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Lyon K-8 School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

50 Beechcroft Street, Brighton, MA 02135 · (617) 635-7945 · Part of Boston School District

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
143
Students per teacher
7:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Lyon K-8 School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Boston kids: 40 middle schools

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Lyon K-8 SchoolYou are here
7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

50 Beechcroft Street, Brighton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten13
Grade 113
Grade 217
Grade 314
Grade 417
Grade 511
Grade 617
Grade 721
Grade 820
Enrollment over time
124’20
133’21
126’22
120’23
143’24

Up 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 24%Black 21%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lyon K-8 School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Boston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.