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Capt William G Shoemaker

Public Grades PK, KG-5
656th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 28% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Capt William G Shoemaker is an elementary school located in Lynn, MA, serving 338 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Lynn school district, which is ranked 331 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Capt William G Shoemaker consistently underperforms the state and district averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 31.03% in ELA, 27.59% in Math, and 32.5% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 362 out of 942 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 656 out of 906 in 2024-2025. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

The nearby schools, such as William R Fallon, Julia F Callahan, Lincoln-Thomson, and Edward A Sisson, also struggle academically, with low proficiency rates and low statewide rankings, similar to Capt William G Shoemaker. However, Lynn Woods, a school located just 0.86 miles away, performs significantly better, with proficiency rates above the state averages and a higher statewide ranking. The Peabody schools, John E. McCarthy and Captain Samuel Brown, which are slightly further away, also outperform Capt William G Shoemaker and the other Lynn schools.

361
Students ?
8.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,702
Per pupil spending ?
49.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 26 Regina Rd
       Lynn, MA  01904

(781) 477-7450

District: Lynn


Students who attend Capt William G Shoemaker usually attend:

Middle:    Pickering Middle
High:    Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.3%
White:
31.9%
African American:
10.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Lynn
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg16%
Massachusetts avg41%
656th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 17Elementary Schools in the Lynn
331st of 348Lynn among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.6656 of 90627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.5642 of 91629.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.8669 of 92827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5672 of 93227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5702 of 93625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201961.7362 of 94261.6%★★★☆☆
201847.6521 of 93444.2%★★☆☆☆
201753.3454 of 93851.6%★★★☆☆
201657.8423 of 93254.6%★★★☆☆
201542.4575 of 91437.1%★★☆☆☆
201437.6631 of 92631.9%★★☆☆☆
201348.5523 of 92843.6%★★☆☆☆
201252.1505 of 93045.7%★★☆☆☆
201144.7568 of 92438.5%★★☆☆☆
201048.6541 of 92041.2%★★☆☆☆
200955.3446 of 90950.9%★★★☆☆
200866.5315 of 90865.3%★★★☆☆
200776.6211 of 91176.8%★★★★☆
200662.2360 of 91160.5%★★★☆☆
200553.7433 of 88751.2%★★★☆☆
200460.3381 of 88256.8%★★★☆☆
200359.4399 of 88454.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202468.032 of 16780.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202231.1456 of 67232.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.5492 of 63222.2%★☆☆☆☆
201962.2193 of 66571.0%★★★★☆
201829.8483 of 65626.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.9173 of 28138.4%★★☆☆☆
202439.9162 of 28242.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.3640 of 86926.4%★☆☆☆☆
202440.2537 of 88639.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.4546 of 88738.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.8579 of 90135.7%★★☆☆☆
202136.5593 of 89834.0%★★☆☆☆
201974.7215 of 90276.2%★★★★☆
201874.1218 of 89375.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202539.1274 of 45840.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.9329 of 44626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4358 of 42014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.1265 of 40133.9%★★☆☆☆
202126.6308 of 37918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201936.4275 of 39830.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.1280 of 37926.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202539.8448 of 73639.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.1482 of 76036.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.1558 of 75726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4635 of 77217.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.6511 of 70527.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.6515 of 70026.4%★☆☆☆☆
201846.0375 of 68545.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.8633 of 88428.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6682 of 89123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8712 of 89620.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7693 of 90823.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4714 of 90421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201948.8484 of 90746.6%★★☆☆☆
201830.3661 of 89826.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202539.9389 of 71745.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.9473 of 73135.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.5598 of 70314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.6777 of 90514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.8735 of 89417.8%★☆☆☆☆
201939.9571 of 89636.3%★★☆☆☆
201833.5656 of 88626.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202137.4597 of 92535.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.1409 of 73744.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.3507 of 75332.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.5548 of 76228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5597 of 76421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.4681 of 76511.0%★☆☆☆☆
201975.1161 of 78079.4%★★★★☆
201864.7265 of 77265.7%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2024)81st percentile+51 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school
White (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)26th percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Science32%-9 vs state
English Language Arts31%-10 vs state
Mathematics28%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Capt William G Shoemaker.

Students at Capt William G Shoemaker are 46% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend Capt William G Shoemaker usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pickering Middle
High : Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School

Capt William G Shoemaker ranks 656th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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