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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a K–5 school in Lynn, MA, serving 453 students as part of the Lynn district, which ranks 332 out of 351 in Massachusetts (5th percentile, 0 stars); the school itself ranks 854 out of 899 in 2025–2026 (5th percentile, 0 stars).

Academically, the school’s relative bright spot is English language arts: all-grades ELA proficiency is 16.67%, just above the Lynn district average of 16.30% but far below the state’s 40.03%. Math is much weaker at 10.09%, below the district and more than 31 points under the state, with Grade 5 math at only 2.53%. Science fell to 13.92% in 2025–2026 after being above the district at 26.56% and 26.32% in the two prior years. Compared with nearby Lynn district elementary schools, the school’s ELA is second highest among comparable K–5 schools, behind Sewell-Anderson, while its math ranks 7th of 10 and science 4th. Overall, it ranks 5th among the nine nearby schools with 2025 ranks—ahead of Cobbet Elementary, Ingalls, E J Harrington, and Wm P Connery, but behind Tracy, Robert L Ford, and A Drewicz Elementary. Per-student spending was $16,038 in 2020–2021 and the student–teacher ratio was 11.2 in 2024–2025—above the median spending and slightly better staffing than most nearby schools—yet outcomes remain bottom-decile. Free/reduced-lunch percentages were not reported, so economic disadvantage cannot be directly quantified here.

Subgroup results are highly uneven. English Language Learner students rank at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, far above the school’s overall 5th percentile, making ELL effectiveness a standout strength. Special Education students rank at the 1st percentile, a severe weakness, while Low Socio Economic Status students are at the 11th percentile and Homeless students at the 14th percentile. This profile suggests the school serves high-need populations and is not uniformly low-performing: ELA and ELL work are relative strengths, but math, science stability, and especially special-education outcomes are major concerns. Families should also note that Early Childhood Center serves PK–K with no comparable test scores, and William R Fallon is a tiny 30-student outlier with no 2025 rank.

453

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,686

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 Blossom Street
Lynn, MA 01902

(339) 883-1414

District: Lynn

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Breed Middle School
High:	Classical High
	Harold Durgin Success Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

17.7%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg41%

854^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	8.9	854 of 899	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	847 of 906	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	870 of 916	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	892 of 928	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	886 of 932	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	917 of 936	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	854 of 942	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	766 of 934	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	872 of 938	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	797 of 932	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	807 of 914	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	904 of 926	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	142 of 188	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	134 of 167	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	642 of 672	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	627 of 632	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	504 of 665	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	360 of 656	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	134 of 291	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	133 of 281	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	116 of 282	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	134 of 264	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	169 of 267	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	224 of 240	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	176 of 258	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	831 of 869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	831 of 869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	849 of 886	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	867 of 887	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	849 of 901	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	864 of 898	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	752 of 902	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	689 of 893	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	399 of 475	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	348 of 458	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	369 of 446	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	352 of 420	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	323 of 401	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	361 of 379	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	284 of 398	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	189 of 379	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	663 of 742	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	660 of 736	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	706 of 760	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	697 of 757	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	690 of 772	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	669 of 705	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	521 of 700	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	475 of 685	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	819 of 879	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	788 of 884	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	834 of 891	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	839 of 896	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	873 of 908	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	896 of 904	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	860 of 907	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	774 of 898	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	701 of 709	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	694 of 717	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	600 of 731	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	662 of 703	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	844 of 905	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	873 of 894	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	738 of 896	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	641 of 886	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	906 of 925	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.6	384 of 399	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Science14%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 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
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
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
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
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	100 Bennet Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 477-7220	135	13	10.0	74.8%	19 (14.1%)	8 (5.9%)	99 (73.3%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$30,042
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
A Drewicz Elementary	Public	K-5	34 Hood Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7350	488	42	11.7	90.8%	28 (5.7%)	25 (5.1%)	396 (81.1%)	25 (5.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.9	844^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.4	835^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.8%	9	16.9	14.9	9.6	13.8	15.7	24.3	13.3	17.5	13.3	13.3	$21,237
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
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
William R Fallon	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robinson Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7401	30	9	3.2	95.0%	1 (3.3%)	8 (26.7%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0			$70,636
Sewell-Anderson	Public	K-5	25 Ontario Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7444	300	23	12.9	67.3%	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 Washington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Lynn

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Breed Middle School
High : Classical High
High : Harold Durgin Success Academy

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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