📍 187 Everett Street, Arlington, Middlesex County, 02474
Thompson is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Middlesex County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arlington school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thompson enrolls 502 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 13% Asian and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 63% |
| Asian | 64 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 5.4% |
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.
Thompson 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.
Thompson 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 502 students, Thompson is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large