E J Harrington
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 11 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 25 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 26 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 3.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
Where E J Harrington ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #888 of 920 ▼ 14 | #107 of 111 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #895 of 920 ▼ 16 | #104 of 111 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #241 of 901 | #29 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #70 of 1,086 | #11 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #417 of 938 | #58 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #689 of 938 | #57 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #140 of 317 | #17 of 40 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 687 | 57.4 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 53.7 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 51.9 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 50 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 46.4 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 86% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | N/A | N/A | 80% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (631 to 687); teachers up 24% (46.4 to 57.4).
About E J Harrington
E J Harrington is an elementary school in Lynn, Massachusetts, and it is part of Lynn. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 687 students. That puts enrollment 80% larger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The 27 schools of Lynn, including E J Harrington, enroll 16,364 students.
Of every 100 students at E J Harrington, about 79 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 7% White, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The diversity index for E J Harrington is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.0:1. That is in line with the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Looking at the county, Essex County, median household income comes to about $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 221 public schools and about 113,427 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy is about 0.4 miles from E J Harrington. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for E J Harrington lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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