SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Lynn is a diverse coastal city of about 95,000 residents located approximately 10 miles north of Boston on Massachusetts Bay. Once a major center of shoe manufacturing in the 19th century, Lynn has evolved into a multicultural community with significant immigrant populations and ongoing revitalization efforts in its downtown and waterfront areas. Classical High School, founded in 1852, is one of the oldest public high schools in the United States and has a long tradition of preparing Lynn students for college.
How it compares
What stands out
+Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 26% statewide. 53% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 8% statewide.
↓Trend: The average SAT score is down 167 points since 2022 (1020 to 853).
↓Trend: The graduation rate has fallen from 86.4% in 2021 to 80.7% in 2024.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 12% · #299
SAT
Well below averagebottom 8% · #312
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 11% · #293
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 11% · #296
AP results
Below averagebottom 26% · #239
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 10% · #300
College plans
Below averagebottom 17% · #276
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score853in 2025 · MA avg 1091
238 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
436
MA avg
556
MathWorse than average
This school
417
MA avg
535
337 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts21%in 2026 · state 45%
24 points below the state
Math16%in 2026 · state 44%
28 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
19%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)480 · 478 · 480
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)13th · 11th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)59 · 52
216 students took 396 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
58.9%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average
This school
65.7%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate81%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
11 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
11.7%
MA avg
4.3%
3.6% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college60%in 2025 · state 72%
12 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 509 graduates
Work
31.2%
2-year public college
26.3%
4-year public college
23%
4-year private college
10.4%
Other post-secondary
4.5%
Other / unknown
3.2%
2-year private college
0.6%
Military
0.6%
Apprenticeship
0.2%
Students
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
71.1%
White
11.1%
Black/African American
7.9%
Asian
7.5%
Multi-Race
1.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.4%
46.1% female · 53.8% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
82.7%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
71.8%
MA avg
39%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
33.4%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
98.4%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersWorse than average
This school
57.6%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
85%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
14.4MA avg 11.8
124.9 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
86.4%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
48.1%
MA avg
22.3%
22.4 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.5% out-of-school, 0.1% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% expelled, 0.1% school-based arrests
Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.