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Lyon Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Lyon Elementary School is a small K–8 school in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, serving 143 students at 50 Beechcroft Street, and it ranks in the bottom fifth of Massachusetts elementary schools — 742nd of 899 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2025‑2026, essentially level with the Boston district overall (15th percentile, 1 star).

The headline finding is a disconnect between resources and results. Lyon has the smallest classes in its comparison group — 6.7 students per teacher — and the highest per-student spending ($41,336 in 2020‑21), yet 2025‑26 proficiency is low: 17.65% in English language arts, 19.12% in math, and 10% in science. The most instructive comparison sits 0.39 miles away: Winship Elementary School, in the same district and neighborhood, posts 54.71% ELA, 48.52% math, and 47.73% science with about two-thirds the spending per student and a 13.8-to-1 ratio. Other nearby Boston schools — Edison Elementary School (11th percentile) and Gardner Pilot Academy (13th percentile) — sit close to Lyon at the bottom, while schools a little over a mile away in Brookline, Newton, and Watertown post proficiency rates of 50–83%.

Lyon's state ranking has slid from the 67th percentile in 2015‑16 to the 17th in 2025‑26. There are bright spots: 4th grade (ELA 30.77%, math 38.46%) outperforms district averages for that grade, and male students ranked at the 55th percentile in 2024‑25. Concerns cluster in the upper grades, where 8th-grade math is 6.25%, and in the low-income subgroup, which fell to the 4th percentile (0 stars) in 2025‑26. Keep in mind that free/reduced-lunch figures are suppressed by the state, spending data ends in 2020‑21, and with only about 143 students, year-to-year changes can be noisy.

143

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,787

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Beechcroft Street
Brighton, MA 02135

(617) 635-7945

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

White:

24.5%

African American:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

742^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 49 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

447^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 63Elementary Schools in the Boston

299^th of 351Boston 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	742 of 899	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	600 of 906	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	500 of 916	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	622 of 928	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	609 of 932	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	732 of 936	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	504 of 942	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	408 of 934	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	345 of 938	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	311 of 932	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	281 of 914	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	356 of 926	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	388 of 928	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.5	241 of 930	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	118 of 924	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	133 of 920	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	292 of 909	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.8	250 of 908	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	285 of 911	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.8	191 of 911	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	64.4	340 of 887	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.1	191 of 882	78.3%	★★★★☆
2003	59.7	397 of 884	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	709 of 742	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	376 of 760	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	398 of 884	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	468 of 905	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	328 of 896	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	149 of 886	83.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.7	741 of 925	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	447 of 478	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	404 of 484	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	297 of 493	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	385 of 501	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	321 of 497	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	438 of 501	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	265 of 498	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	298 of 484	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	208 of 487	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.7	300 of 482	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	263 of 441	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.4	197 of 455	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.8	291 of 455	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	273 of 455	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.5	229 of 449	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	170 of 409	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	221 of 407	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	76.9	93 of 399	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	110 of 399	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	45.2	210 of 356	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.7	179 of 344	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.9	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	467 of 473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	299 of 489	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	351 of 376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	174 of 309	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	445 of 461	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	421 of 464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	460 of 481	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	333 of 462	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	337 of 438	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	305 of 473	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.6	435 of 489	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	431 of 485	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	354 of 466	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	271 of 503	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	379 of 489	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	65 of 484	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	203 of 467	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	410 of 491	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)55th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2022)48th percentile+14 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2022)46th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Civics12%-27 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Lyon Elementary School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	143	21	6.7	40.3%	35 (24.5%)	30 (21.0%)	59 (41.3%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	18.4	742^nd of 899 public elementary schools	17.5%		34.4	600^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	23.5	30.8	14.3			12.5	17.7	23.5	38.5	14.3			6.3	19.1	7.1	12.5	10.0	12.5	$51,787
Winship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Dighton Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8399	353	25	13.8	60.4%	99 (28.0%)	32 (9.1%)	128 (36.3%)	66 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	67.9	282^nd of 899 public elementary schools	68.6%		71.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%	16	40.5	58.5	59.1	60.5			54.7	45.2	53.7	45.5	50.0			48.5	47.7		47.7		$31,481
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	60 Glenmont Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8436	502	57	8.8	68.9%	77 (15.3%)	90 (17.9%)	285 (56.8%)	36 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.6	801^st of 899 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.3	807^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.9%	6	15.9	18.3	12.1	15.9			15.6	15.9	34.4	20.3	17.1			21.6	14.0		14.0		$38,326
John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	186	21	8.8	8.6%	114 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	95.9	15^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.2	22^nd of 906 public elementary schools	97.6%	7	77.3	81.8	74.4				77.7	86.4	87.9	77.5				83.2	67.5		67.5		$26,500
Underwood	Public	K-5	101 Vernon Street	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9660	253	23	11.1	13.2%	113 (44.7%)	15 (5.9%)	41 (16.2%)	54 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.1%)	83.6	140^th of 899 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.5	131^st of 906 public elementary schools	85.5%	9	59.0	63.2	59.1				60.3	64.1	65.8	52.3				60.3	65.9		65.9		$24,362
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	121 Corey Road	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8409	165	18	9.3	51.0%	22 (13.3%)	22 (13.3%)	71 (43.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$38,717
Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7	29.8%	393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	72.6	244^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.9%		66.7	312^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.6%	68	51.0	48.0	53.8				50.7	54.0	59.8	58.0				57.2	51.9		51.9		$23,811
Michael Driscoll	Public	PK, KG-8	725 Washington St	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4250	567	42	13.6	5.6%	271 (47.8%)	30 (5.3%)	76 (13.4%)	111 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.6%)	88.6	93^rd of 899 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.5	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%	18	56.3	49.1	64.9	83.0	71.0	86.8	68.0	65.6	69.8	70.7	86.8	79.0	92.6	76.7	71.6	81.5	75.8	83.3	$26,692
Gardner Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Athol Street	Allston	02134	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8365	364	38	9.4	72.5%	44 (12.1%)	50 (13.7%)	235 (64.6%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	15.4	781^st of 899 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.4	746^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.7%	35	12.8	19.4	22.9	21.6			19.1	18.0	22.2	22.2	18.0			20.0	25.0		25.0		$36,314
John D Runkle	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Druce Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4650	476	37	12.8	6.1%	234 (49.2%)	16 (3.4%)	82 (17.2%)	73 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.3%)	90.5	69^th of 899 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.9	126^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.1%	57	64.6	73.5	55.6	67.2	63.6	78.0	67.9	68.8	79.6	66.7	70.7	68.5	74.6	71.7	63.9	74.6	70.5	78.0	$29,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyon Elementary School

Is Lyon Elementary School a good school?

Lyon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lyon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lyon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Higginson-Lewis K-8 School
Middle : Ohrenberger School
High : Albert D Holland School of Technology
High : Another Course To College
High : Boston Adult Technical Academy
High : Boston Arts Academy
High : Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
High : Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School
High : Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy
High : Boston Latin Academy
High : Boston Latin School
High : Brighton High School
High : Charlestown High School
High : Community Academy
High : Community Academy of Science and Health
High : Dearborn STEM Academy
High : East Boston High School
High : Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann
High : English High School
High : Excel High School
High : Fenway High School
High : Greater Egleston High School
High : Lyon High School
High : Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
High : Margarita Muniz Academy
High : New Mission High School
High : O'Bryant School of Math & Science
High : Quincy Upper School
High : Ruth Batson Academy
High : Snowden International High School
High : TechBoston Academy
Alternative : Carter School

How many students attend Lyon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Lyon Elementary School.

What district is Lyon Elementary School in?

Boston

What is the racial makeup of Lyon Elementary School?

Students at Lyon Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 24% White, 21% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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