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Wm P Connery
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 17 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 26 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 6.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 33.0% |
Where Wm P Connery ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #905 of 920 ▲ 6 | #110 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #903 of 920 ▲ 5 | #107 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #108 of 901 | #13 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #166 of 1,086 | #20 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #431 of 938 | #64 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #737 of 938 | #63 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #279 of 602 | #28 of 67 |
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 | 563 | 46.8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 45.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 44.1 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 41 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 41.7 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 35 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 92% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | N/A | N/A | 73% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (640 to 563); teachers up 12% (41.7 to 46.8).
About Wm P Connery
Wm P Connery is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Lynn, Massachusetts. The school reports 563 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 381 students.
Enrollment across the 27 schools in Lynn totals 16,364 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Wm P Connery, with 82% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% White. County-wide, 24% of Essex County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Wm P Connery comes in at 33%.
The school employs the equivalent of 46.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have a similar average ratio of 12.2:1.
Census estimates describe Essex County this way: median household income is about $101,883, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 221 and enroll about 113,427.
Of nearby public schools, A Drewicz Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Wm P Connery is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 550 students in 2020-21 and 563 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.4:1 to 12.0:1.
Discussions about Wm P Connery may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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