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Harrington

Public Grades K-5

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Harrington Elementary School is a public school in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving 378 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs well, with high proficiency rates on state assessments and a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Harrington's academic performance is generally higher than nearby schools in the Lexington district, such as Bowman, Bridge, and Fiske Elementary Schools. However, the school's performance has fluctuated slightly over the years, and it may need to focus on improving outcomes for its special education and disabled student populations.

During the 2020-2021 school year, when many students were learning remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harrington's remotely tested students ranked 28th out of 399 Massachusetts elementary schools, indicating that the school was able to effectively support student learning in a remote environment. Overall, Harrington Elementary School is a high-performing institution that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, providing a strong educational foundation for its students.

374

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,227

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 Lowell Street
Lexington, MA 02420

(781) 860-0012

District: Lexington

Students who attend Harrington usually attend:

Middle:	Jonas Clarke Middle
High:	Lexington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.2%

White:

27.0%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Lexington's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg77%

Massachusetts avg41%

46^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lexington

4^th of 348Lexington 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	92.5	46 of 906	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	44 of 916	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	120 of 928	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	75 of 932	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	118 of 936	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	80 of 942	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	79 of 934	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	124 of 938	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	139 of 932	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	67 of 914	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	92.0	15 of 926	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	39 of 928	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	24 of 930	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	35 of 924	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	41 of 920	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	91 of 909	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	102 of 908	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	175 of 911	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	128 of 911	85.9%	★★★★☆
2005	89.1	52 of 887	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.4	81 of 882	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	86.1	95 of 884	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	16 of 142	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	11 of 152	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	26 of 145	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	27 of 141	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	23 of 155	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	56 of 154	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	196 of 672	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	75 of 632	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	146 of 665	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	197 of 656	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	47 of 869	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	31 of 886	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	101 of 887	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	78 of 901	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	72 of 898	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	75 of 902	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	90 of 893	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	53 of 736	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.4	235 of 772	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	57 of 884	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	75 of 891	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	141 of 896	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	70 of 908	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	135 of 904	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	99 of 907	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	89 of 898	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	156 of 731	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	171 of 703	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	178 of 905	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	104 of 894	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	115 of 896	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	273 of 886	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.7	111 of 925	88.0%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.1	28 of 399	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	192 of 737	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	157 of 753	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	353 of 762	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	232 of 764	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	278 of 765	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	293 of 780	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	159 of 772	79.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)79th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+33 vs state

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts70%+28 vs state

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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
Harrington	Public	K-5	328 Lowell Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 860-0012	374	38	9.9		101 (27.0%)	33 (8.8%)	23 (6.1%)	184 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	92.5	46^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.6	44^th of 916 public elementary schools	95.2%	2	70.5	72.6	67.9	70.0	70.5	74.0	74.1	72.9	74.1	74.1	$18,227
Vinson-Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Johnson Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7019	441	35	12.4		285 (64.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	94.1	32^nd of 906 public elementary schools	96.5%		89	87^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.5%	55	75.4	72.9	70.7	72.7	75.4	75.9	68.5	72.6	83.7	83.7	$18,726
Fiske	Public	K-5	55 Adams Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 541-5001	324	36	9.1		125 (38.6%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (7.7%)	136 (42.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	91.1	57^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.7%		82.7	148^th of 916 public elementary schools	83.8%	91	66.7	66.7	66.2	66.5	82.5	68.4	74.7	75.1	69.0	69.0	$23,619
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
Clyde Reeves	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Lexington Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8240	451	33	13.7		287 (63.6%)	33 (7.3%)	65 (14.4%)	38 (8.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	56.6	391^st of 906 public elementary schools	56.8%		63.1	338^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.1%	53	56.8	44.7	41.3	47.5	51.1	42.6	34.8	42.8	47.8	47.8	$22,300
Bowman	Public	K-5	9 Philip Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2500	429	38	11.1		150 (35.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23 (5.4%)	183 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	96.7	6^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.7	1^st of 916 public elementary schools	99.9%	5	77.8	83.1	75.3	78.6	77.8	80.6	81.5	80.0	85.0	85.0	$16,072
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
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
Ambrose Elementary	Public	K-5	27 High Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7012	398	33	12.0		316 (79.4%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	38 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	96.6	9^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	34^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.3%	25	83.3	79.3	72.2	78.4	87.2	79.3	81.9	83.2	77.8	77.8	$19,653
Bridge	Public	K-5	55 Middleby Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-2510	345	36	9.7		78 (22.6%)	15 (4.3%)	37 (10.7%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	94.5	27^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.7	55^th of 916 public elementary schools	94.0%	28	72.0	73.0	79.7	75.0	78.0	71.4	74.6	74.4	79.7	79.7	$17,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrington

What district is Harrington in?

Lexington

Is Harrington a good school?

Yes. Harrington ranks in the top 5.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harrington attend?

Students who attend Harrington usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jonas Clarke Middle
High : Lexington High

How many students attend Harrington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Harrington.

What is the racial makeup of Harrington?

Students at Harrington are 49% Asian, 27% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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