Summary
Ingalls Elementary is a K–5 school at 1 Collins Street Terrace in Lynn, Massachusetts, serving 719 students — the largest enrollment in its comparison group — as part of the Lynn school district.
By the numbers, Ingalls ranks 875th of 899 schools statewide (3rd percentile, 0 stars), with MCAS Next Generation proficiency of 9.59% in ELA, 10.62% in Math, and 8.41% in Science. It scores below its own district in all three subjects, and about 30 percentage points below state averages. The slide is a post-2020 story: from 2015–16 through 2018–19 the school held the 8th–11th percentile with occasional 1-star ratings, but since 2020–21 it has not risen above the 3rd percentile and has earned 0 stars every year. Science has fallen two years running (15.93% → 12.64% → 8.41%), and 5th grade is the weakest cohort (Math 7.48%, Science 8.41%), while 3rd-grade Math (15.38%) is the strongest single result. Gender is not a dividing line here, but effectiveness rankings for English Language Learners (17th percentile) and Special Education students (12th, improving) sit well above the school's overall 3rd percentile.
The neighborhood comparison is striking. Aborn Elementary, 0.55 miles away in the same district, ranks 410th of 899 (54th percentile, 3 stars) and exceeds the state ELA average — though it is far smaller, with 224 students. Ingalls ranks 9th of 11 in its comparison set, with Cobbet Elementary, E J Harrington, and Wm P Connery among the few ranked lower. Science is where Ingalls trails its neighbors most: Tracy (26.39%), Edward A Sisson (29.63%), Brickett Elementary (23.40%), and Hood (23.17%) all clear 20% in that subject. Spending and staffing don't obviously explain the results — $15,533 per student and an 11.9:1 student-to-teacher ratio are both mid-pack among peers, and per-student spending rose about 16% from 2018–19 to 2020–21 while the school's statewide rank fell.
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