Arlington’s public schools
Arlington Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 77% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Arlington’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Arlington’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Arthur S May School places highest (better than 81%); Lagrange Middle School lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Six elementary schools serve Arlington, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Arlington High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Arlington, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Arlington · depends on your address
Union Vale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
Lagrange Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 817 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
7th grade in Arlington · depends on your address
Union Vale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
Lagrange Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 817 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
8th grade in Arlington · depends on your address
Union Vale Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
Lagrange Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 817 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
9th grade in Arlington
Arlington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,472 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
10th grade in Arlington
Arlington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,472 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lagrangeville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arlington Central School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Arlington vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Arlington’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | — | Arlington Central |
| Poughkeepsie | B | Wappingers Central PK–12 · Arlington Central K–12 · Spackenkill Union Free K–12 |
| Poughkeepsie (city) | D− | Poughkeepsie City |
Every school in Arlington
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Arlington’s schools
Are Arlington’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Arlington. Arlington Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Arlington in?
Arlington Central School District.
Where do Arlington kids go to high school?
Arlington High School.
Parents talk
What Arlington families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Arlington → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.