Top Rankings
Arlington School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 922 students in Arlington School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Arlington School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 75% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
11 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
5,987 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
488 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Arlington School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#27 out of 397 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
44%
Graduation Rate
95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.67
# American Indian Students
2 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
751 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
13%
7%
# Hispanic Students
436 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
27%
# Black Students
196 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
4,052 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
68%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
504 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
88
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
486
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
492
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
479
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
488
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
530
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
464
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
511
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
451
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
471
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
382
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
385
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
381
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
379
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,901 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,260 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$137 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$121 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,901
$23,913
Spending / Student
$20,260
$24,672
Best Arlington School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ottoson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
63 Acton Street
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3745
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3745
Grades: 7-8
| 922 students
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