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What's one thing Breed Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,265
Middle
DISTRICT 1,053 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001063
Breed Middle School
90 OCallaghan Way, Lynn, MA 01905 · (781) 477-7330 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 444 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 472 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 28% |
Student demographics
44%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% . -21.0pp since 2016
Math
10.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -25.0pp 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 10 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 21 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 25 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Breed Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #288 of 304 ▼ 1 | #38 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #280 of 304 ▲ 2 | #36 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #27 of 299 | #5 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,265 | #4 of 310 | #4 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #222 of 296 | #31 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #166 of 296 | #12 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #164 of 204 | #25 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,265
-67 (-5%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,265 | 98.2 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,253 | 93.9 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,221 | 93.8 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,332 | 93 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,333 | 88 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,239 | 83 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 76 | 15.4:1 | 84% (978) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | N/A | N/A | 67% (646) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breed Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,333 to 1,265); teachers up 12% (88 to 98.2).
About Breed Middle School
Breed Middle School is one of the public schools in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is a high-enrollment middle school. The school had 1,265 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547, so this school runs 131% larger than that.
In Lynn, 27 schools enroll a combined 16,364 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Breed Middle School, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 9% White, 8% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Essex County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 49 points below the school's share. Breed Middle School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Breed Middle School, 98.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. That is higher than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
According to the American Community Survey, in Essex County, the median household income is $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 221 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 113,427 students in all.
The school nearest to Breed Middle School is Julia F Callahan, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 1,332. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
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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
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- Lynn English HighHigh · 2,062 students
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- Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCombined · 1,584 students
- Thurgood Marshall MidMiddle · 1,310 students
- IngallsElementary · 719 students
Nearby schools
- Julia F Callahan0.2 mi · 373
- Classical High0.4 mi · 1,795
- Lincoln-Thomson0.4 mi · 219
- William R Fallon0.7 mi · 30
- Sewell-Anderson0.9 mi · 300
- Tracy0.9 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Breed Middle SchoolHow many students attend Breed Middle School?
Breed Middle School enrolls approximately 1,265 students in grades 06-08.
Is Breed Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Breed Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Breed Middle School have?
Breed Middle School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Breed Middle School?
At Breed Middle School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Breed Middle School public or private?
Breed Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lynn.
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