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Brackett

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

66 Eastern Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 · (781) 316-3705 · Part of Arlington School District

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

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Brackett

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Arlington kids: Ottoson Middle

On the path

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

K–5BrackettYou are here
7–8Ottoson Middle963 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts80%
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 ↗

66 Eastern Avenue, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 166
Grade 282
Grade 354
Grade 473
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
465’20
442’21
425’22
423’23
394’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Two or more races 16%Asian 12%Hispanic 7%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brackett 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
Cyrus E Dallin
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
390 students12:1
Hardy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
382 students11:1
John A Bishop
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A
375 students12:1

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.