Lynn Graduation Rates 2015

On January 22, 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently reported graduation rates for the Class of 2015. Statewide, the four-year graduation rate was 87.3% for students entering 9th grade for the first time in 2011. Since 2006, the graduation rate in Massachusetts has increased 9.3%.

In Lynn, the 2015 graduation rate was lower than the state's grad rate at 74.9%. Compared to a decade ago, however, the graduation rate has increased 16.3%.

Among the ten Commissioner's Districts, Lynn had the 4th highest graduation rate. 




At the subgroup level, graduation rates at both the state level and in Lynn varied.




*ELL = English Language Learner
*SWD = Students with Disabilities



Both Lynn Classical and Lynn Tech graduated 100% of their Asian students.




At the individual school level in Lynn, graduation rates also varied slightly.

From 2014 to 2015, Lynn Tech had a 10% increase in its graduation rate while Fecteau-Leary reported a 6.6% increase. Lynn Classical and Lynn English both saw decreases in their graduation rates (-2.5% and -0.64% respectively). 

All data from: www.doe.mass.edu

Lynn Public School District Student Demographics 2015-16

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently published the 2014-15 demographic reports for public school districts in the state. Per the DESE data, there are 15,098 students enrolled in the Lynn Public School district (which does not include those enrolled in charter school) as of October 1, 2015. This is an increase of 227 from October 1, 2014.

Kindergarten enrollment as of October 1, 2015 is down from 2014 with 130 less students enrolled in kindergarten in LPS.




Still, enrollment in LPS overall has been steadily on the rise over the last few school years. The student populations at Lynn Classical, Lynn English and Lynn Tech (combined) is up 2.7% this year compared to school year 2014-15.



From school year 2010-11 to 2015-16, student enrollment in LPS has increased 11.4%.


In terms of the race/ethnicity, the breakdown for the Lynn Public School system as a whole is as follows (the numbers in parentheses represent the percent change from school year 2014-15):

• African American/Black: 10.1% (-0.6)
• Asian: 9.1% (-0.1)
• Hispanic/Latino: 58.2% (+1.8)
• Native American: 0.3% (0)
• White: 18.3% (-1.3)
• Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic: 3.9% (+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% (-0.1)
• English Language Learner: 19.5% (+0.7)
• Special Education: 15.4% (0)

Additionally, the Lynn Public School district's student population is 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

Below is a breakdown of the special populations listed above by individual school. The plus or minus numbers in the 'Total Enrollment' column is the change from 2014-15.

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

	FLnE*	ELL*	Special Education	Total Enrollment
Aborn	21.2%	5.1%	9%	255 (-3)
Brickett	41.2%	17.9%	8.6%	291 (0)
Callahan	33.8%	10.3%	20.5%	497 (+1)
Cobbet	69.9%	38.3%	9.8%	601 (+6)
Connery	69%	33.9%	6.1%	635 (+24)
Drewicz	64.2%	33.4%	5.9%	506  (-5)
Early Childhood Ctr	50.4%	33.1%	17.6%	278 (-8)
Fallon	23.1%	1.9%	100%	52 (+12)
Ford	67.1%	34.1%	5.9%	507 (-19)
Harrington	61.4%	31.2%	13.1%	642 (-14)
Hood	45.8%	20.1%	7.6%	487 (+33)
Ingalls	55.5%	27%	10%	688 (-50)
Lincoln-Thomson	37.2%	16.9%	5.7%	261 (-31)
Lynn Woods	9.3%	2.5%	16.8%	161 (-7)
Sewell Anderson	32%	15.4%	23.5%	272 (-25)
Shoemaker	21.7%	2%	38.5%	304 (+6)
Sisson	28.2%	8.6%	13.3%	443 (-11)
Tracy	63.2%	38%	5%	424 (+21)
Washington	57.2%	31.7%	9%	467 (+17)
Breed	60%	10.1%	16.3%	1,239 (+42)
Marshall	63%	14.8%	15.3%	1,066 (+65)
Pickering	31.4%	1%	19.7%	618 (-29)
Lynn Classical	56.5%	15.2%	14.5%	1,640 (+29)
Lynn English	59.1%	19.1%	13.3%	1,646 (+30)
Lynn Tech	61.7%	11.3%	28.4%	906 (+51)
Fecteau-Leary	66.5%	34%	26.4%	212 (+93)

 


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