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