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Thompson

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

187 Everett Street, Arlington, MA 02474 · (781) 316-3768 · Part of Arlington School District

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

Directions
Students
537
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Thompson

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.1% 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–5ThompsonYou are here
7–8Ottoson Middle963 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts68%
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 ↗

187 Everett Street, Arlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten92
Grade 183
Grade 289
Grade 395
Grade 490
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
479’20
505’21
502’22
522’23
537’24

Up 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Asian 13%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thompson from Arlington families.

Other schools in Arlington School District

The district →
Menotomy Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Arlington
100 students12:1
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
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.