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Pickering Middle

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Pickering Middle ranks 340 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Pickering Middle is a public middle school located in Lynn, MA, serving grades 6-8 with 543 students. The school is part of the Lynn school district, which is ranked 331 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pickering Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 340 out of 484 middle schools and a 2-star rating.

Pickering Middle's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on MCAS Next Generation assessments significantly lower than the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 26.19% in English Language Arts, 20.66% in Mathematics, and 26.87% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance also lags behind the Lynn district average in most subject areas. Additionally, Pickering Middle struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with low rankings compared to other Massachusetts middle schools for Asian, White, English Language Learner, and Students with Disabilities populations.

Despite spending more per student ($16,533 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average and having a lower student-teacher ratio (9.2 in 2023-2024) than nearby schools, Pickering Middle has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes. This suggests potential issues with how resources are being utilized and allocated within the school. Neighboring schools, such as Breed Middle and Thurgood Marshall Mid, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, indicating broader challenges within the Lynn school district. However, some nearby schools, like those in Marblehead, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, highlighting the potential for improvement at Pickering Middle.

583

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,052

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Conomo Avenue
Lynn, MA 01904

(781) 477-7440

District: Lynn

Students who attend Pickering Middle usually attend:

High:

Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School

Feeder schools for Pickering Middle:

Elementary:	Aborn
	Capt William G Shoemaker
	Edward A Sisson
	Lynn Woods

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

18.9%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg16%

Massachusetts avg41%

340^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	27.0	340 of 484	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	372 of 493	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	353 of 501	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	317 of 497	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	331 of 501	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	273 of 498	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	288 of 484	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.2	260 of 487	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.0	182 of 482	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.6	298 of 441	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	293 of 455	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	322 of 455	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	326 of 455	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	308 of 449	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	325 of 434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.6	291 of 409	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	256 of 407	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	270 of 399	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	285 of 399	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	264 of 356	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	245 of 344	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.8	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	112 of 206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	115 of 209	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	96 of 193	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	53 of 195	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	95 of 172	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	113 of 134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	259 of 445	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	256 of 431	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	169 of 424	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	226 of 417	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	134 of 181	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	145 of 180	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	133 of 155	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	80 of 135	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	80 of 138	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	321 of 473	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	365 of 481	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	330 of 489	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	285 of 494	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	267 of 478	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	289 of 463	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	228 of 376	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	230 of 378	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	167 of 364	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	190 of 368	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	207 of 335	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	101 of 322	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	113 of 309	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	41 of 42	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	347 of 464	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	381 of 469	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	310 of 481	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	300 of 489	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	318 of 462	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	138 of 452	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	203 of 438	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	345 of 473	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	374 of 483	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	375 of 489	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	360 of 497	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	330 of 485	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	260 of 478	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	270 of 466	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	52 of 87	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.1	79 of 84	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	312 of 435	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	321 of 441	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	286 of 444	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	313 of 503	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	340 of 489	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	180 of 484	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	211 of 467	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.4	356 of 491	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.6	177 of 339	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	318 of 386	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	363 of 392	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	317 of 403	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	226 of 404	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	268 of 401	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	182 of 396	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	174 of 395	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)48th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics34%-5 vs state

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Pickering Middle	Public	6-8	70 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7440	583	59	9.8		110 (18.9%)	33 (5.7%)	347 (59.5%)	66 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	27	340^th of 484 public middle schools	29.8%		22.4	372^nd of 493 public middle schools	24.5%	32			27.0	21.2	32.3	26.2			20.8	15.2	28.4	20.7		26.9	26.9	33.8	$24,052
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		109 (8.6%)	95 (7.5%)	927 (73.3%)	101 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	12.1	435^th of 484 public middle schools	10.1%		13.5	444^th of 493 public middle schools	9.9%	9			17.3	14.9	17.9	16.6			11.1	7.1	11.7	9.8		15.0	15.0	13.0	$20,084
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		107 (8.2%)	130 (9.9%)	939 (71.7%)	89 (6.8%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	11.8	439^th of 484 public middle schools	9.3%		13	447^th of 493 public middle schools	9.3%	8			15.7	13.8	16.7	15.3			11.3	10.9	12.2	11.4		12.5	12.5	12.6	$20,932
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		860 (65.2%)	66 (5.0%)	338 (25.6%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	34.5	294^th of 484 public middle schools	39.3%		40	278^th of 493 public middle schools	43.6%	16			29.3	25.7	28.0	27.7			30.0	26.3	34.2	30.3		34.6	34.6	26.9	$19,718
Swampscott Middle	Public	5-8	207 Forest Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8820	654	60	10.8		494 (75.5%)	31 (4.7%)	88 (13.5%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	64	163^rd of 484 public middle schools	66.3%		74.7	111^th of 493 public middle schools	77.5%	52		46.2	35.1	36.4	53.6	42.9		45.9	46.3	46.8	41.9	45.1	53.1	45.5	48.9	63.6	$19,244
Collins Middle	Public	6-8	29 Highland Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1191	611	48	12.6		246 (40.3%)	43 (7.0%)	272 (44.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	31.4	318^th of 484 public middle schools	34.3%		21.4	381^st of 493 public middle schools	22.7%	63			31.5	34.4	33.3	33.1			19.1	20.5	22.8	20.9		32.5	32.5	23.3	$25,747
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		314 (51.0%)	39 (6.3%)	181 (29.4%)	50 (8.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	31.7	315^th of 484 public middle schools	34.9%		27.4	348^th of 493 public middle schools	29.4%	33			20.5	23.7	23.1	22.4			23.4	25.0	48.9	31.9		27.3	27.3	31.0	$17,462
Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	529	48	10.9		439 (83.0%)	12 (2.3%)	41 (7.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	49.1	59.3	52.2			53.7	58.7	56.8	62.7			59.3	61.9		61.9		$21,866
Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	411	38	10.7		346 (84.2%)	13 (3.2%)	29 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	85.1	72^nd of 484 public middle schools	85.1%		87.9	62^nd of 493 public middle schools	87.4%	10				58.0	72.8	66.3				65.3	58.5	61.5		48.4	48.4	57.6	$20,302
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		148 (25.2%)	20 (3.4%)	388 (66.1%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	26.1	349^th of 484 public middle schools	27.9%		20.9	385^th of 493 public middle schools	21.9%	36			27.9	29.8	27.2	28.3			19.6	19.6	13.3	17.5		22.1	22.1	32.2	$19,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickering Middle

How many students attend Pickering Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Pickering Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Pickering Middle?

Students at Pickering Middle are 60% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Pickering Middle a good school?

Pickering Middle ranks 340^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pickering Middle in?

Lynn

What high school do graduates of Pickering Middle attend?

Students who attend Pickering Middle usually go on to attend Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School

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