The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Science. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lynn Woods
Lynn Woods is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. It is one of many elementary schools in the Lynn Public Schools district, a large urban system that sits within Greater Boston’s inner core. The school draws its students from a surrounding residential area of Lynn, a densely populated city with a deep industrial history and a growing immigrant population. Lynn’s downtown has a cultural district, historic architecture, and loft-style apartment conversions, and the city is connected to Boston by commuter rail. The school itself is located on Trevett Avenue in a part of the city that includes the Lynn Woods Reservation, a large park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Academically, Lynn Woods’s most recent state assessment results show a mixed picture. In science, a strong share of students scored at the proficient level or above, making it the school’s strongest tested subject. In mathematics and English language arts, however, the share of students reaching proficiency was lower, hovering around two out of every five students. When compared with other districts in Essex County, the school’s combined proficiency across all tested subjects lands above the midpoint, meaning it performs a little better than the typical district-level average in the county. Still, trends over the past several years reveal a notable decline. Before the pandemic, Lynn Woods posted ELA proficiency rates that were substantially higher, and math proficiency peaked in the school year that ended just before the pandemic hit. Since then, both subjects have settled at lower levels and have not rebounded to earlier highs. The most recent year’s figures hold steady at those lower levels. A parent reviewing this data may want to ask the school about what interventions or supports are in place to address the drop and how the school is working to move those numbers back up.
The student body is shaped by the city’s diversity. The largest share of students are Hispanic, followed by a slightly smaller share of White students, with smaller groups of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the profile, so a reader cannot see those dimensions of the school’s support needs from this information. That absence is notable because in a district like Lynn, where there is a significant immigrant population, English learner services and economic disadvantage often factor into school performance and resource allocation.
Because Lynn Woods is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, nor is there data on chronic absenteeism or discipline from the available materials. The school’s size is on the smaller side for its grade band, and enrollment appears spread fairly evenly across grades K through 5.
The district that operates Lynn Woods has seen several recent developments that may indirectly affect the school. Lynn Public Schools expanded its dual-language Spanish-English program to additional elementary schools, a sign that bilingual programming is growing across the system. The district also received an Early College Promise designation and a federal literacy grant aimed at coaching, curriculum, and professional development—both of which could eventually touch elementary instruction. On the facilities front, the district closed Thurgood Marshall Middle School due to declining enrollment and is in the early stages of a state feasibility study for renovating or replacing Lynn English High School. The school budget has increased notably in recent years, driven by special education, transportation, and staffing costs, and funded through local taxes and state aid. Those budget pressures are part of the broader context families in Lynn navigate.
For a family considering Lynn Woods, the school offers a regular, neighborhood-based elementary experience in an urban setting with a diverse student population. Academic performance in math and ELA is lower than in prior years, though science stands out as a relative strength. The school sits within a district that is investing in literacy, bilingual programs, and early college pathways at the high school level, and like many urban districts, is managing enrollment shifts and aging facilities. A parent may want to look into what specific academic recovery efforts are underway at Lynn Woods and whether the district’s literacy grant and dual-language expansion will affect this school directly.
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