Harrington

Summary:

Harrington is an exceptional elementary school in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving 396 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently delivers strong academic results, ranking 44th out of 916 elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrington's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments exceeds the Lexington district and the state of Massachusetts averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. The school's high per-student spending of $19,771 and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 10.8 students per teacher, contribute to its academic success. Harrington's performance is particularly noteworthy for female students, male students, and Asian students, indicating that it effectively serves these populations.

Compared to nearby schools in Arlington and Woburn, as well as other schools in the Lexington district, such as Bowman and Bridge, Harrington's performance is consistently stronger. This suggests that Harrington is a standout school within its local context, providing a high-quality education for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 328 Lowell Street
       Lexington, MA  02420


(781) 860-0012

District: Lexington

SchoolDigger Rank:
44th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,771 Help


Students who attend Harrington usually attend:

Middle:    Jonas Clarke Middle
High:    Lexington High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  396

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
44.7%
White:
36.4%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Harrington ranks better than 95.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lexington School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (44.7%), White (36.4%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrington is 10.2, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Lexington School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrington is $19,771. 3 elementary schools in the Lexington School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrington:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrington 44th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Harrington in the ranking list.)

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Lexington:

SchoolDigger ranks Lexington 7th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harrington

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Rank History for all students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 86.05 95th 884 89.3%
2004 87.40 81st 882 90.8%
2005 89.08 52nd 887 94.1%
2006 84.13 128th 911 85.9%
2007 79.43 175th 911 80.8%
2008 85.04 102nd 908 88.8%
2009 86.13 91st 909 90.0%
2010 89.78 41st 920 95.5%
2011 90.45 35th 924 96.2%
2012 92.30 24th 930 97.4%
2013 90.03 39th 928 95.8%
2014 92.00 15th 926 98.4%
2015 87.45 67th 914 92.7%
2016 82.40 139th 932 85.1%
2017 83.94 124th 938 86.8%
2018 87.63 79th 934 91.5%
2019 88.30 80th 942 91.5%
2021 87.19 118th 936 87.4%
2022 90.82 75th 932 92.0%
2023 86.13 120th 928 87.1%
2024 92.59 44th 916 95.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.83 273rd 886 69.2%
2019 77.87 115th 896 87.2%
2021 81.92 104th 894 88.4%
2022 73.29 178th 905 80.3%
2023 67.39 171st 703 75.7%
2024 69.30 156th 731 78.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.41 235th 772 69.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.94 90th 893 89.9%
2019 87.56 75th 902 91.7%
2021 89.04 72nd 898 92.0%
2022 89.46 78th 901 91.3%
2023 87.28 101st 887 88.6%
2024 93.03 31st 886 96.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.33 197th 656 70.0%
2019 70.55 146th 665 78.0%
2021 80.23 75th 632 88.1%
2022 62.35 196th 672 70.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.65 89th 898 90.1%
2019 86.12 99th 907 89.1%
2021 82.81 135th 904 85.1%
2022 89.50 70th 908 92.3%
2023 82.22 141st 896 84.3%
2024 88.46 75th 891 91.6%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.74 111th 925 88.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 93.12 28th 399 93.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.26 56th 154 63.6%
2019 77.59 23rd 155 85.2%
2021 77.70 27th 141 80.9%
2022 80.30 18th 143 87.4%
2023 78.13 26th 145 82.1%
2024 84.17 11th 152 92.8%
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Rank History for White students at Harrington

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 159th 772 79.4%
2019 61.57 293rd 780 62.4%
2021 61.52 278th 765 63.7%
2022 66.80 232nd 764 69.6%
2023 53.88 353rd 762 53.7%
2024 75.33 157th 753 79.2%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Harrington

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 234 24 40 0 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1989 244 22 56 0 0 n/a n/a 0 322
1990 265 29 30 7 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1991 278 22 40 6 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1992 287 27 50 2 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1993 303 30 61 2 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1994 323 30 68 3 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1995 329 17 61 6 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1996 329 17 61 6 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1997 327 15 55 4 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1998 318 19 53 5 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1999 319 16 55 6 0 n/a n/a 0 396
2000 328 18 61 6 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2001 306 19 75 11 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2002 306 21 95 11 1 n/a n/a 0 434
2003 306 21 95 11 1 n/a n/a 0 434
2004 303 22 105 6 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2005 293 24 118 7 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2006 287 22 127 8 1 n/a n/a 6 451
2007 273 17 120 12 1 n/a n/a 7 430
2008 297 19 122 16 0 n/a n/a 8 462
2009 271 16 138 14 0 0 20 0 459
2010 275 18 136 13 0 0 18 0 460
2011 271 16 137 18 0 0 21 0 463
2012 229 14 152 21 0 0 21 0 437
2013 226 18 153 22 0 0 23 0 442
2014 197 23 186 21 1 0 20 0 448
2015 191 18 195 20 1 0 21 0 446
2016 184 17 197 19 1 0 26 0 444
2017 199 18 204 15 1 0 28 0 465
2018 209 16 207 14 2 0 30 0 478
2019 218 21 199 20 2 0 33 0 493
2020 214 24 179 17 1 0 36 0 471
2021 180 29 182 23 0 0 32 0 446
2022 168 21 179 22 0 0 33 0 423
2023 144 26 177 22 0 0 27 0 396

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harrington

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 298 n/a n/a n/a
1989 322 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 n/a n/a n/a
1991 346 n/a n/a n/a
1992 366 n/a n/a n/a
1993 396 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 424 n/a n/a n/a
1995 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 401 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 395 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 396 n/a 0.0 2.5
2000 413 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 411 n/a 0.0 2.9
2002 434 n/a n/a 3.9
2003 434 n/a n/a 3.9
2004 436 30.4 14.3 4.6
2005 442 29.8 14.8 3.6
2006 451 33.1 13.6 4.5
2007 430 35.0 12.3 4.3
2008 462 34.2 13.5 4
2009 459 36.4 12.6 2.8
2010 460 36.2 12.7 4.1
2011 463 35.7 12.9 5.6
2012 437 36.3 12.0 4.8
2013 442 36.9 11.9 5.2
2014 448 35.9 12.4 6
2015 446 32.0 13.9 4.7
2016 444 34.0 13.0 n/a
2017 465 33.0 14.0 n/a
2018 478 35.8 13.3 n/a
2019 493 38.8 12.6 n/a
2020 471 39.4 11.9 n/a
2021 446 41.0 10.8 n/a
2022 423 39.1 10.8 n/a
2023 396 38.4 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harrington

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 298 n/a n/a n/a
1989 322 n/a n/a n/a
1990 331 n/a n/a n/a
1991 346 n/a n/a n/a
1992 366 n/a n/a n/a
1993 396 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 424 n/a n/a n/a
1995 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 413 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 401 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 395 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 396 n/a 0.0 2.5
2000 413 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 411 n/a 0.0 2.9
2002 434 n/a n/a 3.9
2003 434 n/a n/a 3.9
2004 436 30.4 14.3 4.6
2005 442 29.8 14.8 3.6
2006 451 33.1 13.6 4.5
2007 430 35.0 12.3 4.3
2008 462 34.2 13.5 4
2009 459 36.4 12.6 2.8
2010 460 36.2 12.7 4.1
2011 463 35.7 12.9 5.6
2012 437 36.3 12.0 4.8
2013 442 36.9 11.9 5.2
2014 448 35.9 12.4 6
2015 446 32.0 13.9 4.7
2016 444 34.0 13.0 n/a
2017 465 33.0 14.0 n/a
2018 478 35.8 13.3 n/a
2019 493 38.8 12.6 n/a
2020 471 39.4 11.9 n/a
2021 446 41.0 10.8 n/a
2022 423 39.1 10.8 n/a
2023 396 38.4 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Harrington

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $38 (0.2%) $16,134 (99.8%) $16,173
2020 $42 (0.2%) $17,628 (99.8%) $17,670
2021 $453 (2.3%) $19,318 (97.7%) $19,771

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harrington

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 80th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 120th of 928 Elementary schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harrington)7456.6
 17.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lexington)7371.7
 1.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harrington)7560.5
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lexington)7572.9
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harrington)7361.7
 11.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington)7871
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Harrington)7467.9
 6.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lexington)8077.6
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harrington)7566.7
 8.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington)7474.2
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Harrington)7671.4
 4.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lexington)7576.4
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Harrington)7369.1
 3.9%
   5th Grade Science (Lexington)7472.9
 1.1%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harrington)7461.8
 12.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Lexington)7875.6
 2.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Harrington)7566.8
 8.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Lexington)8278.9
 3.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Harrington)7369.1
 3.9%
   All Grades Science (Lexington)7877.5
 0.5%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students493396
 19.7%
African American2126
 23.8%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian199177
 11.1%
Hispanic2022
 10%
Pacific Islander00
White218144
 33.9%
Two or More Races3327
 18.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Harrington

In the 2022-23 school year, 396 students attended Harrington.

Yes! Harrington is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 44th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Harrington are 45% Asian, 36% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic.

Students who attend Harrington usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jonas Clarke Middle
High : Lexington High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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