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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001072
Edward A Sisson
58 Conomo Avenue, Lynn, MA 01904 · (781) 477-7455 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
61%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
28.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -27.0pp since 2016
Math
21.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -26.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 27 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 26 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Edward A Sisson ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #777 of 920 ▲ 19 | #91 of 111 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #690 of 920 ▲ 73 | #82 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #287 of 901 | #37 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #345 of 1,086 | #43 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #390 of 938 | #54 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #269 of 938 | #13 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #231 of 317 | #28 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
449
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 449 | 37.9 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 35.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 33 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 54% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | N/A | N/A | 30% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward A Sisson.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (434 to 449); teachers up 37% (27.7 to 37.9).
About Edward A Sisson
Edward A Sisson runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Lynn, Massachusetts. The school's enrollment of 449 students covers pre-K through 5.
Lynn counts 16,364 students in its 27 schools, and Edward A Sisson is one of them.
A majority of students at Edward A Sisson, 56%, are Hispanic. Next come 24% White, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. Edward A Sisson has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edward A Sisson in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is about 12.2:1.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that median household income is about $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. A total of 221 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 113,427 students.
The next-closest public school is Pickering Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The federal government classifies Edward A Sisson's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 424 to 449. Students per teacher fell from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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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
- Breed Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
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- Pickering Middle0.0 mi · 583
- Lynn Woods1.0 mi · 153
- Lynn English High1.0 mi · 2,062
- Sewell-Anderson1.0 mi · 300
- Hood1.1 mi · 541
- Robert L Ford1.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Edward A SissonHow many students attend Edward A Sisson?
Edward A Sisson enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edward A Sisson serve?
Edward A Sisson serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward A Sisson?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edward A Sisson is approximately 11.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Edward A Sisson?
Edward A Sisson reports a student body of 24% White, 56% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Edward A Sisson in?
Edward A Sisson is part of Lynn.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.