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Arlington, MA
Public School Ratings




Arlington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Arlington School District details

Arlington School District
869 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476

5,997 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Arlington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.1% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
70%
42%
69%
42%
71%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arlington High School
869 Mass Avenue
Arlington, MA, 02476
09-12
Brackett School
66 Eastern Avenue
Arlington, MA, 02476
KG-05
Cyrus E Dallin School
185 Florence Avenue
Arlington, MA, 02476
KG-05
Gibbs School
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA, 02474
06-06
Hardy School
52 Lake Street
Arlington, MA, 02474
KG-05
John A Bishop School
25 Columbia Road
Arlington, MA, 02474
KG-05
M Norcross Stratton School
180 Mountain Avenue
Arlington, MA, 02174
KG-05
Menotomy Preschool School
17 Irving Street
Arlington, MA, 02476
PK-PK
Ottoson Middle School
63 Acton Street
Arlington, MA, 02476
07-08
Peirce School
85 Park Avenue Ext
Arlington, MA, 02174
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.2% 55.6%
Black 3.6% 10.1%
Hispanic 8.8% 26.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.3% 7.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,492 $74,912,000 35.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,118 $12,703,000 6.0%
Staff $1,067 $6,397,000 3.0%
General Administration $251 $1,508,000 0.7%
School Administration $869 $5,213,000 2.4%
Operation $1,795 $10,764,000 5.0%
Transportation $372 $2,228,000 1.0%
Other $472 $2,831,000 1.3%
Total Support $6,944 $41,644,000 19.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $16,150 $96,851,000 45.4%
Total Expenditures $35,586 $213,407,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,305 $12,173,375,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,954 $1,787,939,000 6.6%
Staff $1,137 $1,040,246,000 3.8%
General Administration $428 $391,880,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,047 $958,032,000 3.5%
Operation $1,973 $1,805,625,000 6.7%
Transportation $1,013 $926,590,000 3.4%
Other $500 $457,914,000 1.7%
Total Support $8,053 $7,368,226,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,304 $7,598,075,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $29,662 $27,139,676,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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