Lynn Sees Increasing Enrollments at Lower Grade Levels

The latest Lynn Public School enrollment figures indicate increasing student populations at the lower grade levels.

First grade enrollment within LPS has grown nearly 5% from the last school year (2012-13) to the current one.

The number of kindergarten students within LPS has grown over the past 5 schools from an enrollment of 1,120 students in 2009-10 to 1,313 students in 2013-14.

Kindergarten enrollment at the individual school level varies with the Early Childhood Center enrolling the most students at this grade level at 250 (not included below).

Ingalls reported a substantial increase in kindergarten students over the last two school years (43.8%) while other schools such as Harrington and Lynn Woods saw slight decreases.

Other urban/Gateway City school districts are also seeing increases in their student population, particularly in the lower grades. Chelsea saw a 13% increase in kindergarten students from 2012-13 to 2013-14 while Holyoke reported a 6.4% increase at this grade level. 

All data taken from: www.doe.mass.edu

Comparing Urban Districts: Special Populations 2013-2014

Here is a comparison of the Commissioner's ten urban districts in terms of their special populations using the most recent data from the 2013-14 school year.

*FLnE = First Language not English

*ELL = English Language Learner

*SPED = Special Education 

	Low Income	FLnE*	ELL*	SPED*
Massachusetts	38.3%	17.8%	7.9%	17.0%
Boston	77.7%	46.3%	29.9%	19.5%
Brockton	80.7%	36.1%	20%	13.2%
Fall River	78.3%	20.9%	8.5%	20.4%
Holyoke	85.3%	49.2%	29.2%	25.1%
Lawrence	92.4%	71.9%	28.2%	19.8%
Lowell	75.1%	39.6%	29.4%	15.1%
Lynn	83%	54%	17.8%	15.8%
New Bedford	75.6%	22.4%	5.5%	22.5%
Springfield	87.3%	26.4%	17%	20%
Worcester	73%	44.4%	31.7%	20.7%

All data taken from: www.doe.mass.edu

Lynn Public School Demographic Data 2013-14

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently published the 2013-14 demographic reports for public school districts in the state. Per the DESE data, there are 14,378 students currently enrolled in the Lynn Public School district (which does not include those enrolled in charter school). In terms of the race/ethnicity, the breakdown is as follows (the numbers in parentheses represent the percent change from school year 2012-13):

• African American/Black: 11.0% (-0.3)
• Asian: 9.8% (-0.3)
• Hispanic/Latino: 54.5% (+1.4)
• Native American: 0.3% (0)
• White: 20.9% (-1.1)
• Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic: 3.7% (+0.2)

In terms of special populations, LPS is comprised of a significant number of students who speak English as a second language as well as low income students.

• First Language not English: 54% (-0.2)
• English Language Learner: 17.8% (+0.3)
• Low Income: 83% (+0.4)
• Special Education: 15.8% (-0.6)

Additionally, the Lynn Public School district's student population is 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

The KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School enrolled 721 students in 2013-14. KIPP's student population is 47.9% male and 52.1% female; the school's specific demographics are listed below.

Below is a breakdown of the special populations listed above by individual school.

Key
FLnE = First Language not English
ELL = English Language Learner

 

	FLnE*	ELL*	Low Income	Special Education	Total Enrollment
Aborn	25%	6%	56%	3.2%	248 (+11)
Brickett	40.7%	12.6%	86.8%	9.6%	302 (-49)
Callahan	38.5%	9.2%	78%	19.1%	491 (+11)
Cobbet	72.9%	37.2%	94.1%	11.8%	594 (-13)
Connery	75.5%	33.8%	95.9%	6%	583 (-9)
Drewicz	66.6%	29.7%	90%	13.3%	458 (+10)
Fallon	20.8%	6.2%	91.7%	97.9%	48 (+2)
Ford	64.9%	28.6%	92.9%	6.5%	507 (-110)
Harrington	65.3%	30.8%	89.6%	14.4%	623 (+28)
Hood	45.8%	16.2%	87.7%	10.9%	439 (+29)
Ingalls	61.4%	34.4%	91.7%	11.2%	733 (+78)
Lincoln-Thomson	33.5%	9.8%	75.2%	6%	266 (-9)
Lynn Woods	6.3%	2.3%	34.3%	18.3%	175 (+4)
Sewell Anderson	28.4%	10.4%	66.1%	21.1%	289 (+15)
Shoemaker	19.3%	1.4%	50.2%	28.8%	295 (-26)
Sisson	26.5%	5.5%	64.2%	11.9%	452 (-19)
Tracy	65.4%	31.8%	97.5%	6.1%	393 (-39)
Washington	61.3%	32.5%	94.4%	9.2%	357 (+93)
Breed	61.1%	9.6%	87.1%	18.9%	1,220 (+20)
KIPP: Lynn	29.3%	9.2%	80.3%	12.6%	721 (+152)
Marshall	63.7%	15.3%	94.6%	17%	957 (-16)
Pickering	37%	4%	61.5%	20.1%	646 (-21)
Lynn Classical	55.2%	12.5%	79.6%	14.4%	1,498 (-30)
Lynn English	55.6%	14.7%	80.2%	13.4%	1,611 (-42)
Lynn Tech	61.2%	15.3%	86.9%	25.3%	750 (+41)
Fecteau-Leary	35.7%	0.6%	89.8%	51.6%	157 (-6)

All Data taken from: www.doe.mass.edu