Summary:
ZIP code 02476 is home to four Arlington Public Schools serving grades K–12 — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — all part of the Arlington district, which ranks #17 of 351 Massachusetts districts (95th percentile, 5 stars) and enrolls 3,424 students across these four schools.
Every school in this ZIP currently earns 5 stars, and each one posts 2025–2026 proficiency rates above the state average in the main tested subjects. Ottoson Middle is the academic anchor: ranked #5 of 478 middle schools (99th percentile) and consistent top-12 statewide over three years, with the lowest student-teacher ratio in the group at 11.3 and ELA (77.43%), math (76.18%), and 8th grade civics (82.66%) well above district and state levels. Arlington High ranks #16 of 353 high schools (95th percentile) and pairs high achievement with strong completion outcomes — a 98.2% graduation rate and 0.5% dropout rate — plus 10th grade math at 82.96% proficient versus 43.73% statewide.
The two elementary schools have distinct profiles. Brackett is the fastest riser, jumping from #111 to #44 of 899 and posting exceptional science results (85.07% all grades, versus 40.98% statewide), with ELA and math near 69%. Cyrus E Dallin ranks #75 of 899 and is stronger in ELA (71.65%) but relatively softer in math (63.96%, versus district 70.06%) and science (70.49%, versus district 77.78%) — still above state averages. Spending does not neatly track outcomes: Dallin has the highest per-student spending ($17,108) and Brackett the lowest ($16,088), though that spending data is from 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for all four schools, so no socioeconomic comparison is possible here.
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