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KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 128 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (127).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 33.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 36.5% |
| 2020-21 | 38.4% | 26.8% |
| 2018-19 | 56.6% | 56.5% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 1,637 | 118.6 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,615 | 116.4 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,612 | 116.2 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,615 | 107 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,336 | 109.6 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,037 | 87 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 89% (329) |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,336 to 1,637); teachers up 8% (109.6 to 118.6).
About KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School
Families in Lynn, Massachusetts, are served by KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School, a large school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment totals 1,637 students across kindergarten through 12. The school is 88% bigger than the average for combined schools in Massachusetts.
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School reports to KIPP Academy Lynn Charter.
The largest group at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is Hispanic students, at 74%. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 24% share among Essex County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is 13.8:1, based on 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 10.1:1 average for combined schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.
The school is in Essex County, where median household income comes to about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County's 221 public schools enroll about 113,427 students and include KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School.
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School's nearest public school is Robert L Ford (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School.
The federal government classifies KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School's location as Suburb: Large. KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,615 in 2020-21, 1,637 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
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