Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001077
Julia F Callahan
200 O'Callaghan Way, Lynn, MA 01905 · (781) 477-7340 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%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
25.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +8.0pp since 2016
Math
23.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Julia F Callahan ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #748 of 920 ▲ 49 | #86 of 111 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #735 of 920 ▼ 9 | #85 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #303 of 901 | #38 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #513 of 1,086 | #68 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #73 of 938 | #10 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #381 of 938 | #28 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #154 of 602 | #15 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
373
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 373 | 39.1 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 37.2 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 40.3 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 31 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 31.6 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 77% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | N/A | N/A | 56% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julia F Callahan.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (457 to 373); teachers up 23% (31.6 to 39.1).
About Julia F Callahan
Julia F Callahan is a mid-sized elementary school in Lynn, Massachusetts. Its enrollment is 373 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Lynn is responsible for 27 schools, Julia F Callahan included, with 16,364 students in all.
The largest group at Julia F Callahan is Hispanic students, at 63%. Enrollment also includes 15% White, 11% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The diversity index for Julia F Callahan is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Julia F Callahan comes to 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Julia F Callahan outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Essex County area, median household income comes to about $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Julia F Callahan shares Essex County with 220 other public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate Julia F Callahan from the closest public school, Classical High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Julia F Callahan as Suburb: Large.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 360 in 2020-21 to 373 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Julia F Callahan can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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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
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- Classical High0.1 mi · 1,795
- Breed Middle School0.2 mi · 1,265
- Lincoln-Thomson0.4 mi · 219
- William R Fallon0.7 mi · 30
- A Drewicz Elementary0.9 mi · 488
- Tracy0.9 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Julia F CallahanWhat is the total enrollment at Julia F Callahan?
Julia F Callahan enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Julia F Callahan serve?
Julia F Callahan serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Julia F Callahan?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Julia F Callahan.
What is the student diversity at Julia F Callahan?
Student demographics at Julia F Callahan are roughly 15% White, 63% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Julia F Callahan?
Julia F Callahan is overseen by Lynn in Essex County.
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