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Cyrus E Dallin

Public Grades K-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Cyrus E Dallin is a K–5 elementary school at 185 Florence Avenue in Arlington, MA, serving 390 students in a highly rated suburban district just northwest of Boston. It sits inside the Arlington district, which ranks 17th of 351 Massachusetts districts (95th percentile, 5 stars), and Dallin itself ranks 75th of 899 elementary schools statewide for 2025–2026 — 92nd percentile, 5 stars. That continues a decade-long climb: the school hovered near the 78th–79th percentile in 2016–2018, and its only recent wobble was 2023–2024 (85th percentile, 4 stars), a one-year dip it quickly reversed.

The school's signature strength is English language arts. At 71.65% proficient, Dallin leads all four Arlington peers in ELA, and its 4th grade ELA result (73.77%) is nearly 10 points above the district. Math and science are the weak spots. Dallin's math proficiency (63.96%) is the lowest among the Arlington comparison schools, and the shortfall is concentrated in 5th grade: 55.74% proficient versus 68.41% district-wide. Fourth-grade math, by contrast, is above district. Science (70.49%) trails the district's 77.78%, while nearby John A Bishop posts 89.23%.

One standout: special-education students rank 17th of 709 schools statewide — 98th percentile, 5 stars — after 78th and 96th the prior two years. Resources are ordinary ($17,108 per student, 12.1:1 ratio); 2.1 miles away, Northeast Elementary School spends $23,912 per student with smaller classes yet ranks 589th of 899. Note that Winn Brook, Roger E Wellington, and Daniel Butler serve grades K–3 or PK–3 only, so their scores reflect a single tested grade. Bottom line: strong ELA and exceptional special-education results, with 5th-grade math and science consistency as the priorities.

390

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,254

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

185 Florence Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476

(781) 316-3722

District: Arlington

Students who attend Cyrus E Dallin usually attend:

Middle:	Ottoson Middle
High:	Arlington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Asian:

16.2%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Arlington's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

75^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	89.9	75 of 899	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	58 of 906	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	138 of 916	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	70 of 928	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	115 of 932	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	103 of 936	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	169 of 942	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	200 of 934	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	204 of 938	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	113 of 932	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	73 of 914	92.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	57 of 926	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	60 of 928	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	87 of 930	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	97 of 924	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	137 of 920	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	120 of 909	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	130 of 908	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	89.0	52 of 911	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	132 of 911	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	87.5	78 of 887	91.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	85 of 882	90.4%	★★★★★
2003	86.7	83 of 884	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	50 of 149	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.5	11 of 142	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.4	53 of 152	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.8	5 of 145	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	6 of 143	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	57.9	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	233 of 672	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	98.4	4 of 632	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	33 of 665	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	74 of 656	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	43 of 869	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	60 of 869	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	169 of 886	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	92 of 887	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	152 of 901	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	133 of 898	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	194 of 902	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	249 of 893	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	122 of 879	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	81 of 884	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	141 of 891	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	61 of 896	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	90 of 908	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	90 of 904	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	140 of 907	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	175 of 898	80.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	17 of 709	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	32 of 717	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.0	159 of 731	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	146 of 703	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	451 of 905	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	121 of 894	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	172 of 896	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	377 of 886	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.0	134 of 925	85.5%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.2	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	86 of 734	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	60 of 737	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.4	184 of 753	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	85 of 762	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	165 of 764	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	166 of 765	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	199 of 780	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	295 of 772	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)96th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)66th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+32 vs state

Science70%+30 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	6.9%	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	98%	2%	$19,254
Brackett	Public	K-5	66 Eastern Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3705	394	30	13.1	4.6%	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	100%	0%	$20,022
Peirce	Public	K-5	85 Park Avenue Ext	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3736	318	24	13.1	11.0%	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	100%	0%	$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	13.2%	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	100%	0%	$19,449
Bowman	Public	K-5	9 Philip Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2500	429	38	11.1	10.0%	150 (35.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23 (5.4%)	183 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	94.5	26^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.7	6^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.3%	20	70.2	69.7	76.7	72.2	70.2	77.6	72.6	73.6	79.5	79.5	100%	0%	$16,072
Winn Brook	Public	K-3	97 Waterhouse Rd	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5700	304	24	12.8	10.9%	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			100%	0%	$17,670
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	4.3%	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	100%	0%	$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	18.5%	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			99%	1%	$19,979
Harrington	Public	K-5	328 Lowell Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 860-0012	374	38	9.9	12.3%	101 (27.0%)	33 (8.8%)	23 (6.1%)	184 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	92.1	52^nd of 899 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.5	46^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.9%	6	68.9	68.7	70.2	69.2	72.1	68.7	75.4	71.9	66.7	66.7	100%	0%	$18,227
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Putney Lane	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5740	527	49	10.7	53.9%	186 (35.3%)	62 (11.8%)	226 (42.9%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	34.4	589^th of 899 public elementary schools	34.5%		31.1	623^rd of 906 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	26.0	32.8	31.8	30.0	39.7	43.1	31.8	38.1	27.7	27.7	98%	2%	$26,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Cyrus E Dallin

How many students attend Cyrus E Dallin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Cyrus E Dallin.

What is the racial makeup of Cyrus E Dallin?

Students at Cyrus E Dallin are 63% White, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Cyrus E Dallin a good school?

Yes. Cyrus E Dallin ranks in the top 8.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Cyrus E Dallin in?

Arlington

What schools do graduates of Cyrus E Dallin attend?

Students who attend Cyrus E Dallin usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ottoson Middle
High : Arlington High

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