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Brackett

Public Grades K-5

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Brackett is a K–5 elementary school in Arlington, MA, serving 394 students as part of Arlington Public Schools, a district ranked 17th of 351 in Massachusetts.

Brackett is performing at a very high level. In 2025–2026 it ranked 44th of 899 elementary schools statewide — 95th percentile, 5 stars — a notable jump from 111th of 906 (88th percentile, 4 stars) the year before, and its best showing since 2015–2016. Among nearby Arlington schools, it ranks second overall, behind only John A Bishop and ahead of Peirce, Hardy, Thompson, Cyrus E Dallin, and M Norcross Stratton. Science is its signature strength: 85.07% proficient, far above the state's 40.98% and the district's 77.78%, and second only to Bishop locally. Math and ELA both improved year over year, rising from 61.70% to 69.46% in math and from 64.71% to 69.31% in ELA, putting Brackett second in math and third in ELA among these same-district peers. Eighth-grade-level scores above district averages; the school's free/reduced-lunch figures are suppressed, so economic context can't be compared.

Brackett's subgroup results are especially strong for male students (rank 17 of 879, 98th percentile) and special education students (rank 20 of 709, 97th percentile). Costs look moderate: per-student spending of $16,088 (2020–2021) is second-lowest among nearby Arlington schools, with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1. Nearby Belmont K–3 schools such as Winn Brook and Mary Lee Burbank post high ELA and math, but their different grade spans and lack of science data make them an imperfect comparison.

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: Rebounding — 85th percentile in 2019 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 95th (2026) from a 85th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

44^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Arlington

17^th of 351Arlington 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
2026	92.6	44 of 899	95.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.7	108 of 869	87.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	94.8	17 of 879	98.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	76.7	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	20 of 709	97.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.6	79 of 734	89.2%	★★★★☆
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

Male (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)93rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2022)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+44 vs state

Mathematics69%+28 vs state

English Language Arts69%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	6.6%	248 (62.9%)	5 (1.3%)	28 (7.1%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.2%)	92.6	44^th of 899 public elementary schools	95.1%		86.5	111^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.7%	67	70.4	64.8	71.6	69.3	65.9	69.1	74.2	69.5	85.1	85.1	$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	5.5%	244 (62.6%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.5%)	63 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.8%)	89.9	75^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.9	58^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.6%	17	69.4	73.8	72.1	71.7	64.9	71.0	55.7	64.0	70.5	70.5	$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	1.9%	152 (50.0%)	16 (5.3%)	17 (5.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)								(n/a)	85.3			85.3	78.7			78.7			$17,670
Peirce	Public	K-5	85 Park Avenue Ext	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3736	318	24	13.1	11.2%	196 (61.6%)	14 (4.4%)	35 (11.0%)	44 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	92	53^rd of 899 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.9	36^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.0%	17	76.1	61.1	68.9	69.2	67.7	63.0	76.7	69.2	80.3	80.3	$20,103
M Norcross Stratton	Public	K-5	180 Mountain Avenue	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3754	448	37	12.2	9.6%	243 (54.2%)	15 (3.3%)	39 (8.7%)	97 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	87.8	104^th of 899 public elementary schools	88.4%		82.3	154^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.0%	50	64.2	50.7	68.1	60.4	66.7	65.4	69.4	67.2	77.8	77.8	$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	8.9%	251 (66.9%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (6.9%)	42 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.9%)	93.1	39^th of 899 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.9	38^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.8%	1	63.8	69.0	75.4	69.6	65.5	71.8	75.4	71.1	89.2	89.2	$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	7.4%	245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	69.2			69.2	76.6			76.6			$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	9.7%	236 (61.8%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.1%)	55 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.1%)	91	64^th of 899 public elementary schools	92.9%		88.4	92^nd of 906 public elementary schools	89.8%	28	73.3	61.8	66.7	66.8	68.3	65.3	70.0	67.7	76.7	76.7	$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	3.7%	134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	70.8			70.8	80.0			80.0			$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	13.8%	112 (42.9%)	7 (2.7%)	29 (11.1%)	81 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.9%)								(n/a)	76.5			76.5	72.1			72.1			$20,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Brackett

What schools do graduates of Brackett attend?

Students who attend Brackett usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ottoson Middle
High : Arlington High

What district is Brackett in?

Arlington

How many students attend Brackett?

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

Is Brackett a good school?

Yes! Brackett is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 44^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools.

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