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What advice would you give to incoming students at A Drewicz Elementary?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001062
A Drewicz Elementary
34 Hood Street, Lynn, MA 01905 · (781) 477-7350 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2016
Math
16.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -14.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where A Drewicz Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #835 of 920 ▼ 7 | #97 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #839 of 920 ▼ 16 | #97 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #361 of 901 | #42 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #262 of 1,086 | #31 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #362 of 938 | #50 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #730 of 938 | #60 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #582 of 602 | #64 of 67 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 41.7 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 39.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 36.8 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 34.6 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 88% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 75% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A Drewicz Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (492 to 488); teachers up 20% (34.6 to 41.7).
About A Drewicz Elementary
A Drewicz Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Lynn, Massachusetts. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 488 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
A total of 27 schools make up Lynn, with 16,364 students enrolled.
A Drewicz Elementary is 81% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 6% White, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Essex County residents. The diversity index for A Drewicz Elementary is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, A Drewicz Elementary has a ratio of 11.7:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.
The school's county is Essex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 221 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,427, A Drewicz Elementary among them.
About 0.3 miles separate A Drewicz Elementary from the closest public school, Wm P Connery. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes A Drewicz Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 457 to 488, a 7% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 11.7:1.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynn
- Lynn English HighHigh · 2,062 students
- Classical HighHigh · 1,795 students
- Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCombined · 1,584 students
- Thurgood Marshall MidMiddle · 1,310 students
- Breed Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
- IngallsElementary · 719 students
Other schools in Lynn
- Lynn English HighHigh · 2,062 students
- Classical HighHigh · 1,795 students
- KIPP Academy Lynn Charter SchoolCombined · 1,637 students
- Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCombined · 1,584 students
- Thurgood Marshall MidMiddle · 1,310 students
- Breed Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
Nearby schools
- Wm P Connery0.3 mi · 563
- Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 135
- William R Fallon0.6 mi · 30
- Tracy0.6 mi · 397
- Lincoln-Thomson0.6 mi · 219
- Lynn Vocational Technical Institute0.7 mi · 1,584
Frequently asked questions
About A Drewicz ElementaryHow many students attend A Drewicz Elementary?
A Drewicz Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does A Drewicz Elementary serve?
A Drewicz Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A Drewicz Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at A Drewicz Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A Drewicz Elementary?
At A Drewicz Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees A Drewicz Elementary?
A Drewicz Elementary is overseen by Lynn in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.