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Lynn Public Schools, Massachusetts, elections

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Lynn Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 15,556 (2022-2023)
Schools: 27 (2022-2023)
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Lynn Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Essex County). During the 2023 school year, 15,556 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Lynn Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Lynn Public Schools school board, At-large

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lynn Public Schools school board, At-large on November 7, 2017.

Candidate
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Image of Brian Castellanos
Brian Castellanos (Nonpartisan)
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Donna M. Coppola (Nonpartisan)
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Image of John E. Ford Jr.
John E. Ford Jr. (Nonpartisan)
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Image of Lorraine Gately
Lorraine Gately (Nonpartisan)
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Image of Jared Nicholson
Jared Nicholson (Nonpartisan)
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Image of Michael A. Satterwhite
Michael A. Satterwhite (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

Lynn Public Schools consists of seven members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Eric Dugan
Lennin Pen͂a
Sean Reid
Andrea Satterwhite
Brian Castellanos2017
Lorraine Gately2015
Jared Nicholson2015

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Overlapping state house districts

Lynn Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Essex DistrictSean ReidDemocratic Party 43% 27%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Essex DistrictDan CahillDemocratic Party 27% 100%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Essex DistrictDonald WongRepublican Party 16% 14%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Essex DistrictJenny ArminiDemocratic Party 13% 6%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $24,196,000 $1,552 8%
Local: $35,780,000 $2,296 12%
State: $238,801,000 $15,321 80%
Total: $298,777,000 $19,168
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $316,180,000 $20,284
Total Current Expenditures: $269,267,000 $17,275
Instructional Expenditures: $170,013,000 $10,907 54%
Student and Staff Support: $33,357,000 $2,140 11%
Administration: $20,619,000 $1,322 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $45,278,000 $2,904 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,652,000 $362
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,432,000 $91

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 14 27 14 10 <=20 15-19 23
2018-2019 38 51 33 32 40-59 40-44 53
2017-2018 33 47 28 28 40-59 34 48
2016-2017 36 49 28 30 40-59 35 52
2015-2016 49 62 41 45 40-59 45-49 62
2014-2015 44 55 35 39 60-79 40-44 57
2013-2014 43 56 35 36 50-59 40-44 55
2012-2013 41 54 35 34 50-59 35-39 54
2011-2012 39 53 32 32 <50 40-44 52
2010-2011 41 56 33 34 21-39 40-44 53

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 38 28 20 40-59 35-39 39
2018-2019 38 48 37 33 40-59 40-44 52
2017-2018 39 51 36 34 40-59 44 52
2016-2017 38 44 35 33 40-59 44 53
2015-2016 57 68 54 51 60-79 60-64 69
2014-2015 52 59 50 45 60-79 50-54 66
2013-2014 51 56 48 44 60-69 50-54 66
2012-2013 50 56 49 41 50-59 50-54 65
2011-2012 50 52 49 42 >=50 55-59 65
2010-2011 51 55 47 43 60-79 50-54 66

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 79 >=95 85-89 73 >=80 85-89
2018-2019 75 90-94 75-79 69 PS 70-79 80-84
2017-2018 74 90-94 75-79 67 PS 80-89 85-89
2016-2017 74 90-94 85-89 66 60-79 80-84
2015-2016 75 90-94 80-84 68 PS 60-79 80-84
2014-2015 75 90-94 75-79 70 PS 60-79 75-79
2013-2014 76 80-84 75-79 71 PS 70-79 80-84
2012-2013 76 85-89 75-79 72 PS 70-79 80-84
2011-2012 74 75-79 75-79 69 60-69 80-84
2010-2011 69 70-74 65-69 63 PS >=80 76

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 15,556 -1.1
2021-2022 15,727 0.9
2020-2021 15,587 -3.2
2019-2020 16,088 2.1
2018-2019 15,751 1.5
2017-2018 15,517 0.3
2016-2017 15,472 1.4
2015-2016 15,261 2.6
2014-2015 14,871 3.3
2013-2014 14,378 1.7
2012-2013 14,139 2.9
2011-2012 13,731 1.3
2010-2011 13,547 1.3
2009-2010 13,373 0.7
2008-2009 13,273 -1.6
2007-2008 13,481 -1.0
2006-2007 13,619 -2.5
2005-2006 13,955 -0.8
2004-2005 14,067 -3.9
2003-2004 14,618 -3.4
2002-2003 15,114 -0.9
2001-2002 15,248 -0.5
2000-2001 15,318 1.6
1999-2000 15,069 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Lynn Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.0 7.3
Black 7.5 9.4
Hispanic 71.0 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 4.4
White 11.3 54.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lynn Public Schools had 1,274.61 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.2.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 20.11
Kindergarten: 74.69
Elementary: 811.69
Secondary: 368.12
Total: 1,274.61

Lynn Public Schools employed 33.00 district administrators and 111.38 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 33.00
District Administrative Support: 58.00
School Administrators: 111.38
School Administrative Support: 75.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 313.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 30.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 19.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 23.00
Student Support Services: 195.50
Other Support Services: 67.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Lynn Public Schools operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aborn217KG-5
A Drewicz Elementary488PK-5
Breed Middle School1,2216-8
Brickett Elementary305KG-5
Capt William G Shoemaker297PK-5
Classical High1,8189-12
Cobbet Elementary602KG-5
Edward A Sisson412PK-5
E J Harrington590PK-5
Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School786-12
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy739-9
Hood452PK-5
Ingalls670KG-5
Julia F Callahan365PK-5
Lincoln-Thomson189KG-5
Lynn English High2,1769-12
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute1,523PK-12
Lynn Woods148KG-5
Pickering Middle5526-8
Robert L Ford4041-5
Sewell-Anderson269KG-5
Thurgood Marshall Mid1,2156-8
Tracy3621-5
Virginia Barton Early Childhood Center32PK-PK
Washington Elementary School416PK-5
William R Fallon271-5
Wm P Connery532PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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