📍 869 Mass Avenue, Arlington, Middlesex County, 02476
Arlington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arlington, Middlesex County. The school has 1,527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arlington school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 115.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arlington High enrolls 1,527 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 115.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Asian and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,092 | 73% |
| Asian | 154 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arlington High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 24, state house district 140.
Arlington High is one of 11 schools in Arlington, based in Arlington, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,113 students district-wide and employs 486 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,527 students, Arlington High is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large