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KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
704th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 22% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,615 students in Lynn, Massachusetts. The school is part of the KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District).

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School consistently outperforms the state average in key metrics. Its 4-year graduation rate reached 96.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of around 80%. The school also outperforms the state in MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 67.74% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 50.66% statewide. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 1.8% to 3.4% in recent years, lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School stands out. For example, Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, both located within a mile of KIPP, have significantly lower proficiency rates and graduation rates. KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School's consistent performance across multiple years suggests it has a successful and sustainable model, despite spending around $19,570 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby charter schools.

1,637
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,229
Per pupil spending ?
83.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 90 High Rock Street
       Lynn, MA  01902

(781) 598-1609

District: KIPP Academy Lynn Charter

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.6%
African American:
14.5%
White:
5.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025
Strengths
98% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg28%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
704th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 35 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to bottom 22% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
287th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 45 pts since 2016
From top 14% (2016) to bottom 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
152nd of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Top 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.1704 of 90622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.3687 of 91625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.2679 of 92826.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.5654 of 93229.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.7665 of 93629.0%★☆☆☆☆
201959.0400 of 94257.5%★★★☆☆
201832.8663 of 93429.0%★☆☆☆☆
201731.7684 of 93827.1%★☆☆☆☆
201660.2394 of 93257.7%★★★☆☆
201463.7366 of 92660.5%★★★☆☆
201350.3511 of 92844.9%★★☆☆☆
201235.3651 of 93030.0%★★☆☆☆
201127.1716 of 92422.5%★☆☆☆☆
201042.7595 of 92035.3%★★☆☆☆
200959.8395 of 90956.5%★★★☆☆
200858.5400 of 90855.9%★★★☆☆
200750.3504 of 91144.7%★★☆☆☆
200643.5562 of 91138.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202584.98 of 16995.3%★★★★★
202482.412 of 16792.8%★★★★★
202375.522 of 16786.8%★★★★☆
202272.531 of 17382.1%★★★★☆
202185.511 of 16693.4%★★★★★
201994.16 of 17296.5%★★★★★
201868.531 of 17482.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202242.7344 of 67248.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.9389 of 63238.4%★★☆☆☆
201926.6514 of 66522.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5567 of 65613.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202553.978 of 28172.2%★★★★☆
202452.188 of 28268.8%★★★☆☆
202355.658 of 26478.0%★★★★☆
202252.376 of 26771.5%★★★★☆
202152.063 of 24073.8%★★★★☆
201961.253 of 25879.5%★★★★☆
201888.717 of 24493.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.9681 of 86921.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3708 of 88620.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1676 of 88723.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9700 of 90122.3%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0667 of 89825.7%★☆☆☆☆
201957.2393 of 90256.4%★★★☆☆
201846.0509 of 89343.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202545.5231 of 45849.6%★★☆☆☆
202450.0184 of 44658.7%★★★☆☆
202355.3142 of 42066.2%★★★☆☆
202262.495 of 40176.3%★★★★☆
202159.597 of 37974.4%★★★★☆
201976.555 of 39886.2%★★★★☆
201865.482 of 37978.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202543.0418 of 73643.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.1402 of 76047.1%★★☆☆☆
202345.5419 of 75744.6%★★☆☆☆
202251.4351 of 77254.5%★★★☆☆
202153.3297 of 70557.9%★★★☆☆
201976.592 of 70086.9%★★★★☆
201855.1275 of 68559.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.1675 of 88423.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0625 of 89129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.2649 of 89627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202240.6539 of 90840.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.1596 of 90434.1%★★☆☆☆
201960.0368 of 90759.4%★★★☆☆
201823.5720 of 89819.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.0530 of 71726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.9513 of 73129.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8519 of 70326.2%★☆☆☆☆
202248.2447 of 90550.6%★★★☆☆
202144.8487 of 89445.5%★★☆☆☆
201974.8145 of 89683.8%★★★★☆
201861.1281 of 88668.3%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202129.0663 of 92528.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202141.8201 of 39949.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202416.7677 of 75310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9614 of 76219.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202536.6287 of 48440.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.4294 of 49340.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.5278 of 50144.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.2236 of 49752.5%★★★☆☆
202144.5263 of 50147.5%★★☆☆☆
201941.7303 of 49839.2%★★☆☆☆
201836.9308 of 48436.4%★★☆☆☆
201756.3205 of 48757.9%★★★☆☆
201681.767 of 48286.1%★★★★☆
201470.0145 of 45568.1%★★★☆☆
201358.3193 of 45557.6%★★★☆☆
201235.3313 of 45531.2%★★☆☆☆
201163.3168 of 44962.6%★★★☆☆
201070.0134 of 43469.1%★★★☆☆
200977.392 of 40977.5%★★★★☆
200867.5133 of 40767.3%★★★☆☆
200772.9109 of 39972.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202579.425 of 20687.9%★★★★☆
202462.254 of 20273.3%★★★★☆
202366.155 of 20973.7%★★★★☆
202283.516 of 21292.5%★★★★★
202186.614 of 19392.7%★★★★★
201978.426 of 19586.7%★★★★☆
201873.430 of 17282.6%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202229.7304 of 44531.7%★★☆☆☆
201936.1252 of 42440.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.9229 of 41745.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202560.724 of 18186.7%★★★★☆
202452.237 of 18079.4%★★★★☆
202354.930 of 15580.6%★★★★☆
201956.032 of 13876.8%★★★★☆
201863.217 of 12786.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.7331 of 47330.0%★★☆☆☆
202423.6363 of 48124.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.3304 of 48937.8%★★☆☆☆
202250.8219 of 49455.7%★★★☆☆
202150.1224 of 48353.6%★★★☆☆
201949.2253 of 47847.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.8304 of 46334.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202551.7148 of 37660.6%★★★☆☆
202455.1130 of 37865.6%★★★☆☆
202362.6105 of 36471.2%★★★★☆
202267.085 of 36876.9%★★★★☆
202161.893 of 33572.2%★★★★☆
201962.193 of 32271.1%★★★★☆
201860.597 of 30968.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202552.7189 of 46459.3%★★★☆☆
202450.7196 of 46958.2%★★★☆☆
202363.3142 of 48170.5%★★★★☆
202265.0127 of 48974.0%★★★★☆
202154.2180 of 46261.0%★★★☆☆
201957.7170 of 45262.4%★★★☆☆
201850.1224 of 43848.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.5230 of 47351.4%★★★☆☆
202450.3214 of 48355.7%★★★☆☆
202346.2243 of 48950.3%★★★☆☆
202245.1253 of 49749.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.4291 of 48540.0%★★☆☆☆
201935.6315 of 47834.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.5295 of 46636.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.0233 of 43546.4%★★☆☆☆
202442.6200 of 44154.6%★★★☆☆
202338.4236 of 44446.8%★★☆☆☆
202265.5117 of 50376.7%★★★★☆
202159.5142 of 48971.0%★★★★☆
201966.5108 of 48477.7%★★★★☆
201861.2137 of 46770.7%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202131.2333 of 49132.2%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202164.094 of 33972.3%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202557.9152 of 34956.4%★★★☆☆
202454.7174 of 34850.0%★★★☆☆
202336.3230 of 34733.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.0202 of 34240.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.1218 of 28523.5%★☆☆☆☆
201972.6110 of 35168.7%★★★☆☆
201863.1163 of 34552.8%★★★☆☆
201755.3200 of 34842.5%★★☆☆☆
201657.2198 of 35143.6%★★☆☆☆
201567.4144 of 35459.3%★★★☆☆
201466.2143 of 34758.8%★★★☆☆
201372.394 of 34472.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202578.022 of 14885.1%★★★★☆
202491.113 of 16091.9%★★★★★
202366.336 of 14274.6%★★★★☆
202271.627 of 13379.7%★★★★☆
202158.029 of 9469.1%★★★★☆
201985.515 of 13789.1%★★★★☆
201873.931 of 13476.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202221.7241 of 29518.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.2181 of 20210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201961.090 of 29969.9%★★★★☆
201824.8235 of 29921.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201993.64 of 8295.1%★★★★★
201873.213 of 7783.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202551.4165 of 33751.0%★★★☆☆
202455.5163 of 34252.3%★★★☆☆
202338.7219 of 33935.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.5192 of 34043.5%★★☆☆☆
202126.4223 of 28120.6%★☆☆☆☆
201973.0104 of 34269.6%★★★★☆
201854.9202 of 33940.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202575.050 of 24579.6%★★★★☆
202465.182 of 24967.1%★★★☆☆
202349.6113 of 24153.1%★★★☆☆
202260.281 of 21762.7%★★★☆☆
202144.475 of 14949.7%★★★☆☆
201989.321 of 20689.8%★★★★★
201880.538 of 19380.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202574.573 of 33478.1%★★★★☆
202471.084 of 33875.1%★★★★☆
202352.0165 of 33851.2%★★★☆☆
202259.2134 of 33259.6%★★★☆☆
202144.7141 of 25344.3%★★☆☆☆
201987.429 of 33091.2%★★★★★
201873.486 of 33073.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202560.7131 of 33961.4%★★★☆☆
202450.7177 of 34248.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.9239 of 34330.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.3224 of 33933.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.3214 of 28123.8%★☆☆☆☆
201971.3110 of 34668.2%★★★☆☆
201866.1144 of 34358.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.6161 of 30246.7%★★☆☆☆
202417.5254 of 28912.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0227 of 30124.6%★☆☆☆☆
202262.0117 of 33965.5%★★★☆☆
202140.6162 of 26839.6%★★☆☆☆
201991.419 of 34894.5%★★★★★
201876.771 of 34479.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201848.1184 of 30339.3%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2025)95th percentile+73 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+50 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)50th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+27 vs school
Disabled (2022)49th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
White (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)88th percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+46 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)72nd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile-15 vs school
Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-21 vs school
Female (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2019)95th percentile+26 vs school
African American (2025)85th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+22 vs school
Male (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school
White (2018)39th percentile-13 vs school
Disabled (2022)18th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics51%+12 vs state
Mathematics30%-11 vs state
Physics29%-15 vs state
English Language Arts26%-16 vs state
Science18%-24 vs state

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Open Quote Very Excellent school. I am very happy with the teachers and the education that my son receives. Very organized and is a lot of diversity kids. Close Quote





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Students at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School are 74% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,637 students attended KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School.


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