School district · Massachusetts

Lynn

Lynn in Massachusetts: 27 public schools with 16,364 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,715 per student in FY2024.

Schools
27
Students
16,364
Students per teacher
12.0
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,715
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,364
Counselors (FTE)
29.3
Students per counselor
559
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.5
Librarians (FTE): 3.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

17%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

6,775 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

14%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

6,776 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.7K15
$15.4K16
$15.5K17
$16.4K18
$16.9K19
$17.8K20
$19.4K21
$22.0K22
$26.2K23
$27.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $48.8M
State
80% · $330.5M
Local
7.7% · $31.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$18,172
Support services
$8,385
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$10M
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 18Middle schools: 3High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K13510.1——
A Drewicz ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548811.717%16%
AbornFree meals for all
K–522411.647%48%
Brickett ElementaryFree meals for all
K–531812.614%12%
Capt William G ShoemakerFree meals for all
Pre-K–53618.731%28%
Cobbet ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–561610.97.9%13%
E J HarringtonFree meals for all
Pre-K–568712.011%9.6%
Pre-K–544911.928%21%
HoodFree meals for all
Pre-K–554112.815%19%
IngallsFree meals for all
K–571912.08.3%12%
Julia F CallahanFree meals for all
Pre-K–53739.625%23%
Lincoln-ThomsonFree meals for all
K–521910.115%14%
Lynn WoodsFree meals for all
K–51539.538%40%
Robert L FordFree meals for all
1–541011.213%13%
Sewell-AndersonFree meals for all
Pre-K–530012.930%30%
TracyFree meals for all
1–539711.914%18%
K–545311.315%12%
William R FallonFree meals for all
K–5303.20.0%5.6%
Wm P ConneryFree meals for all
K–556312.08.5%7.3%
Breed Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–81,26512.917%9.8%
Pickering MiddleFree meals for all
6–85839.926%21%
Thurgood Marshall MidFree meals for all
6–81,31012.415%11%
Classical HighFree meals for all
9–121,79514.4——
6–12943.00.0%0.0%
9–1123515.1——
Lynn English HighFree meals for all
9–122,06215.0——
Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCareer and technicalFree meals for all
Pre-K–121,58412.112%11%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
100 Bennett St, Lynn, MA 01905
Phone
(781)593-1680
Website