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Lynn English High

Q: Is Lynn English High a good school?

Lynn English High ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

Q: How many students attend Lynn English High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,062 students attended Lynn English High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lynn English High?

Students at Lynn English High are 75% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Lynn English High?

Lynn English High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : E J Harrington Elementary : Hood Elementary : Robert L Ford Middle : Thurgood Marshall Mid

Public Grades 9-12

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Lynn English High is a public high school located in Lynn, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,072 students. 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.

Lynn English High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts high schools, maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with low rankings compared to other high schools in the state. Its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 72.9% to 83.1% over the past 5 years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 9.6% to 20.0%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Lynn English High consistently underperforms the state and Lynn district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

While Lynn English High's per-student spending has increased and its student-teacher ratio has decreased in recent years, these changes have not translated into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Peabody Veterans Memorial High and Saugus High, outperform Lynn English High on various metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, Marblehead High, located just 4 miles away, demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement compared to Lynn English High.

2,062

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,434

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Goodridge Street
Lynn, MA 01902

(781) 477-7366

District: Lynn

Feeder schools for Lynn English High:

Elementary:	E J Harrington
	Hood
	Robert L Ford
Middle:	Thurgood Marshall Mid

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

African American:

9.5%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg45%

326^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Lynn

331^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	319 of 348	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	322 of 347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	314 of 342	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	269 of 285	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	294 of 351	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	305 of 345	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	302 of 348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	310 of 351	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	318 of 354	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	287 of 347	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	293 of 344	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	268 of 340	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	268 of 340	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	234 of 335	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	234 of 319	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	239 of 316	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.5	227 of 314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	227 of 311	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	251 of 307	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.8	229 of 304	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	119 of 148	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	102 of 160	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	39 of 142	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	27.0	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	62 of 94	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	76 of 137	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	55 of 134	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	86 of 91	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	79 of 98	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	92 of 93	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	71 of 91	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	272 of 295	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	246 of 299	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	65 of 83	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	70 of 86	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	74 of 84	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	73 of 77	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.6	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	317 of 337	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	324 of 342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	311 of 340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	261 of 281	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	290 of 342	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	227 of 245	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	221 of 241	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	188 of 217	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	134 of 149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	157 of 206	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	174 of 193	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.5	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	310 of 334	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	316 of 338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	320 of 338	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	307 of 332	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	236 of 253	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	258 of 330	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	307 of 330	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	302 of 342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	327 of 343	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	266 of 281	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	298 of 346	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	76 of 82	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	263 of 302	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	277 of 289	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	265 of 301	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	252 of 268	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	277 of 348	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	293 of 302	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	282 of 301	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	278 of 300	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-34 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

Biology14%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-34 vs state

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Really great school guys. Just keep pressing and do a wonderful job like yall always been. Close Quote

Schools Near Lynn English High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Lynn English High	Public	9-12	50 Goodridge Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7366	2,062	137	15.0		118 (5.7%)	195 (9.5%)	1,542 (74.8%)	139 (6.7%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (2.6%)	9.2	326^th of 349 public high schools	6.6%		9.4	319^th of 348 public high schools	8.3%	7				17.1					10.5			16.2		13.5		$19,434
Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 268-3007	94	31	3.0		22 (23.4%)	5 (5.3%)	55 (58.5%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)								(n/a)				25.0	0.0				0.0	0.0						$53,163
Swampscott High	Public	9-12	200 Essex Street	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8830	706	61	11.6		514 (72.8%)	33 (4.7%)	107 (15.2%)	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	70.4	105^th of 349 public high schools	69.9%		83.2	65^th of 348 public high schools	81.3%	40				54.8					49.1			68.4		68.5		$19,656
Classical High	Public	9-12	235 O Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7404	1,795	125	14.3		200 (11.1%)	142 (7.9%)	1,276 (71.1%)	135 (7.5%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (1.8%)	14.7	305^th of 349 public high schools	12.6%		13.3	305^th of 348 public high schools	12.4%					25.5					15.4			21.1		18.0		$19,988
Salem High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	952	97	9.8		341 (35.8%)	74 (7.8%)	467 (49.1%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	53	167^th of 349 public high schools	52.1%		47.5	201^st of 348 public high schools	42.2%	34				47.3					45.5			45.1		34.5		$28,332
Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7		718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	75.9	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%		87.4	46^th of 348 public high schools	86.8%	40				54.4					57.1			72.3		53.1		$20,383
Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	480	44	11.0		128 (26.7%)	45 (9.4%)	273 (56.9%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	59.5	145^th of 349 public high schools	58.5%		49.5	193^rd of 348 public high schools	44.5%	48	39.7	52.8	46.1	60.0	46.2	41.1	36.1	40.0	47.7	39.1	44.0	41.5	44.0	41.3	43.4	$20,795
New Liberty Innovation School	Public	9-12	2 East India Square	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 825-3470	36	4	8.0		10 (27.8%)	3 (8.3%)	19 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)				25.0					16.7							$33,883
Salem Prep High School	Public	9-12	2 Museum Place Mall	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1171	23	2	11.7		8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)																$43,927
Saugus High	Public	9-12	1 Pearce Drive	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	744	48	15.4		328 (44.1%)	60 (8.1%)	289 (38.8%)	48 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	33.9	237^th of 349 public high schools	32.1%		41	223^rd of 348 public high schools	35.9%	14				37.3					30.7			37.1		19.9		$17,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Lynn English High

What district is Lynn English High in?

Lynn

What is the racial makeup of Lynn English High?

Students at Lynn English High are 75% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lynn English High a good school?

Lynn English High ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

What schools feed into Lynn English High?

Lynn English High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E J Harrington
Elementary : Hood
Elementary : Robert L Ford
Middle : Thurgood Marshall Mid

How many students attend Lynn English High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,062 students attended Lynn English High.

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