Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainLynn’s public schools score below 92% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
In Lynn, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lynn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lynn’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,970 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School, St. Pius V School (private) and North Shore Christian (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lynn’s grade
D: better than 8% of Massachusetts school districts, #272 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lynn, with each school’s own grade.
Lynn’s public schools are run by Lynn School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Lynn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Lynn’s borders.
Every school in Lynn
30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lynn’s schools
Are Lynn’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lynn children attend score below 92% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #272 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lynn in?
Lynn School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,364 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lynn kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Lynn English High, Classical High, Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy and Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School.
What is Lynn’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Lynn School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Lynn spend per student?
$24,970 in Lynn School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lynn?
Yes: St. Pius V School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 335 students) and North Shore Christian (religious, grades PK–8, 154 students). Lynn also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Lynn families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lynn → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.