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Schools in Lynn, MA

At a glance

Schools

18,776

Students

Districts

Top rankedAborn336^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Aborn up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Shore Christian 7.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

12 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Lynn, Massachusetts, is home to 28 schools, including 19 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. The data reveals a diverse landscape, with some standout schools performing exceptionally well, while the district as a whole struggles to meet state standards.

The KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School stands out as a top performer, with a 96.7% four-year graduation rate, a low 2.5% dropout rate, and students who outperform the district and state in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subjects and grade levels. Other high-performing schools include Aborn Elementary School, which ranks in the top 37% of Massachusetts elementary schools, and Sewell-Anderson Elementary School, which ranks in the top 69% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

In contrast, the Lynn school district as a whole is ranked 331 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The district's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.66% to 33.86% in English Language Arts, 14.04% to 18.07% in Mathematics, and 20% to 23.39% in Science. The district also faces challenges with a four-year graduation rate of 82.4% and a dropout rate of 9.6%, both of which are worse than the state averages.

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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 Physics (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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	90 High Rock Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 598-1609	1,637	119	13.8		82 (5.0%)	238 (14.5%)	1,205 (73.6%)	63 (3.8%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.6%)								(n/a)	24.0	33.1	15.2	20.5	35.7	26.0	67.7	25.7	37.2	33.3	22.4	23.0	30.4	35.5	53.7	30.2	16.8	18.9	23.9	17.8		29.0	51.2	$21,229
Thurgood Marshall Mid	Public	6-8	100 Brookline Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7360	1,310	106	12.3		107 (8.2%)	130 (9.9%)	939 (71.7%)	89 (6.8%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	11.8	439^th of 484 public middle schools	9.3%		13	447^th of 493 public middle schools	9.3%	8				15.7	13.8	16.7		15.3				11.3	10.9	12.2		11.4		12.5		12.5			12.6	$20,932
Aborn	Public	K-5	409 Eastern Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7320	224	19	11.5		56 (25.0%)	18 (8.0%)	117 (52.2%)	23 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	63.4	336^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.9%		44.7	524^th of 916 public elementary schools	42.8%	188	39.5	50.0	51.4					46.7	39.5	40.6	64.7					48.1	72.7			72.7				$24,735
A Drewicz Elementary	Public	K-5	34 Hood Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7350	488	42	11.7		28 (5.7%)	25 (5.1%)	396 (81.1%)	25 (5.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	11.4	835^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.5	829^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.5%	6	18.3	19.5	13.3					17.4	12.7	19.5	15.0					16.0	21.7			21.7				$21,237
Breed Middle School	Public	6-8	90 OCallaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7330	1,265	98	12.8		109 (8.6%)	95 (7.5%)	927 (73.3%)	101 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	12.1	435^th of 484 public middle schools	10.1%		13.5	444^th of 493 public middle schools	9.9%	9				17.3	14.9	17.9		16.6				11.1	7.1	11.7		9.8		15.0		15.0			13.0	$20,084
Brickett Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Lewis Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7333	318	25	12.6		20 (6.3%)	23 (7.2%)	239 (75.2%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	8.3	864^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.6%		7	887^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.2%	23	13.2	17.0	12.2					14.2	15.1	8.3	12.2					12.0	17.1			17.1				$21,618
Capt William G Shoemaker	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Regina Rd	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7450	361	41	8.7		115 (31.9%)	37 (10.2%)	167 (46.3%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	27.6	656^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.6%		29.5	642^nd of 916 public elementary schools	29.9%	14	30.4	30.6	32.5					31.0	30.4	34.7	15.0					27.6	32.5			32.5				$31,702
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
Cobbet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Franklin Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7341	616	57	10.8		17 (2.8%)	48 (7.8%)	524 (85.1%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	6.4	879^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.8	871^st of 916 public elementary schools	4.9%	8	12.5	6.4	4.6					7.9	14.6	15.1	10.2					13.4	10.2			10.2				$21,723
E J Harrington	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Dexter Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7380	687	57	11.9		48 (7.0%)	55 (8.0%)	542 (78.9%)	28 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	7	875^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.8	872^nd of 916 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	8.3	10.1	15.1					11.0	6.2	14.1	8.1					9.6	17.4			17.4				$22,447
Edward A Sisson	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7455	449	38	11.8		106 (23.6%)	31 (6.9%)	253 (56.3%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	19.3	750^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.8	779^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	34.7	28.4	21.4					27.7	29.0	20.3	14.6					20.9	18.0			18.0				$23,284
Robert L Ford	Public	1-5	49 Hollingsworth St	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7375	410	37	11.1		14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	344 (83.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9	857^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.1	897^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.1%	40	12.5	13.9	13.3					13.2	12.5	15.4	12.0					13.2	21.3			21.3				$21,364
Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Oakwood Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7390	541	42	12.7		34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	418 (77.3%)	37 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	13.1	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.9	790^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.8%	20	13.6	10.3	22.5					15.1	29.3	13.8	13.7					19.0	24.7			24.7				$21,273
Ingalls	Public	K-5	1 Collins Street Terrace	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7400	719	60	11.9		33 (4.6%)	54 (7.5%)	596 (82.9%)	28 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6.4	880^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.9%		6.3	892^nd of 916 public elementary schools	2.6%	12	7.1	9.5	8.1					8.3	14.3	8.6	13.8					12.1	12.6			12.6				$20,444
Julia F Callahan	Public	PK, KG-5	200 O'Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7340	373	39	9.5		55 (14.7%)	40 (10.7%)	235 (63.0%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	22	707^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.0%		17.2	773^rd of 916 public elementary schools	15.6%	66	36.7	18.6	16.7					24.6	36.7	13.6	18.8					23.4	33.3			33.3				$25,211
Lincoln-Thomson	Public	K-5	115 Gardiner Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7460	219	22	10.1		36 (16.4%)	10 (4.6%)	139 (63.5%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	10.1	849^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.3%		14.9	804^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.2%	45	19.4	16.2	9.1					14.9	6.5	21.6	12.1					13.9	21.2			21.2				$25,426
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
Lynn Woods	Public	K-5	31 Trevett Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7433	153	16	9.5		61 (39.9%)	5 (3.3%)	72 (47.1%)	9 (5.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	48.6	472^nd of 906 public elementary schools	47.9%		49.8	472^nd of 916 public elementary schools	48.5%		19.2	42.1	56.3					37.5	23.1	60.5	18.8					40.0	62.5			62.5				$26,779
Pickering Middle	Public	6-8	70 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7440	583	59	9.8		110 (18.9%)	33 (5.7%)	347 (59.5%)	66 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	27	340^th of 484 public middle schools	29.8%		22.4	372^nd of 493 public middle schools	24.5%	32				27.0	21.2	32.3		26.2				20.8	15.2	28.4		20.7		26.9		26.9			33.8	$24,052
Sewell-Anderson	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Ontario Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7444	300	23	12.9		49 (16.3%)	29 (9.7%)	194 (64.7%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	29.5	639^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.8	615^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.9%	24	34.4	31.4	21.7					30.0	28.1	28.6	34.8					30.0	39.1			39.1				$23,340
Tracy	Public	1-5	35 Walnut Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7466	397	33	11.9		9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	354 (89.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.3	793^rd of 906 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.4	714^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.1%	79	13.6	15.5	14.3					14.4	16.1	18.3	21.4					18.5	37.1			37.1				$23,538
Wm P Connery	Public	K-5	50 Elm Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7344	563	47	12.0		20 (3.6%)	36 (6.4%)	459 (81.5%)	36 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5.2	891^st of 906 public elementary schools	1.7%		6.9	888^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.1%	3	7.4	8.1	10.3					8.5	7.4	9.5	5.1					7.3	12.8			12.8				$20,715
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	80 Neptune Blvd	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7431	1,584	130	12.1		157 (9.9%)	92 (5.8%)	1,240 (78.3%)	51 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.1%)								(n/a)						12.4	40.4	12.2						11.6	24.8	11.5		11.3	26.3	11.3	15.8		18.6	$23,738
William R Fallon	Public	K-5	100 Robinson Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7401	30	9	3.2		1 (3.3%)	8 (26.7%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)								(n/a)								0.0								5.6								$70,636
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
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	58 Blossom Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(339) 883-1414	453	40	11.2		27 (6.0%)	80 (17.7%)	324 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	10.5	847^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.9	870^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.0%	23	14.3	13.4	17.1					15.1	12.5	11.9	11.8					12.1	26.3			26.3				$21,686
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	100 Bennet Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 477-7220	135	13	10.0		19 (14.1%)	8 (5.9%)	99 (73.3%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$30,042
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy	Public, Alternative	9-11	300 Broad Street	Lynn	01901	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 477-2292	235	16	15.1		15 (6.4%)	19 (8.1%)	179 (76.2%)	13 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)							53.3								20.0				18.6		22.5			$21,463
St Marys High School	Private, Roman Catholic	6-12	35 Tremont St	Lynn	01902	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 586-2014																			(n/a)
Little Theatre School Nursery And Kindergarten	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	503 Lynnfield St	Lynn	01904	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 595-3487	52	1	6.3		5 (9.6%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North Shore Christian	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	26 Urban St	Lynn	01904	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 599-2040	154	17	7.1		42 (27.3%)	15 (9.7%)	38 (24.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.0%)								(n/a)
St Pius V School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	28 Bowler St	Lynn	01904	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 593-8292	335	17	16.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-5	581 Boston St	Lynn	01905	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 592-7581	226	17	8.0		20 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (24.8%)								(n/a)
Joi Child Care Center	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	20 Wheeler St	Lynn	01902	Essex County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 596-1241	8	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Lynn

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swampscott	1.65 mi	3	122^nd
Nahant	2.89 mi	1	286^th
Peabody	3.04 mi	11	293^rd
Saugus	3.16 mi	5	172^nd
Salem	3.39 mi	14	287^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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