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Ottoson Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

63 Acton Street, Arlington, MA 02476 · (781) 316-3745 · Part of Arlington School District

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

Directions
Students
963
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Ottoson Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Arlington kids: Arlington High

On the path

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

K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Ottoson MiddleYou are here
9–12Arlington High1,677 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts69%
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 ↗

63 Acton Street, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7466
Grade 8497
Enrollment over time
892’20
906’21
922’22
941’23
963’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Asian 14%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ottoson Middle 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.