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Robert L Ford

Public Grades PK, KG-5

836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Robert L Ford is a PK–5 elementary school in Lynn, MA, with 410 students, part of Lynn Public Schools, a district ranked 332 of 351 in Massachusetts. In 2025–26, Ford ranked 836 of 899 elementary schools statewide, at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. Its all-grade proficiency was 15.49% in English language arts, 16.37% in math, and 16.67% in science—well below state averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%, though close to or slightly above district averages.

Among 11 nearby elementary schools, Ford sits in the middle on statewide rank: it trails Aborn, Sewell-Anderson, Hood, and Tracy, but outperforms Ingalls, Cobbet Elementary, E J Harrington, Washington Elementary School, Brickett Elementary, and Wm P Connery, especially in math. Excluding Aborn, Ford is above the nearby average in all three subjects. Grade 4 math is a clear weak spot at 10.94%, compared with the district’s 19.59% and the state’s 43.2%, while grade 5 math (18.06%) and grade 3 math (18.89%) are above district averages. Ford’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is lower than the nearby average of about 11.94, and its 2020–21 per-student spending of $14,590 is the second-lowest nearby, yet overall proficiency remains low.

Ford has shown modest recent improvement: its statewide percentile rose from 2 in 2023–24 to 5 in 2024–25 and 7 in 2025–26, and all-grade ELA and math both increased over that period, though science fell from 21.33% to 16.67%. English learners are a relative bright spot, ranking at the 44th percentile—far above the school’s overall 7th percentile. The biggest concerns are special education students, who ranked at the 3rd percentile in 2025–26 after higher rankings in prior years, and low-SES students, who have ranked at the 4th–7th percentile across 2023–2026. Female students also rank lower than male students. Overall, Ford faces significant academic challenges, but it is not the weakest school in its immediate area and has small gains to build on.

410

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,364

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49 Hollingsworth St
Lynn, MA 01902

(781) 477-7375

District: Lynn

Students who attend Robert L Ford usually attend:

Middle:	Thurgood Marshall Mid
High:	Harold Durgin Success Academy
	Lynn English High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.9%

African American:

8.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg41%

836^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 17Elementary 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	10.5	836 of 899	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	857 of 906	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	897 of 916	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	887 of 928	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	882 of 932	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	827 of 936	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	780 of 942	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	852 of 934	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	861 of 938	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	801 of 932	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	838 of 914	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	815 of 926	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	735 of 928	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	827 of 930	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	731 of 924	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	799 of 920	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	690 of 909	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.1	556 of 908	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.1	635 of 911	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.6	694 of 911	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.6	584 of 887	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.4	506 of 882	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.5	555 of 884	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	541 of 672	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	518 of 632	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	487 of 665	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	529 of 656	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	164 of 291	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	194 of 281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	206 of 282	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	205 of 264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	228 of 267	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	147 of 240	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	187 of 258	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	210 of 244	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	824 of 869	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	844 of 869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	879 of 886	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	864 of 887	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	866 of 901	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	757 of 898	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	709 of 902	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	818 of 893	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	364 of 475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	334 of 458	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	395 of 446	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	346 of 420	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	362 of 401	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	221 of 379	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	169 of 398	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	270 of 379	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	690 of 742	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	693 of 736	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	726 of 760	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	679 of 757	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	682 of 772	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	568 of 705	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	457 of 700	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	555 of 685	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	783 of 879	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	795 of 884	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	857 of 891	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	837 of 896	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	854 of 908	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	819 of 904	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	786 of 907	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	813 of 898	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	687 of 709	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	616 of 717	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	647 of 731	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	692 of 703	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	828 of 905	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	751 of 894	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	586 of 896	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	759 of 886	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	839 of 925	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	280 of 399	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+37 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)30th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2026)27th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 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)		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 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
Robert L Ford	Public	PK, KG-5	49 Hollingsworth St	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7375	410	37	11.1	90.9%	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	344 (83.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10.5	836^th of 899 public elementary schools	7.0%		9	857^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.4%	21	15.6	12.5	18.1	15.5	18.9	10.9	18.1	16.4	16.7	16.7	$21,364
Ingalls	Public	K-5	1 Collins Street Terrace	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7400	719	60	11.9	90.1%	33 (4.6%)	54 (7.5%)	596 (82.9%)	28 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5.9	875^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.4	880^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.9%	5	11.0	7.5	10.3	9.6	15.4	9.6	7.5	10.6	8.4	8.4	$20,444
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	91.1%	17 (2.8%)	48 (7.8%)	524 (85.1%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	6.1	874^th of 899 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.4	879^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.0%	5	8.1	10.1	4.2	7.5	2.0	25.3	5.3	10.9	3.2	3.2	$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	84.0%	48 (7.0%)	55 (8.0%)	542 (78.9%)	28 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	5	885^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.6%		7	875^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.4%	10	9.9	8.3	8.3	8.8	5.5	9.3	7.3	7.4	9.4	9.4	$22,447
Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Oakwood Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7390	541	42	12.7	87.0%	34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	418 (77.3%)	37 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	14.8	786^th of 899 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.1	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%	24	15.3	22.0	15.9	17.7	24.7	22.0	18.3	21.7	23.2	23.2	$21,273
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	88.2%	27 (6.0%)	80 (17.7%)	324 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	8.9	854^th of 899 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.5	847^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	24.3	11.8	14.1	16.7	20.0	8.7	2.5	10.1	13.9	13.9	$21,686
Brickett Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Lewis Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7333	318	25	12.6	85.6%	20 (6.3%)	23 (7.2%)	239 (75.2%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	9	853^rd of 899 public elementary schools	5.1%		8.3	864^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.6%	11	10.4	6.4	17.0	11.3	10.2	12.8	14.9	12.6	23.4	23.4	$21,618
Aborn	Public	K-5	409 Eastern Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7320	224	19	11.5	57.4%	56 (25.0%)	18 (8.0%)	117 (52.2%)	23 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	54.1	410^th of 899 public elementary schools	54.4%		63.4	336^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.9%	74	52.8	47.1	45.5	48.5	33.3	52.9	27.3	37.9	42.4	42.4	$24,735
Tracy	Public	K-5	35 Walnut Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7466	397	33	11.9	96.0%	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	354 (89.2%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	13	809^th of 899 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.3	793^rd of 906 public elementary schools	12.5%	16	9.8	10.5	20.8	13.9	8.2	22.4	20.8	17.7	26.4	26.4	$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	93.1%	20 (3.6%)	36 (6.4%)	459 (81.5%)	36 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	887^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.2	891^st of 906 public elementary schools	1.7%	4	11.8	10.5	10.4	11.0	2.9	7.4	2.6	4.4	7.9	7.9	$20,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert L Ford

What is the racial makeup of Robert L Ford?

Students at Robert L Ford are 84% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Is Robert L Ford a good school?

Robert L Ford ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Robert L Ford in?

Lynn

How many students attend Robert L Ford?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Robert L Ford.

What schools do graduates of Robert L Ford attend?

Students who attend Robert L Ford usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall Mid
High : Harold Durgin Success Academy
High : Lynn English High

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