Lyon K-8 School

Lyon K-8 School is the name of a very small elementary school in Brighton, Massachusetts. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 143 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.

Boston has 109 schools; together they serve 46,437 students.

About 41% of students at Lyon K-8 School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 24% White, 21% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Suffolk County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 18 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

For the population of Suffolk County, median household income comes to about $95,631, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suffolk County counts 157 public schools with about 75,679 students.

Lyon High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Lyon K-8 School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Lyon K-8 School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lyon K-8 School had a net gain of 19 students, or 15%.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lyon K-8 School. Members of the school community can share what they know.