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E J Harrington

Public Grades PK, KG-5

875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

E J Harrington is an elementary school located in Lynn, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 634 students. Despite its relatively small student-teacher ratio and per-student spending on par with nearby schools, E J Harrington has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly concerning, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the Lynn district and the state of Massachusetts. This underperformance is especially pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 25-40% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Interestingly, while E J Harrington is part of the Lynn school district, which generally underperforms the state, the school's academic performance is notably lower than many of the nearby Lynn district schools, such as Robert L Ford, Cobbet Elementary, and Washington Elementary School. In contrast, the nearby Swampscott schools, Hadley and Stanley, significantly outperform E J Harrington and the Lynn district.

687

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,447

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Dexter Street
Lynn, MA 01902

(781) 477-7380

District: Lynn

Students who attend E J Harrington usually attend:

Middle:	Thurgood Marshall Mid
High:	Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School
	Lynn English High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

African American:

8.0%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg16%

Massachusetts avg41%

875^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Elementary 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	7.0	875 of 906	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	872 of 916	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	885 of 928	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	859 of 932	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	895 of 936	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	684 of 942	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	801 of 934	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	714 of 938	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	713 of 932	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	844 of 914	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	831 of 926	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	871 of 928	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	791 of 930	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	816 of 924	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	891 of 920	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	893 of 909	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	881 of 908	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	862 of 911	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	883 of 911	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	856 of 887	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	859 of 882	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.6	860 of 884	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	132 of 172	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	571 of 672	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	589 of 632	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	395 of 665	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	613 of 656	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	214 of 282	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	147 of 264	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	177 of 267	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	180 of 240	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	83 of 258	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	165 of 244	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	842 of 869	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	854 of 886	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	851 of 887	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	842 of 901	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	848 of 898	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	657 of 902	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	740 of 893	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	423 of 458	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	382 of 446	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	356 of 420	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	273 of 401	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	304 of 379	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	89 of 398	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	200 of 379	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	694 of 736	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	689 of 760	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	693 of 757	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	632 of 772	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	645 of 705	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	297 of 700	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	449 of 685	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	846 of 884	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	829 of 891	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	852 of 896	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	827 of 908	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	871 of 904	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	666 of 907	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	781 of 898	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	683 of 717	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	721 of 731	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	630 of 703	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	784 of 905	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	851 of 894	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	384 of 896	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	606 of 886	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.3	843 of 925	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.6	383 of 399	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	7.0	752 of 772	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2019)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2018)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-24 vs state

English Language Arts11%-31 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 vs state

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about E J Harrington

Is E J Harrington a good school?

E J Harrington ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend E J Harrington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended E J Harrington.

What schools do graduates of E J Harrington attend?

Students who attend E J Harrington usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall Mid
High : Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School
High : Lynn English High

What district is E J Harrington in?

Lynn

What is the racial makeup of E J Harrington?

Students at E J Harrington are 79% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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