Lyon K-8 School

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Lyon K-8 School is a public elementary school located in Brighton, MA, serving 126 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Boston school district, which is ranked 305 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyon K-8 School has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (35.71%) and African American (24.6%) students compared to the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is generally below the state and Boston district averages, with 28.36% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 29.41% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 39.17% and 40.91%, respectively. However, the school's performance in certain grade levels and subject areas, such as 5th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, is on par with or even exceeds the district and state averages.

Lyon K-8 School has seen an increase in spending per student, from $34,066 in 2018-2019 to $41,336 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio at the school has also decreased from 7.1 in 2020-2021 to 5.9 in 2022-2023, indicating a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average. When comparing Lyon K-8 School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Gardner Pilot Academy and Edison K-8 School, the academic performance of Lyon K-8 School is generally higher. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Brookline and Newton districts, which have higher-performing schools, Lyon K-8 School's performance lags significantly.


Detail:

Public K-8

 50 Beechcroft Street
       Brighton, MA  02135


(617) 635-7945

District: Boston

SchoolDigger Rank:
500th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $41,336 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  5.9 Help
Number of students:  126

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.7%
African American:
24.6%
White:
22.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.3% Help


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Compare Details Lyon K-8 School ranks worse than 54.6% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 20th among 66 ranked elementary schools in the Boston School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.17. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lyon K-8 School ranks worse than 60.2% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lyon K-8 School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35.7%), African American (24.6%), White (22.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lyon K-8 School is 5.9, which is the lowest among 75 elementary schools in the Boston School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lyon K-8 School is $41,336, which is the highest among 75 elementary schools in the Boston School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lyon K-8 School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyon K-8 School 500th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Lyon K-8 School in the ranking list.)

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyon K-8 School 297th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Lyon K-8 School in the ranking list.)

Boston:

SchoolDigger ranks Boston 305th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lyon K-8 School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.70 397th 884 55.1%
2004 78.14 191st 882 78.3%
2005 64.43 340th 887 61.7%
2006 77.85 191st 911 79.0%
2007 69.78 285th 911 68.7%
2008 72.81 250th 908 72.5%
2009 69.42 292nd 909 67.9%
2010 83.67 133rd 920 85.5%
2011 84.16 118th 924 87.2%
2012 74.53 241st 930 74.1%
2013 61.65 388th 928 58.2%
2014 64.67 356th 926 61.6%
2015 69.98 281st 914 69.3%
2016 65.88 311th 932 66.6%
2017 63.69 345th 938 63.2%
2018 58.86 408th 934 56.3%
2019 48.83 504th 942 46.5%
2021 21.52 732nd 936 21.8%
2022 35.69 609th 932 34.7%
2023 34.47 622nd 928 33.0%
2024 47.17 500th 916 45.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.17 149th 886 83.2%
2019 58.01 328th 896 63.4%
2022 47.03 468th 905 48.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.56 376th 760 50.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Tested In Person students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.67 741st 925 19.9%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lyon K-8 School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.91 153rd 339 54.9%
2004 51.73 179th 344 48.0%
2005 45.22 210th 356 41.0%
2006 71.65 110th 399 72.4%
2007 76.87 93rd 399 76.7%
2008 49.76 221st 407 45.7%
2009 60.94 170th 409 58.4%
2011 53.50 229th 449 49.0%
2012 46.17 273rd 455 40.0%
2013 41.79 291st 455 36.0%
2014 58.40 197th 455 56.7%
2015 43.00 263rd 441 40.4%
2016 38.71 300th 482 37.8%
2017 55.63 208th 487 57.3%
2018 39.74 298th 484 38.4%
2019 48.32 265th 498 46.8%
2021 13.89 438th 501 12.6%
2022 33.50 321st 497 35.4%
2023 22.22 385th 501 23.2%
2024 35.69 297th 493 39.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.05 203rd 467 56.5%
2019 76.02 65th 484 86.6%
2021 27.66 379th 489 22.5%
2022 42.55 271st 503 46.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.50 337th 438 23.1%
2021 31.30 333rd 462 27.9%
2023 10.17 460th 481 4.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.85 299th 489 38.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.43 354th 466 24.0%
2021 14.96 431st 485 11.1%
2023 13.61 435th 489 11.0%
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Rank History for middle school Tested In Person students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.99 410th 491 16.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lyon K-8 School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.82 174th 309 43.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lyon K-8 School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 18 107 4 31 1 n/a n/a 0 161
1990 27 38 20 17 0 n/a n/a 0 102
1991 32 47 21 12 0 n/a n/a 0 112
1992 30 46 22 12 1 n/a n/a 0 111
1993 14 35 7 8 0 n/a n/a 0 64
1994 18 37 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 71
1995 24 31 14 9 0 n/a n/a 0 78
1996 24 31 14 9 0 n/a n/a 0 78
1997 28 32 13 7 0 n/a n/a 0 80
1998 29 28 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 72
1999 32 36 9 13 0 n/a n/a 0 90
2000 40 45 7 14 0 n/a n/a 0 106
2001 50 46 10 15 0 n/a n/a 0 121
2002 50 42 9 21 0 n/a n/a 0 122
2003 50 42 9 21 0 n/a n/a 0 122
2004 55 41 8 20 0 n/a n/a 0 124
2005 47 40 9 22 1 n/a n/a 0 119
2006 42 23 10 37 0 n/a n/a 4 116
2007 46 21 10 34 0 n/a n/a 4 115
2008 46 21 11 35 0 n/a n/a 3 116
2009 55 17 9 39 0 0 4 0 124
2010 57 17 10 34 1 0 4 0 123
2011 55 16 11 34 0 0 5 0 121
2012 48 20 14 37 0 0 6 0 125
2013 62 25 16 34 0 0 9 0 146
2014 59 22 18 34 0 0 9 0 142
2015 50 24 20 35 0 0 10 0 139
2016 52 20 16 37 0 0 12 0 137
2017 50 22 14 43 0 0 10 0 139
2018 38 27 13 43 0 0 10 0 131
2019 36 32 15 37 0 0 12 0 132
2020 39 34 12 36 0 0 11 0 132
2021 29 32 11 41 0 0 11 0 124
2022 30 34 15 39 0 0 15 0 133
2023 28 31 11 45 0 0 11 0 126

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lyon K-8 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 161 n/a n/a n/a
1990 102 n/a n/a n/a
1991 112 n/a n/a n/a
1992 111 n/a n/a n/a
1993 64 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 71 n/a n/a n/a
1995 78 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 78 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 80 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 72 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 90 n/a 0.0 0
2000 106 n/a 0.0 67
2001 121 n/a 0.0 64.5
2002 122 n/a n/a 57.4
2003 122 n/a n/a 57.4
2004 124 15.2 8.2 61.3
2005 119 25.6 4.6 56.3
2006 116 23.2 5.0 59.8
2007 115 18.0 6.4 54.1
2008 116 18.5 6.3 58.4
2009 124 19.2 6.5 44.4
2010 123 15.6 7.8 40.7
2011 121 16.7 7.2 43.8
2012 125 16.9 7.3 43.2
2013 146 16.6 8.7 39
2014 142 13.3 10.6 49.3
2015 139 15.0 9.2 40.3
2016 137 17.0 8.0 n/a
2017 139 14.5 9.5 n/a
2018 131 18.8 6.9 n/a
2019 132 16.0 8.2 n/a
2020 132 18.8 6.9 n/a
2021 124 17.4 7.1 n/a
2022 133 19.1 6.9 n/a
2023 126 21.2 5.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lyon K-8 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 161 n/a n/a n/a
1990 102 n/a n/a n/a
1991 112 n/a n/a n/a
1992 111 n/a n/a n/a
1993 64 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 71 n/a n/a n/a
1995 78 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 78 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 80 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 72 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 90 n/a 0.0 0
2000 106 n/a 0.0 67
2001 121 n/a 0.0 64.5
2002 122 n/a n/a 57.4
2003 122 n/a n/a 57.4
2004 124 15.2 8.2 61.3
2005 119 25.6 4.6 56.3
2006 116 23.2 5.0 59.8
2007 115 18.0 6.4 54.1
2008 116 18.5 6.3 58.4
2009 124 19.2 6.5 44.4
2010 123 15.6 7.8 40.7
2011 121 16.7 7.2 43.8
2012 125 16.9 7.3 43.2
2013 146 16.6 8.7 39
2014 142 13.3 10.6 49.3
2015 139 15.0 9.2 40.3
2016 137 17.0 8.0 n/a
2017 139 14.5 9.5 n/a
2018 131 18.8 6.9 n/a
2019 132 16.0 8.2 n/a
2020 132 18.8 6.9 n/a
2021 124 17.4 7.1 n/a
2022 133 19.1 6.9 n/a
2023 126 21.2 5.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lyon K-8 School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $4,301 (12.6%) $29,765 (87.4%) $34,066
2020 $4,443 (11.8%) $33,303 (88.2%) $37,745
2021 $5,103 (12.3%) $36,233 (87.7%) $41,336

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lyon K-8 School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 504th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 622nd of 928 Elementary schools
 13.5%
Ranks 265th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 385th of 501 Middle schools
 23.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)5427.3
 26.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3932.2
 6.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)5436.4
 17.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Boston)3427.7
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)3458.3
 24.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3326.1
 6.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)2058.3
 38.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3327.6
 5.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)6725
 42%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3831.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)408.3
 31.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3424.8
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Lyon K-8 School)4018.2
 21.8%
   5th Grade Science (Boston)2423.5
 0.5%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)8227.3
 54.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3630
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)6227.3
 34.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3126
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)258.3
 16.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3225.9
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)318.3
 22.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3322.9
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)3830.4
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Boston)3430.2
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)5422.7
 31.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Boston)3424.4
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Lyon K-8 School)3118.2
 12.8%
   8th Grade Science (Boston)2422.8
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Lyon K-8 School)5029.6
 20.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Boston)3629.3
 6.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Lyon K-8 School)4426.3
 17.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Boston)3325.6
 7.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Lyon K-8 School)3618.2
 17.8%
   All Grades Science (Boston)2523.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students132126
 4.5%
African American3231
 3.1%
American Indian00
Asian1511
 26.7%
Hispanic3745
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White3628
 22.2%
Two or More Races1211
 8.3%


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Lyon K-8 School ranks 500th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 126 students attended Lyon K-8 School.

Students at Lyon K-8 School are 36% Hispanic, 25% African American, 22% White, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races.


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