Summary:
Arlington, MA has 10 schools serving roughly 6,013 students: seven elementary schools covering K–5, two middle schools — Gibbs School for grade 6 and Ottoson Middle for grades 7–8 — and one high school, Arlington High, serving grades 9–12. The Arlington district ranks #17 of 351 Massachusetts districts, placing it in the 95th percentile with 5 stars, and every ranked school sits at or above the 88th percentile.
Ottoson Middle is the top-ranked school here at #5 of 478 statewide (99th percentile, 5 stars), with all-grade proficiency of 77.43 in ELA, 76.18 in Math, 77.60 in Science and 82.66 in Civics. Among elementary schools, John A Bishop leads at #39 of 899 (96th percentile, 5 stars), posting the district's highest elementary Science score of 89.23 and the top elementary Math score at 71.13. Peirce is consistently strong and balanced (#53 of 899, 94th percentile), while Arlington High ranks #16 of 353 (95th percentile) with a 98.2% graduation rate and a 0.5% dropout rate.
Science is a signature strength district-wide, with an all-grade proficiency of 77.78 — above ELA at 71.07 and Math at 70.06 — and it is also where elementary schools differ most, ranging from 70.49 to 89.23. No elementary school leads in every subject: Cyrus E Dallin has the highest elementary ELA score (71.65) but the lowest Math (63.96) and Science (70.49), while M Norcross Stratton has the lowest ELA (60.40) yet a Science score of 77.78. Several schools improved notably, including Thompson (Math 56.81 to 65.88; ELA 62.85 to 68.22) and Brackett (rank #111 to #44). One caution for parents: free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for all schools here, and spending figures are from 2020–2021, so they may not reflect current funding levels.
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