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M Norcross Stratton

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

180 Mountain Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174 · (781) 316-3754 · Part of Arlington School District

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

Directions
Students
448
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about M Norcross Stratton

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Arlington kids: Ottoson Middle

On the path

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

K–5M Norcross StrattonYou are here
7–8Ottoson Middle963 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts70%
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 ↗

180 Mountain Avenue, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 175
Grade 256
Grade 387
Grade 476
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
446’20
453’21
435’22
437’23
448’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Asian 22%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about M Norcross Stratton from Arlington families.

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The district →
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Thompson
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Brackett
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A
394 students13:1
Cyrus E Dallin
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington
A−
390 students12:1
Hardy
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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.