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Breed Middle School

Q: Is Breed Middle School a good school?

Breed Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Breed Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,265 students attended Breed Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Breed Middle School?

Students at Breed Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Breed Middle School attend?

Students who attend Breed Middle School usually go on to attend Harold Durgin Success Academy

Public Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Breed Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Lynn, MA, serving 1,265 students as part of the Lynn district, which ranks 332nd of 351 Massachusetts districts (5th percentile, 0 stars). Breed ranks 433rd of 478 schools statewide in 2025–26 (9th percentile, 0 stars). In 2025–26 MCAS, proficiency was 15.74% in ELA, 9.16% in math, 16.67% in science, and 15.63% in civics — far below state rates near 40% in every subject. The student-teacher ratio is 12.8, and per-pupil spending was $14,751.

Math is Breed's sharpest weakness: 9.16% proficient is the lowest among all nearby schools. In-district, Thurgood Marshall Mid (13.65%) and Pickering Middle (16.96%) score higher, while nearby Garfield Middle School (30.75%), Susan B. Anthony Middle School (21.06%), Rumney Marsh Academy (26.32%), J Henry Higgins Middle (28.51%), and Saugus Middle School (32.36%) are far above. ELA follows the same pattern: Breed's 15.74% trails its Lynn peers and sits well below Swampscott Middle (46.01%), Galvin Middle School (55.71%), and Melrose Middle (57.5%). Science and civics are relative strengths within Lynn — Breed leads the district and its two Lynn peer middle schools in both — but stay far below nearby districts, where middle-school civics proficiency reaches 64–68%.

The long-term trend matters as much as any single year: Breed was at the 31st percentile in 2015–16 and has been at or below the 10th percentile since 2022–23, with ELA essentially flat for four years. Math is low in every grade (6th 7.53%, 7th 9.05%, 8th 10.88%), and 6th-grade ELA (9.31%) is weakest, while 8th-grade science and civics beat district averages. Breed is large, with a higher student-teacher ratio than its two Lynn peer middle schools and lower per-pupil spending than both. Subgroup results are uneven; its strongest is African American students at the 44th percentile statewide, while most other groups rank in the single digits to low teens. Overall, Breed is a large, low-performing school in a bottom-5% district, with science and civics as its relative strengths.

1,265

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,084

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 OCallaghan Way
Lynn, MA 01905

(781) 477-7330

District: Lynn

Students who attend Breed Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harold Durgin Success Academy

Feeder schools for Breed Middle School:

Elementary:	A Drewicz Elementary
	Julia F Callahan
	Lincoln-Thomson
	Sewell-Anderson
	More...
	Tracy
	Washington Elementary School
	Wm P Connery

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

8.6%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg41%

433^rd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Lynn

332^nd of 351Lynn 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
2026	12.2	433 of 478	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	435 of 484	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	444 of 493	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	449 of 501	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	408 of 497	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	402 of 501	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	349 of 498	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	365 of 484	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	341 of 487	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	331 of 482	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	10.5	402 of 441	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	404 of 455	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	403 of 455	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	380 of 449	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	384 of 434	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	361 of 409	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	353 of 407	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	343 of 399	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	327 of 399	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	292 of 356	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.6	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.8	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	121 of 215	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	146 of 206	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	104 of 202	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	161 of 209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	114 of 212	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	57 of 193	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	70 of 195	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	109 of 172	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	125 of 127	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	131 of 134	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	117 of 123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	114 of 128	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	103 of 119	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	402 of 445	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	390 of 431	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	286 of 424	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	278 of 417	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	154 of 193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	148 of 181	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	107 of 180	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	116 of 155	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	45 of 138	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	83 of 127	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	421 of 468	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	441 of 473	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	433 of 481	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	439 of 489	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	393 of 494	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	384 of 483	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	343 of 478	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	357 of 463	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	333 of 383	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	328 of 376	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	311 of 378	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	316 of 364	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	228 of 368	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	222 of 335	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	156 of 309	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.1	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	410 of 461	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	414 of 464	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	402 of 469	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	425 of 481	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	358 of 489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	337 of 462	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	221 of 452	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	298 of 438	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	428 of 470	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	419 of 473	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	429 of 483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	415 of 497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	393 of 485	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	337 of 478	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	356 of 466	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	98 of 98	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	90 of 102	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	52 of 92	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	413 of 436	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	402 of 435	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	407 of 441	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	420 of 444	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	372 of 503	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	361 of 489	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	206 of 484	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	288 of 467	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	407 of 491	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.7	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	380 of 393	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	348 of 386	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	380 of 392	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	349 of 403	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	356 of 404	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	351 of 401	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	263 of 396	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	295 of 395	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)44th percentile+34 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)29th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)17th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Civics16%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I Go to this school,lol. It's fun. I'm never bored and the teachers are easy to get along with. But I wish they had a classics club so I can join. I enjoy mysterys, a lot. Close Quote

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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 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 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
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	88.0%	109 (8.6%)	95 (7.5%)	927 (73.3%)	101 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	12.2	433^rd of 478 public middle schools	9.4%		12.1	435^th of 484 public middle schools	10.1%	2		9.3	19.3	17.8	15.7		7.5	9.1	10.9	9.2		16.7	16.7	15.6	$20,084
Pickering Middle	Public	6-8	70 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7440	583	59	9.8	60.4%	110 (18.9%)	33 (5.7%)	347 (59.5%)	66 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	16.2	403^rd of 478 public middle schools	15.7%		27	340^th of 484 public middle schools	29.8%	63		12.6	26.6	15.6	19.0		22.2	15.1	13.6	17.0		12.9	12.9	14.2	$24,052
Saugus Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pearce Memorial Dr.	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	616	45	13.6	30.6%	314 (51.0%)	39 (6.3%)	181 (29.4%)	50 (8.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	33.8	298^th of 478 public middle schools	37.7%		31.7	315^th of 484 public middle schools	34.9%	17		24.6	19.7	28.4	24.0		27.0	17.9	54.0	32.4		36.3	36.3	30.3	$17,462
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	93.0%	107 (8.2%)	130 (9.9%)	939 (71.7%)	89 (6.8%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	13.3	426^th of 478 public middle schools	10.9%		11.8	439^th of 484 public middle schools	9.3%	13		14.0	17.1	19.3	16.8		16.2	12.7	12.2	13.7		12.5	12.5	15.2	$20,932
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7520	545	61	8.9	80.8%	147 (27.0%)	15 (2.8%)	351 (64.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21	383^rd of 478 public middle schools	19.9%		26.2	347^th of 484 public middle schools	28.3%	36		25.0	19.6	22.9	22.6		28.8	11.0	22.9	21.1		18.3	18.3	21.1	$22,296
Rumney Marsh Academy	Public	6-8	140 American Legion Highway	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-3500	587	57	10.3	77.9%	148 (25.2%)	20 (3.4%)	388 (66.1%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	31.5	318^th of 478 public middle schools	33.5%		26.1	349^th of 484 public middle schools	27.9%	31		26.0	24.7	34.7	28.4		26.8	20.8	31.7	26.3		22.6	22.6	36.9	$19,447
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	350 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2100	886	67	13.2	18.3%	645 (72.8%)	52 (5.9%)	57 (6.4%)	63 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	78.5	92^nd of 478 public middle schools	80.8%		78.2	95^th of 484 public middle schools	80.4%	3		54.0	59.7	58.7	57.5		52.9	56.5	45.4	51.4		49.5	49.5	64.9	$15,533
Swampscott Middle	Public	5-8	207 Forest Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8820	654	60	10.8	19.2%	494 (75.5%)	31 (4.7%)	88 (13.5%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	69.9	125^th of 478 public middle schools	73.8%		64	163^rd of 484 public middle schools	66.3%	38	44.8	46.0	36.1	57.8	46.0	42.1	47.1	44.0	50.7	46.0	58.7	52.4	55.5	68.0	$19,244
J Henry Higgins Middle	Public	6-8	85 Perkins Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-4800	1,320	107	12.3	34.9%	860 (65.2%)	66 (5.0%)	338 (25.6%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	30.2	325^th of 478 public middle schools	32.0%		34.5	294^th of 484 public middle schools	39.3%	31		29.0	28.9	23.8	27.4		29.9	28.8	26.7	28.5		25.8	25.8	24.9	$19,718
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8298	542	50	10.7	83.5%	116 (21.4%)	15 (2.8%)	370 (68.3%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.2	286^th of 478 public middle schools	40.2%		27	339^th of 484 public middle schools	30.0%	53		26.0	22.8	39.7	29.8		30.6	19.6	41.3	30.8		25.1	25.1	38.0	$18,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Breed Middle School

What district is Breed Middle School in?

Lynn

What high school do graduates of Breed Middle School attend?

Students who attend Breed Middle School usually go on to attend Harold Durgin Success Academy

Is Breed Middle School a good school?

Breed Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Breed Middle School?

Students at Breed Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Breed Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,265 students attended Breed Middle School.

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