Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001064
Brickett Elementary
123 Lewis Street, Lynn, MA 01902 · (781) 477-7333 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
42%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
14.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -22.0pp since 2016
Math
12.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -20.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 22 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 20 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brickett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #874 of 920 ▲ 31 | #103 of 111 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #871 of 920 ▲ 26 | #101 of 111 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #487 of 901 | #57 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #663 of 1,086 | #81 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #546 of 938 | #79 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #624 of 938 | #49 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #192 of 317 | #24 of 40 |
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
318
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 318 | 25.2 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 26.1 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 24 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 21.3 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 76% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | N/A | N/A | 65% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brickett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (301 to 318); teachers up 19% (21.3 to 25.2).
About Brickett Elementary
Brickett Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lynn, Massachusetts, one of the schools in Lynn. Federal data show 318 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Lynn operates 27 schools. Combined enrollment is 16,364 students.
More than half of enrollment at Brickett Elementary is Hispanic: 75%. The next largest groups are 8% Asian, 7% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 51 points above the 24% share among Essex County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Brickett Elementary has 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. That is in line with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
In the wider Essex County area, the median household earns about $101,883 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brickett Elementary shares Essex County with 220 other public schools.
Thurgood Marshall Mid is the nearest public school to Brickett Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 340 to 318. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.6:1, from 14.2:1.
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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
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- Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCombined · 1,584 students
- Thurgood Marshall MidMiddle · 1,310 students
- Breed Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
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- Thurgood Marshall Mid0.3 mi · 1,310
- E J Harrington0.4 mi · 687
- Ingalls0.5 mi · 719
- Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy0.8 mi · 235
- Hadley0.8 mi · 356
- Stanley0.8 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Brickett ElementaryHow large is Brickett Elementary?
Brickett Elementary enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brickett Elementary serve?
Brickett Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brickett Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brickett Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brickett Elementary?
Brickett Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 75% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Brickett Elementary?
Brickett Elementary is overseen by Lynn in Essex County.
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