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Lynn Vocational Technical Institute

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
427th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 484 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 12% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Lynn Vocational Technical Institute is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with 1,557 students in Lynn, MA, a district ranked 331 out of 348 in the state and with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has seen fluctuating 4-year graduation rates in recent years, ranging from 78.1% to 97.7%, which is lower than the state average of around 90%. Dropout rates have also been higher than the state average, ranging from 0.8% to 14.0%. On MCAS Next Generation assessments, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute consistently underperforms the state and Lynn district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only 12.16% of all students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025 compared to 41.53% statewide. Despite spending around $16,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes remain poor.

Interestingly, other alternative schools in the area, such as Melvin H. King South End Academy and Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy, also struggle with low test scores and graduation rates compared to the state. In contrast, nearby KIPP Academy Lynn, Mystic Valley Regional, and Pioneer Charter School of Science II perform significantly better on assessments and have higher graduation rates, suggesting the potential benefits of the charter school model. The proximity of these higher-performing charter schools to Lynn Vocational Technical Institute could present opportunities for collaboration and shared learning.

1,584
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,738
Per pupil spending ?
84.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 80 Neptune Blvd
       Lynn, MA  01902

(781) 477-7431

District: Lynn

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.3%
White:
9.9%
African American:
5.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
✓99% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg16%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
427th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 7 pts since 2021
From bottom 19% (2021) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
256th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
331st 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202513.8427 of 48411.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6409 of 49317.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.7402 of 50119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7419 of 49715.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.7407 of 50118.8%★☆☆☆☆
20064.0387 of 3993.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.0107 of 20648.1%★★☆☆☆
202461.156 of 20272.3%★★★★☆
202371.238 of 20981.8%★★★★☆
202243.3112 of 21247.2%★★☆☆☆
202146.3100 of 19348.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.797 of 13528.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.0109 of 12311.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202232.9275 of 44538.2%★★☆☆☆
202130.9284 of 43134.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202534.8141 of 18122.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1148 of 18017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202340.584 of 15545.8%★★☆☆☆
202243.268 of 15455.8%★★★☆☆
202138.783 of 13538.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202514.4415 of 47312.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.7404 of 48116.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.7428 of 48912.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8435 of 49411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.2415 of 48314.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.1312 of 37617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.6266 of 37829.6%★★☆☆☆
202336.1215 of 36440.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.9299 of 36818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.0225 of 33532.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.8397 of 46414.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4380 of 46919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5371 of 48122.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7391 of 48920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9338 of 46226.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.9429 of 4739.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.4408 of 48315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1378 of 48922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2406 of 49718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.0377 of 48522.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202315.990 of 11018.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.0278 of 43536.1%★★☆☆☆
202416.0440 of 4410.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.2367 of 44417.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6401 of 50320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202132.1344 of 48929.7%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202121.3386 of 49121.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.5358 of 3867.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.3340 of 39213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7360 of 40310.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0351 of 40413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.2345 of 40114.0%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.7256 of 34926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9280 of 34819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.1258 of 34725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.1284 of 34217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.0247 of 28513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.2274 of 35121.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8297 of 34513.9%★☆☆☆☆
201712.5310 of 34810.9%★☆☆☆☆
20169.8322 of 3518.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.6333 of 3545.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.6315 of 3479.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.9312 of 3449.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.5313 of 3407.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.8328 of 3403.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.3315 of 3356.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.5311 of 3223.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.6310 of 3192.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.7310 of 3161.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.2295 of 3146.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.1298 of 3114.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.1293 of 3074.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.9289 of 3044.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202574.129 of 14880.4%★★★★☆
202436.895 of 16040.6%★★☆☆☆
202354.458 of 14259.2%★★★☆☆
202231.793 of 13330.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.975 of 9420.2%★☆☆☆☆
201975.528 of 13779.6%★★★★☆
201836.488 of 13434.3%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202418.085 of 9813.3%★☆☆☆☆
20237.690 of 966.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.873 of 9321.5%★☆☆☆☆
20216.364 of 685.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.388 of 979.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.875 of 9117.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202222.0238 of 29519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.1142 of 20229.7%★★☆☆☆
201925.6233 of 29922.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1228 of 29923.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202538.846 of 8344.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.363 of 8626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.280 of 844.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202240.239 of 7749.4%★★★☆☆
202130.445 of 462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.541 of 8250.0%★★★☆☆
201829.459 of 7723.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.2273 of 33719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0274 of 34219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1263 of 33922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.0300 of 34011.8%★☆☆☆☆
20218.6257 of 2818.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.8279 of 34218.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.2309 of 3398.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202546.0119 of 24551.4%★★★☆☆
202432.9156 of 24937.3%★★☆☆☆
202349.6114 of 24152.7%★★★☆☆
202235.7134 of 21738.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.098 of 14934.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.7107 of 20648.1%★★☆☆☆
201835.0129 of 19333.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202433.420 of 2828.6%★★☆☆☆
201990.53 of 2387.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202542.9177 of 33447.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.6250 of 33826.0%★☆☆☆☆
202345.8189 of 33844.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.4230 of 33230.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.2199 of 25321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201941.9211 of 33036.1%★★☆☆☆
201827.4264 of 33020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.4231 of 33931.9%★★☆☆☆
202419.9279 of 34218.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9242 of 34329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4259 of 33923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.5232 of 28117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1271 of 34621.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.6301 of 34312.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.0247 of 30218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1231 of 28920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6228 of 30124.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.6233 of 33931.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.3214 of 26820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201944.6199 of 34842.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.3271 of 34421.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20256.6286 of 2984.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.5207 of 30231.5%★★☆☆☆
202310.9277 of 3018.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.2280 of 3006.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.7234 of 2496.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.5273 of 3029.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.3277 of 3038.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
African American (2025)48th percentile+36 vs school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school
Asian (2022)28th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)9th percentile~ school
White (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school
High school
African American (2025)80th percentile+54 vs school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school
Homeless (2024)29th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Civics19%-21 vs state
Biology16%-23 vs state
English Language Arts12%-29 vs state
Mathematics11%-29 vs state
Science11%-30 vs state

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Lynn Vocational Technical Institute ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,584 students attended Lynn Vocational Technical Institute.

Students at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute are 78% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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