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Classical High High School
235 O Callaghan Way
Lynn MA, 01905, Essex County
Phone: 781-477-7404
Ranking: 
(247 out of 298, bottom 17%)*
(247 out of 298, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lynn School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 85 | 84 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 81 | 87 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,498 | 1,528 | 1,391 | 1,401 | 1,299 | 1,226 | 1,268 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 417 | 27.8% | 492 | 32.2% | 338 | 24.3% | 388 | 27.7% | 364 | 28.0% | 316 | 25.8% | 277 | 21.8% |
| Grade 10: | 433 | 28.9% | 319 | 20.9% | 367 | 26.4% | 383 | 27.3% | 365 | 28.1% | 291 | 23.7% | 306 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 305 | 20.4% | 373 | 24.4% | 368 | 26.5% | 348 | 24.8% | 279 | 21.5% | 298 | 24.3% | 339 | 26.7% |
| Grade 12: | 341 | 22.8% | 342 | 22.4% | 318 | 22.9% | 281 | 20.1% | 287 | 22.1% | 320 | 26.1% | 346 | 27.3% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 781 | 52.1% | 790 | 51.7% | 684 | 49.2% | 681 | 48.6% | 645 | 49.7% | 601 | 49.0% | 582 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 717 | 47.9% | 738 | 48.3% | 707 | 50.8% | 720 | 51.4% | 654 | 50.3% | 625 | 51.0% | 645 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 176 | 11.7% | 193 | 12.6% | 198 | 14.2% | 186 | 13.3% | 190 | 14.6% | 186 | 15.2% | 200 | 15.8% |
| Hispanic: | 683 | 45.6% | 665 | 43.5% | 544 | 39.1% | 562 | 40.1% | 480 | 37.0% | 408 | 33.3% | 383 | 30.2% |
| Black: | 214 | 14.3% | 229 | 15.0% | 220 | 15.8% | 204 | 14.6% | 173 | 13.3% | 159 | 13.0% | 181 | 14.3% |
| White: | 381 | 25.4% | 393 | 25.7% | 385 | 27.7% | 414 | 29.6% | 422 | 32.5% | 436 | 35.6% | 464 | 36.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 2.7% | 45 | 2.9% | 42 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.2% | 32 | 2.5% | 32 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,050 | 70.1% | 1,075 | 70.4% | 967 | 69.5% | 948 | 67.7% | 793 | 61.0% | 697 | 56.9% | 657 | 51.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 9.5% | 145 | 9.5% | 159 | 11.4% | 130 | 9.3% | 151 | 11.6% | 128 | 10.4% | 169 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.57 | 18.10 | 18.82 | 19.71 | 17.68 | 15.10 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 42.2% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 40% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 45% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 50% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 50% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 63% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 70% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 80% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 83% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 31.6% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 35% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 39% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 49% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 53% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 57% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 56% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 57% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 67% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 29% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 47% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 47% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 55% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 54% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 15% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 37% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 57% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 43% | 73% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 11% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Classical High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.