📍 63 Acton Street, Arlington, Middlesex County, 02476
Ottoson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arlington, Middlesex County. The school has 922 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arlington school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ottoson Middle enrolls 922 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Asian and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 648 | 71% |
| Asian | 100 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <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.
Ottoson Middle 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.
Ottoson Middle 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 922 students, Ottoson Middle 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