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Arlington High
A+

Arlington High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

869 Mass Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 · (781) 316-3591 · Part of Arlington School District

Arlington’s School Grade A better than 92% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Photo: Tim Pierce · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,677
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Arlington High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Arlington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Ottoson Middle963 students
9–12Arlington HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency81%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts83%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

869 Mass Avenue, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9420
Grade 10444
Grade 11405
Grade 12408
Enrollment over time
1,409’20
1,483’21
1,527’22
1,609’23
1,677’24

Up 19% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Asian 10%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Arlington High from Arlington families.

Other schools in Arlington School District

The district →
Menotomy Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Arlington
100 students12:1
Thompson
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
537 students14:1
M Norcross Stratton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
448 students12:1
Brackett
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A
394 students13:1
Cyrus E Dallin
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
390 students12:1
Hardy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
382 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Arlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.