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Arlington Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

150 Arlington Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 · (978) 975-5930 · Part of Lawrence School District

Lawrence’s School Grade D better than 5% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
543
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Arlington Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

1–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Arlington Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

150 Arlington Street, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 597
Grade 6152
Grade 7159
Grade 8135
Enrollment over time
584’20
563’21
575’22
588’23
543’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 2%Two or more races <1%Black <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 Middle School from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence School District

The district →
Francis M Leahy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
D−
525 students13:1
James F Hennessey
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lawrence
300 students10:1
John Breen School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
262 students10:1
Lawlor Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
205 students12:1
Lawrence Family Public Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
202 students10:1
Rollins Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lawrence
157 students7:1

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; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.