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Arlington Schools
Arlington is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Arlington). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Arlington on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Arlington
10 of 11 schools in Arlington carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10
Best schools in Arlington
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Arlington High (High school, meets expectations)
- A+ John A Bishop (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Peirce (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ottoson Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Cyrus E Dallin (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Gibbs School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Brackett (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Hardy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Thompson (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- M Norcross Stratton (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Arlington
All schools, A to Z (11)
- A+ Arlington High, Arlington
- A Brackett, Arlington
- A+ Cyrus E Dallin, Arlington
- A+ Gibbs School, Arlington
- A Hardy, Arlington
- A+ John A Bishop, Arlington
- A- M Norcross Stratton, Arlington
- Menotomy Preschool, Arlington
- A+ Ottoson Middle, Arlington
- A+ Peirce, Arlington
- A- Thompson, Arlington
Where Arlington schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Arlington (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,997 students with 491 full-time-equivalent teachers and 936 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2501980
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Belmont (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Winchester (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Medford (8 schools, 3 mi)
- Watertown (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Cambridge (17 schools, 4 mi)
- Somerville (11 schools, 4 mi)
- Lexington (10 schools, 4 mi)
- Waltham (10 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about Arlington
How many schools are in Arlington?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Arlington, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Arlington serve?
The largest by graded schools: Arlington.
How good are the schools in Arlington?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 72.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 65.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Arlington?
5,997 students were enrolled in Arlington in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Arlington?
Arlington is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Arlington. Its boundary covers about 5.1 sq mi.