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Lyon Upper 9-12 High School
95 Beechcroft St
Brighton MA, 02135, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-635-8351
Ranking: 
(199 out of 298, bottom 33%)*
(199 out of 298, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Boston 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Total Students: | 138 | 134 | 81 | 56 | 18 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 36 | 26.1% | 36 | 26.9% | 24 | 29.6% | 30 | 53.6% | 18 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 40 | 29.0% | 33 | 24.6% | 32 | 39.5% | 26 | 46.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 30 | 21.7% | 35 | 26.1% | 25 | 30.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 32 | 23.2% | 30 | 22.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 80 | 58.0% | 82 | 61.2% | 53 | 65.4% | 37 | 66.1% | 12 | 66.7% |
| Female: | 58 | 42.0% | 52 | 38.8% | 28 | 34.6% | 19 | 33.9% | 6 | 33.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 2.9% | 7 | 5.2% | 4 | 4.9% | 1 | 1.8% | 2 | 11.1% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 29.7% | 37 | 27.6% | 25 | 30.9% | 16 | 28.6% | 8 | 44.4% |
| Black: | 38 | 27.5% | 44 | 32.8% | 23 | 28.4% | 17 | 30.4% | 4 | 22.2% |
| White: | 48 | 34.8% | 39 | 29.1% | 24 | 29.6% | 19 | 33.9% | 4 | 22.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 4.3% | 6 | 4.5% | 4 | 4.9% | 2 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 68.1% | 69 | 51.5% | 42 | 51.9% | 20 | 35.7% | 9 | 50.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 5.8% | 6 | 4.5% | 4 | 4.9% | 2 | 3.6% | 1 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.59 | 8.48 | 7.38 | 6.67 | 4.30 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 67% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 73% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 79% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 59% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 65% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 64% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 39% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 46% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 49% | 71% |
| 2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 52% | 34% | 61% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 35% | 37% | 63% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 35% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lyon Upper 9-12 High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.