Hood

Summary:

Hood Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts serves 452 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Lynn School District, which is ranked 336 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Hood has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20% of Hood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 15.05% in the Lynn district and 39.17% statewide. Similar gaps are observed in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, Hood's statewide ranking among Massachusetts elementary schools has declined over the years, from 625 out of 942 schools in 2018-2019 to 790 out of 916 schools in 2023-2024, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Aborn Elementary and the Swampscott schools (including Clarke, Hadley, and Stanley), demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and rankings, despite serving student populations with varying racial/ethnic compositions. This suggests that with the right strategies and resources, Hood has the potential to improve its educational outcomes and provide a more equitable learning environment for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 24 Oakwood Avenue
       Lynn, MA  01902


(781) 477-7390

District: Lynn

SchoolDigger Rank:
790th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,474 Help


Students who attend Hood usually attend:

Middle:    Thurgood Marshall Mid
High:    Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School
    Lynn English High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  452

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.9%
White:
10.8%
Asian:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hood ranks worse than 86.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 8th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Lynn School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.9%), White (10.8%), Asian (8.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hood is 12.4. 13 elementary schools in the Lynn School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hood is $14,474, which is the lowest among 18 elementary schools in the Lynn School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hood:

SchoolDigger ranks Hood 790th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Hood in the ranking list.)

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Male students:
Hispanic students:


Lynn:

SchoolDigger ranks Lynn 336th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hood

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Rank History for all students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 28.99 656th 884 25.8%
2004 22.49 707th 882 19.8%
2005 28.77 652nd 887 26.5%
2006 23.95 733rd 911 19.5%
2007 14.49 807th 911 11.4%
2008 13.33 811th 908 10.7%
2009 10.64 833rd 909 8.4%
2010 16.61 801st 920 12.9%
2011 26.80 721st 924 22.0%
2012 23.22 739th 930 20.5%
2013 36.17 652nd 928 29.7%
2014 19.78 776th 926 16.2%
2015 22.27 748th 914 18.2%
2016 32.14 677th 932 27.4%
2017 36.04 645th 938 31.2%
2018 22.37 752nd 934 19.5%
2019 37.55 625th 942 33.7%
2021 11.58 844th 936 9.8%
2022 10.66 857th 932 8.0%
2023 6.96 894th 928 3.7%
2024 15.91 790th 916 13.8%
See the entire list of Massachusetts Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.60 227th 244 7.0%
2019 55.80 66th 258 74.4%
2021 40.36 121st 240 49.6%
2022 34.63 175th 267 34.5%
2023 31.98 206th 264 22.0%
2024 43.84 136th 282 51.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.66 548th 886 38.1%
2019 58.17 325th 896 63.7%
2021 17.20 824th 894 7.8%
2022 18.83 807th 905 10.8%
2023 15.86 682nd 703 3.0%
2024 19.38 652nd 731 10.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.89 385th 685 43.8%
2019 59.74 241st 700 65.6%
2021 22.91 605th 705 14.2%
2022 23.49 648th 772 16.1%
2023 14.44 716th 757 5.4%
2024 36.40 521st 760 31.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.70 738th 893 17.4%
2019 41.83 571st 902 36.7%
2021 14.78 777th 898 13.5%
2022 15.14 786th 901 12.8%
2023 8.98 845th 887 4.7%
2024 16.52 768th 886 13.3%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.04 495th 656 24.5%
2019 34.72 430th 665 35.3%
2021 25.32 494th 632 21.8%
2022 16.50 640th 672 4.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.55 714th 898 20.5%
2019 33.55 641st 907 29.3%
2021 11.86 826th 904 8.6%
2022 9.31 865th 908 4.7%
2023 7.31 868th 896 3.1%
2024 18.05 752nd 891 15.6%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.73 855th 925 7.6%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.87 247th 399 38.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.61 99th 174 43.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.82 186th 379 50.9%
2019 65.59 95th 398 76.1%
2021 29.33 291st 379 23.2%
2022 27.88 321st 401 20.0%
2023 19.84 381st 420 9.3%
2024 37.89 273rd 446 38.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.22 720th 772 6.7%
2019 45.33 459th 780 41.2%
2021 15.92 686th 765 10.3%
2022 8.77 728th 764 4.7%
2023 1.77 762nd 762 0.0%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for White Students!

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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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Open Quote poor communication and lots of disconnect within the staff and parents. specialist are not doing their jobs since they are not held accountable. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hood

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 22 10 19 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1989 452 31 5 122 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1990 449 45 9 138 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1991 432 51 15 130 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1992 467 47 18 162 0 n/a n/a 0 694
1993 481 50 22 152 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1994 416 53 27 48 0 n/a n/a 0 544
1995 378 69 30 73 1 n/a n/a 0 551
1996 378 69 30 73 1 n/a n/a 0 551
1997 348 63 31 95 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1998 333 54 25 92 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1999 312 69 25 98 1 n/a n/a 0 505
2000 318 66 25 95 1 n/a n/a 0 505
2001 313 60 27 87 1 n/a n/a 0 488
2002 257 67 27 114 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2003 257 67 27 114 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2004 196 56 33 124 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2005 158 63 29 129 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2006 129 42 31 128 0 n/a n/a 21 351
2007 109 44 30 148 0 n/a n/a 24 355
2008 109 52 29 156 1 n/a n/a 22 369
2009 118 52 33 171 2 0 21 0 397
2010 111 57 34 194 1 0 20 0 417
2011 108 48 39 183 1 0 24 0 403
2012 105 48 37 207 0 0 24 0 421
2013 93 48 37 211 1 0 20 0 410
2014 95 50 43 224 2 3 22 0 439
2015 89 51 35 257 0 0 22 0 454
2016 96 50 40 282 0 0 19 0 487
2017 82 42 37 302 0 0 12 0 475
2018 83 44 38 309 0 0 13 0 487
2019 72 38 44 307 1 0 12 0 474
2020 82 33 49 350 0 0 13 0 527
2021 72 36 41 331 2 0 9 0 491
2022 72 36 44 337 1 0 7 0 497
2023 49 34 37 325 1 0 6 0 452

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hood

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 472 n/a n/a n/a
1989 610 n/a n/a n/a
1990 641 n/a n/a n/a
1991 628 n/a n/a n/a
1992 694 n/a n/a n/a
1993 705 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 544 n/a n/a n/a
1995 551 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 551 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 538 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 505 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 505 n/a 0.0 60.8
2000 505 n/a 0.0 47.5
2001 488 n/a 0.0 55.7
2002 465 n/a n/a 57.8
2003 465 n/a n/a 57.8
2004 409 29.2 14.0 68
2005 379 28.5 13.3 71.2
2006 351 27.5 12.8 73.3
2007 355 28.0 12.7 81.9
2008 369 29.3 12.6 83.6
2009 397 27.6 14.4 82.6
2010 417 28.7 14.5 82
2011 403 25.6 15.6 81.4
2012 421 26.2 16.0 85.3
2013 410 24.2 16.9 86.8
2014 439 26.3 16.6 87.7
2015 454 28.0 16.2 87
2016 487 32.0 15.2 n/a
2017 475 31.7 14.9 n/a
2018 487 30.9 15.7 n/a
2019 474 31.4 15.0 n/a
2020 527 36.2 14.5 n/a
2021 491 33.6 14.5 n/a
2022 497 35.2 14.0 n/a
2023 452 36.2 12.4 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 Hood

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 472 n/a n/a n/a
1989 610 n/a n/a n/a
1990 641 n/a n/a n/a
1991 628 n/a n/a n/a
1992 694 n/a n/a n/a
1993 705 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 544 n/a n/a n/a
1995 551 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 551 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 538 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 505 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 505 n/a 0.0 60.8
2000 505 n/a 0.0 47.5
2001 488 n/a 0.0 55.7
2002 465 n/a n/a 57.8
2003 465 n/a n/a 57.8
2004 409 29.2 14.0 68
2005 379 28.5 13.3 71.2
2006 351 27.5 12.8 73.3
2007 355 28.0 12.7 81.9
2008 369 29.3 12.6 83.6
2009 397 27.6 14.4 82.6
2010 417 28.7 14.5 82
2011 403 25.6 15.6 81.4
2012 421 26.2 16.0 85.3
2013 410 24.2 16.9 86.8
2014 439 26.3 16.6 87.7
2015 454 28.0 16.2 87
2016 487 32.0 15.2 n/a
2017 475 31.7 14.9 n/a
2018 487 30.9 15.7 n/a
2019 474 31.4 15.0 n/a
2020 527 36.2 14.5 n/a
2021 491 33.6 14.5 n/a
2022 497 35.2 14.0 n/a
2023 452 36.2 12.4 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 Hood

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $679 (5.3%) $12,069 (94.7%) $12,748
2020 $583 (4.5%) $12,512 (95.5%) $13,095
2021 $1,185 (8.2%) $13,288 (91.8%) $14,474

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hood

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 625th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 894th of 928 Elementary schools
 30%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hood)5316.2
 36.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lynn)4318.2
 24.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hood)404.4
 35.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lynn)4311.9
 31.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hood)4819.6
 28.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lynn)3920.1
 18.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hood)2717.7
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lynn)4119.5
 21.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hood)6013.9
 46.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lynn)4220.3
 21.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hood)566.3
 49.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lynn)4313.5
 29.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Hood)307.6
 22.4%
   5th Grade Science (Lynn)4118.7
 22.3%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hood)5316.2
 36.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Lynn)3818.9
 19.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Hood)408.6
 31.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Lynn)3814
 24%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Hood)307.6
 22.4%
   All Grades Science (Lynn)4120.6
 20.4%
   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 Students474452
 4.6%
African American3834
 10.5%
American Indian11
Asian4437
 15.9%
Hispanic307325
 5.9%
Pacific Islander00
White7249
 31.9%
Two or More Races126
 50%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hood

Hood ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Hood are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 452 students attended Hood.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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