Lynn 2017 Annual Dropout Rates

During the 2016 - 2017 academic year, 1.8% of Massachusetts students statewide dropped out of school at some point during the year. Dropping out is defined by DESE standards is having left school and not being re-enrolled by October of the following school year. In Lynn, the percentage of LPS students who dropped out during the last school year was higher at 5.1%, an increase over the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Dropout rates at each of the high schools varied: Lynn English (5.7%), Lynn Classical (5.3%), Lynn Tech (1.3%), and Fecteau-Leary (12.5%).

These percentages are equivalent to the total numbers referenced below:

At the grade level, the percentage of students who dropped out varied with the highest proportion being at the 10th grade level in 2016 - 2017 and the lowest being at the 12th grade level.

When looking at the individual subgroups, one-fifth of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students in the10th grade level during the 2016 - 2017 academic year dropped out. Students with disabilities reported the highest dropout rates for students in that subgroup at the 9th and 12th grade levels (approximately 10% for each of those grades).

There is also a disparity in Lynn between male and female students in terms of dropout rates with the majority of students who drop out being male.

At the district level, Phoenix Academy Public Charter School - Springfield reported the highest annual drop out rate at 54.4%. Lynn and Springfield both reported the 17th highest annual dropout rates in the state at 5.1% in 2016 - 2017.

For more information: www.doe.mass.edu

Lynn Graduation Rates 2017

On February 26, 2018, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released graduation rate data for 2017. The data represents the percentage of students who started 9th grade for the first time in the fall of 2013 and graduated four years later. Overall, the 4-year 2017 graduation rate in Massachusetts was 88.3%, an increase of 0.8% from 2016.

Comparatively, in Lynn, the graduation rate is down 1.6% in the Lynn Public School system from 2016:

At the school level, Lynn Tech's graduation rate increased from 78.5% in 2016 to 86.6% in 2017. Lynn Classical and Lynn English saw decreases in their graduation rates.

Lynn Classical did graduate 97.1% of Asian students and 94.4% of African-American/Black students, however, the graduation rates of English Language Learner and Hispanic/Latino students were considerably lower at 36.6% and 65.6% respectively. Lynn English also reported a similar graduation rate for Hispanic/Latino students as well as a 50% graduation rate for students with disabilities.

Among the urban districts, graduation rates ranged from 59.1% in New Bedford to 83.3% in Worcester. These districts collectively represent a fifth of the state's public school Pre-K through 12 student population.

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