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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 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 4,589 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 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
27 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
15,433 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
1,274 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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 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
0.47
0.67
# American Indian Students
35 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,079 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
7%
7%
# Hispanic Students
10,987 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
71%
27%
# Black Students
1,148 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
1,731 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
11%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
437 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
243
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
957
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,127
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,159
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,039
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,152
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,178
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,110
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,080
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,098
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,376
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,622
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,133
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,108
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
51
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,360 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,487 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$299 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$316 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,360
$23,913
Spending / Student
$20,487
$24,672
Best Lynn School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pickering Middle School
Magnet 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
| 552 students
Rank: #22.
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet 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
| 1,523 students
Rank: #33.
Breed Middle School
Magnet 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
| 1,221 students
Rank: #44.
Fecteau-leary Junior/senior High School
Magnet 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
| 78 students
Rank: #55.
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Magnet 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
| 1,215 students
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