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
1,694 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
11%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
405 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
313
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
1,087
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,246
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,189
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,175
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,078
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,186
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,170
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,124
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,097
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,308
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,499
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,369
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,126
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
55
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,648 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,734 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$299 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$316 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,648
$23,845
Spending / Student
$19,734
$24,602
Best Lynn School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pickering Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
70 Conomo Avenue
Lynn, MA 01904
(781) 477-7440
Lynn, MA 01904
(781) 477-7440
Grades: 6-8
| 543 students
Rank: #22.
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Vocational School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
80 Neptune Blvd
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7431
Grades: PK-12
| 1,557 students
Rank: #33.
Breed Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
90 Ocallaghan Way
Lynn, MA 01905
(781) 477-7330
Lynn, MA 01905
(781) 477-7330
Grades: 6-8
| 1,253 students
Rank: #44.
Fecteau-leary Junior/senior High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
33 North Common Street
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 268-3007
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 268-3007
Grades: 6-12
| 88 students
Rank: #55.
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Brookline Street
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7360
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 477-7360
Grades: 6-8
| 1,280 students
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