Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711001084
Sewell-Anderson
25 Ontario Street, Lynn, MA 01905 · (781) 477-7444 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C-Three-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
12.9:1
23 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 | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 37% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 358% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
54%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
30.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
30.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sewell-Anderson ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #657 of 920 ▼ 22 | #72 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #657 of 920 ▲ 56 | #75 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #119 of 901 | #15 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #714 of 1,086 | #88 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #604 of 938 | #85 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #416 of 938 | #31 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #521 of 602 | #56 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
300
+27 (+10%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 300 | 23.2 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 21.3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 21.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 22 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 22.2 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | N/A | N/A | 27% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sewell-Anderson.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (310 to 300); teachers up 4% (22.2 to 23.2).
About Sewell-Anderson
Sewell-Anderson is a small elementary school located in Lynn, Massachusetts. The school counts 300 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Sewell-Anderson is run by Lynn, whose 27 schools enroll 16,364 students.
Roughly 65% of students at Sewell-Anderson are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 16% White, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sewell-Anderson in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.9:1. That is higher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Sewell-Anderson a C-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Essex County has these Census figures: the median household income is $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Essex County is home to 221 public schools and about 113,427 public school students.
Tracy is located about 0.3 miles from Sewell-Anderson. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Sewell-Anderson climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 273 to 300 students.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Sewell-AndersonHow large is Sewell-Anderson?
Sewell-Anderson enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sewell-Anderson an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sewell-Anderson is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sewell-Anderson?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sewell-Anderson is approximately 12.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sewell-Anderson?
At Sewell-Anderson, the student body is approximately 16% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sewell-Anderson in?
Sewell-Anderson is part of Lynn.
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