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Hood

Q: Is Hood a good school?

Hood ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Hood.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hood?

Students at Hood are 77% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hood attend?

Students who attend Hood usually go on to attend: Middle : Thurgood Marshall Mid High : Harold Durgin Success Academy High : Lynn English High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hood is a PK–5 elementary school serving 541 students in Lynn, Massachusetts, part of Lynn Public Schools — a district ranked 332nd of 351 statewide (5th percentile) — while Hood itself ranks 786th of 899 elementary schools (13th percentile, 1 star).

On 2025–2026 MCAS tests, Hood students scored 17.67% proficient in English Language Arts, 21.69% in Math, and 23.17% in Science — above Lynn district averages (16.3%, 14.02%, and 15.35%) but far below statewide proficiency (40.03% in ELA, 41.11% in Math, and 40.98% in Science). Among 11 nearby Lynn elementary schools, Hood ranks 4th overall and 4th in ELA and Math, ahead of Tracy, Robert L Ford, Brickett Elementary, E J Harrington, Cobbet Elementary, Washington Elementary School, and Ingalls, but behind Sewell-Anderson and Edward A Sisson. The sharpest contrast is Aborn, less than a third of a mile away, where 48.54% scored proficient in ELA, 37.86% in Math, and 42.42% in Science. Hood posts its results with the lowest per-student spending among these nearby schools ($14,474 in 2020–2021) and the second-highest student-teacher ratio (12.7).

Hood's clearest strength is its English Language Learner subgroup, which ranked at the 81st percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026 — far above the school's overall 13th percentile. Math has improved steadily, from 8.59% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 21.69% in 2025–2026. Priorities include ELA, where third-grade proficiency (15.29%) trails the district (18.32%), and the special education (10th percentile) and female (8th percentile) subgroups, which fall below Hood's already low overall ranking.

541

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,273

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

24 Oakwood Avenue
Lynn, MA 01902

(781) 477-7390

District: Lynn

Students who attend Hood usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

7.2%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg41%

786^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	14.8	786 of 899	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	810 of 906	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	790 of 916	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	894 of 928	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	857 of 932	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	844 of 936	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	625 of 942	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	752 of 934	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	645 of 938	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	677 of 932	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	748 of 914	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	776 of 926	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	652 of 928	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	739 of 930	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	721 of 924	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	801 of 920	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	833 of 909	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	811 of 908	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	807 of 911	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	733 of 911	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.8	652 of 887	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	707 of 882	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.0	656 of 884	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	41.6	99 of 174	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	640 of 672	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	494 of 632	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	430 of 665	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	495 of 656	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	56 of 291	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	79 of 281	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	136 of 282	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	206 of 264	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	175 of 267	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	121 of 240	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	66 of 258	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	21.6	227 of 244	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	803 of 869	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	780 of 869	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	768 of 886	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	845 of 887	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	786 of 901	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	777 of 898	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	571 of 902	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	738 of 893	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	256 of 475	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	303 of 458	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	273 of 446	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	381 of 420	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	321 of 401	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	291 of 379	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	95 of 398	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	186 of 379	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	545 of 742	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	580 of 736	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	521 of 760	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	716 of 757	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	648 of 772	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	605 of 705	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	241 of 700	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	385 of 685	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	689 of 879	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	772 of 884	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	752 of 891	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	868 of 896	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	865 of 908	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	826 of 904	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	641 of 907	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	714 of 898	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	637 of 709	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	696 of 717	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	652 of 731	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	682 of 703	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	807 of 905	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	824 of 894	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	325 of 896	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	548 of 886	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.7	855 of 925	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	247 of 399	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	762 of 762	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	728 of 764	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	686 of 765	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	459 of 780	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.2	720 of 772	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2018)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)38th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 26, 2016

poor communication and lots of disconnect within the staff and parents. specialist are not doing their jobs since they are not held accountable. 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Oakwood Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7390	541	42	12.7	77.1%	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	100%	0%	$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	54.5%	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	100%	0%	$24,735
Ingalls	Public	K-5	1 Collins Street Terrace	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7400	719	60	11.9	83.0%	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	93%	1%	$20,444
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	80.0%	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	94%	0%	$21,364
Brickett Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Lewis Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7333	318	25	12.6	82.4%	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	97%	0%	$21,618
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	86.0%	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	96%	0%	$22,447
Edward A Sisson	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7455	449	38	11.8	61.2%	106 (23.6%)	31 (6.9%)	253 (56.3%)	42 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	23.2	699^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.2%		19.3	750^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.2%	51	24.3	30.0	23.5	25.8	24.6	30.0	23.5	25.9	29.6	29.6	92%	0%	$23,284
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	85.2%	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	88%	0%	$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	83.7%	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	97%	1%	$21,686
Sewell-Anderson	Public	K-5	25 Ontario Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7444	300	23	12.9	67.0%	49 (16.3%)	29 (9.7%)	194 (64.7%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	23.7	695^th of 899 public elementary schools	22.7%		29.5	639^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.5%	56	31.7	22.9	29.3	28.2	31.7	31.4	14.6	25.6	24.4	24.4			$23,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Hood

How many students attend Hood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Hood.

What is the racial makeup of Hood?

Students at Hood are 77% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Hood in?

Lynn

Is Hood a good school?

Hood ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hood attend?

Students who attend Hood usually go on to attend:

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

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