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Lynch Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2016-17 | 71.0% | 80.0% |
Where Lynch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #153 of 920 ▼ 73 | #66 of 207 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #91 of 920 ▲ 15 | #50 of 207 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #229 of 901 | #56 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #389 of 1,086 | #98 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #212 of 938 | #56 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #314 of 938 | #110 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #114 of 602 | #26 of 141 |
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 | 426 | 39.6 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 41.9 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 44.1 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 47.6 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 41 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 7% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (540 to 426); teachers down 17% (47.6 to 39.6).
About Lynch Elementary
Lynch Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Winchester, Massachusetts, under Winchester. Enrollment is 426 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Winchester counts 4,391 students in its 7 schools, and Lynch Elementary is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Lynch Elementary is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Asian, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Middlesex County overall, about 67% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Lynch Elementary comes in at 59%.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.
Lynch Elementary is located in Middlesex County, where median household income is about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 386 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 215,896.
The shortest distance from Lynch Elementary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Winchester High School. The five-mile area around Lynch Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 509 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.8:1 to 10.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lynch Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Middlesex County at a glance
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