Lynn

Lynn has 27 schools serving elementary through high school students—19 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools—with about 16,364 students, in a district ranked 332 of 351 in Massachusetts at the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Most schools perform well below state averages: for 2025–2026, Lynn’s district ELA, math, and science proficiency rates are roughly 15–23 percentage points below the state. Middle schools like Thurgood Marshall Mid, Breed Middle School, and Pickering Middle all lag badly, though Pickering is the strongest of the three. Elementary results vary enormously, from Aborn at the top to Cobbet Elementary and Wm P Connery near the bottom—a nearly 6x difference in average proficiency.

Standout schools include Aborn, the only school above the 50th percentile and the only 3-star school, with ELA and science above state averages. Lynn Woods and Capt William G Shoemaker are also relatively strong elementary schools. For high schools, Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy has the best proficiency—10th-grade ELA above state and Biology EOC at state average—while Lynn Vocational Technical Institute has exceptional completion: 99.3% graduation and 0.0% dropout, far above the district’s 75.6% and 20.2%. Classical High outperforms Lynn English High academically; Harold Durgin Success Academy has severe outcomes with 45.8% graduation and 45.8% dropout.

Key metrics show wide gaps. Only a few schools rank above the 30th percentile: Aborn (54th), Frederick Douglass (42nd), Lynn Woods (39th), and Capt William G Shoemaker (30th). Most others fall below the 20th percentile. Per-student spending does not track outcomes: William R Fallon spends $57,840 per student with 30 students and near-zero proficiency, while Aborn spends $16,062 and is the top performer. Free/reduced lunch data is blank, so poverty context cannot be analyzed, and spending figures are from 2020–2021. Some very small schools report 0% proficiency, which should be interpreted carefully. Overall, Lynn’s schools face significant challenges, but Aborn Elementary, Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy, Lynn Woods, Capt William G Shoemaker, and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute offer meaningful bright spots.