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Brackett

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Brackett ranks 111 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Brackett Elementary School is a public school in Arlington, Massachusetts, serving 423 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs well, with high proficiency rates on MCAS tests that exceed state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Brackett's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts for female students and multi-racial students. The school also excels in supporting special education and disabled students, ranking highly in these categories as well. Even during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brackett maintained its high academic standards, performing exceptionally well for both in-person and remote learners.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Arlington district, Brackett consistently outperforms its peers on MCAS tests and has a higher percentage of students proficient or better across all subject areas. While the school's performance is strong, it does face some competition from elementary schools in the neighboring Belmont district, which tend to outperform Brackett, especially in mathematics.

394

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,022

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

66 Eastern Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476

(781) 316-3705

District: Arlington

Students who attend Brackett usually attend:

Middle:	Ottoson Middle
High:	Arlington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Two or more races:

16.2%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg71%

Massachusetts avg41%

111^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Arlington

24^th of 348Arlington among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	111 of 906	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	94 of 916	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	101 of 928	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	122 of 932	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	61 of 936	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	138 of 942	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	124 of 934	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	102 of 938	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	95.5	3 of 932	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	20 of 914	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	36 of 926	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	19 of 928	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	9 of 930	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	17 of 924	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	95.1	3 of 920	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.3	2 of 909	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	95.3	4 of 908	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	9 of 911	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	96.5	3 of 911	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	97.4	2 of 887	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	95.9	1 of 882	99.9%	★★★★★
2003	97.3	1 of 884	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	71 of 143	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	86.2	51 of 672	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	29 of 632	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	53 of 665	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	42 of 656	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	138 of 869	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	64 of 886	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	62 of 887	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	124 of 901	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	66 of 898	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	186 of 902	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	149 of 893	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	99.1	3 of 401	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	92 of 884	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	113 of 891	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	150 of 896	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	139 of 908	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	48 of 904	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	126 of 907	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	108 of 898	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	84.7	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	62 of 717	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	90 of 731	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	73 of 703	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	240 of 905	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	112 of 894	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	360 of 896	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	265 of 886	70.1%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	90.1	67 of 925	92.8%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.0	30 of 399	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	143 of 737	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	129 of 753	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	138 of 762	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	136 of 764	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	81 of 765	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	133 of 780	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	136 of 772	82.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile+12 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)93rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)82nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+46 vs state

English Language Arts65%+23 vs state

Mathematics62%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Brackett

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Brackett	Public	K-5	66 Eastern Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3705	394	30	13.1		248 (62.9%)	5 (1.3%)	28 (7.1%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.2%)	86.5	111^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.5	94^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.7%	17	61.5	72.2	58.7	64.7	53.9	66.7	62.5	61.7	87.5	87.5	$20,022
Cyrus E Dallin	Public	K-5	185 Florence Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3722	390	32	12.1		244 (62.6%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.5%)	63 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.8%)	90.9	58^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.6%		83.4	138^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.9%	80	75.0	61.3	70.6	69.1	62.5	67.7	76.5	69.1	80.9	80.9	$19,254
Winn Brook	Public	K-3	97 Waterhouse Rd	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5700	304	24	12.8		152 (50.0%)	16 (5.3%)	17 (5.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)								(n/a)	75.9			75.9	79.3			79.3			$17,670
Peirce	Public	K-5	85 Park Avenue Ext	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3736	318	24	13.1		196 (61.6%)	14 (4.4%)	35 (11.0%)	44 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	93.9	36^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.9	53^rd of 916 public elementary schools	94.2%	17	77.1	65.6	84.0	74.8	76.6	65.6	80.0	73.4	88.0	88.0	$20,103
M Norcross Stratton	Public	K-5	180 Mountain Avenue	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3754	448	37	12.2		243 (54.2%)	15 (3.3%)	39 (8.7%)	97 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	82.3	154^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.0%		87.9	101^st of 916 public elementary schools	89.0%	53	56.6	60.8	56.6	57.9	57.3	69.9	62.7	63.0	68.7	68.7	$19,449
John A Bishop	Public	K-5	25 Columbia Road	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3791	375	30	12.3		251 (66.9%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (6.9%)	42 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.9%)	93.9	38^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.7	35^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.2%	3	72.5	72.7	79.7	74.9	71.0	65.2	78.1	71.4	93.8	93.8	$19,771
Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-3	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	426	32	13.2		245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	61.6			61.6	58.0			58.0			$19,979
Hardy	Public	K-5	52 Lake Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3781	382	34	11.3		236 (61.8%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.1%)	55 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	88.4	92^nd of 906 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.6	79^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.4%	13	69.6	61.8	68.5	66.9	64.3	67.3	65.5	65.6	72.2	72.2	$22,046
Mary Lee Burbank	Public	K-3	266 School Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5500	238	18	13.2		134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	82.1			82.1	89.4			89.4			$20,065
Daniel Butler	Public	K-3	90 White Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5550	261	22	11.9		112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	67.7			67.7	79.7			79.7			$20,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Brackett

What is the racial makeup of Brackett?

Students at Brackett are 63% White, 16% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Brackett?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Brackett.

Is Brackett a good school?

Brackett ranks 111^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Brackett in?

Arlington

What schools do graduates of Brackett attend?

Students who attend Brackett usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ottoson Middle
High : Arlington High

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