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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02174

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Summary:

The 02174 zip code area of Arlington, Massachusetts is home to two elementary schools: M Norcross Stratton and Peirce. While both schools serve students in the same geographic region, their performance metrics and rankings vary significantly.

Peirce Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking 36th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Peirce consistently exceeds the Arlington and Massachusetts state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency on the MCAS assessments, with particularly impressive 5th-grade Science scores.

In contrast, while M Norcross Stratton is a solid school, its performance metrics are not as strong as Peirce's. M Norcross Stratton is ranked 154th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools for 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The data also shows that Peirce spends more per student than M Norcross Stratton, which may be a contributing factor to its stronger academic outcomes. However, without information on the schools' free/reduced lunch rates, it is difficult to assess the potential equity considerations between the two institutions.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

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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