In 2019, the student population was 1,786 according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Report Card.

According to the Boston Globe, the original building was the biggest non-factory building in Lynn (home to a General Electric plant) and boasted three stories with 60 classrooms, an assembly hall, and "chemical, physics, and botanical laboratories... electrical works and library.

In 1907, a complete set of printing presses was installed in the school and "manual training" courses began.

The Alumni Association staged a parade with over 2000 people, 100 cars, and a drum and bugle corps to protest the new name and demand the Lynn English High School name be retained.

The statue was donated by the class of 1934; a 2010 restoration effort was led by local historian Tim Ring, a Lynn English teacher and alum.

For several decades, the boots Abraham Lincoln had worn on the night of his assassination were owned by a Lynn English teacher, Ruth Hatch, who brought them to school and allowed students to wear them before donating the boots to the National Park Service in 1947.

[13] On June 23, 2020 Lynn Public Schools Superintendent Patrick Tutwiler announced that Principal Thomas Strangie would not return to his position.

After a search process, Superintendent Tutwiler appointed Dr. John Braga as new principal of LEHS starting July 6, 2021.

According to the Daily Item, "LPS said Braga’s experience with and focus on collaboration, instructional leadership, tiered systems of support and culture-building are markers that made him an attractive candidate.