The Lynch Center

599 Brookline Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445

brookline.k12.ma.us

50 Students

Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K

School Overview

The Lynch Center, located at 599 Brookline Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts, serves as a specialized educational environment operating under the umbrella of the **Brookline Center for Community Mental Health**. Rather than a traditional academic institution, it functions as a therapeutic day school program. The center is designed to support students in grades K–8 who face significant emotional, behavioral, or social-learning challenges that prevent them from succeeding in a standard public school classroom.

The program is defined by its highly integrated approach, combining intensive clinical support with structured academic instruction. By maintaining small class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio, the Lynch Center provides a safe, predictable environment where students can stabilize their emotional well-being while making progress toward their individual educational goals. Through a collaborative model involving educators, clinicians, and families, the center aims to equip students with the coping skills and academic foundation necessary to eventually transition back into a less restrictive school setting.

Total Students

4.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for The Lynch Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	14
Hispanic	2
Black	7
Asian	20
Two or More	7

Asian
20 (40.0%)
White
14 (28.0%)
Black
7 (14.0%)
Two or More
7 (14.0%)
Hispanic
2 (4.0%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Pre Kindergarten
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Brookline
Phone:	(617)713-5472
Website:	http://brookline.k12.ma.us
Grade Range:	Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students:	50
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	4.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 50