Arlington Middle School

150 Arlington Street, Lawrence MA, 1841 | Lawrence School District | 978-975-5930
  • grades 5-8
  • students 586
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 24% 54% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 36 in Lawrence
  • Ranked #0 of 2413 in Massachusetts
Proficiency Averages
37%Lawrence
52%Massachusetts

Arlington Middle School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Lawrence School District" in Lawrence, MA. There are a total of 586 students and 39 teachers at Arlington Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Arlington Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 24.0%, which is 54% lower than the Massachusetts average.

Arlington Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students586
Teachers39
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Arlington Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All23%
3n/a
4n/a
515-19%
615-19%
735-39%
820-24%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
3n/a
4n/a
525-29%
630-34%
720-24%
815-19%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Arlington Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMassachusettsNational
White 1.5% 5.4% 65.2% 51.1%
Black 0.8% 1.7% 8.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 1.6% 6.2% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 97.7% 90.6% 16.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.6% 3.3% 3.1%

Lawrence demographics profile

StatisticLawrenceMassachusettsNational
Population80,0226,949,503328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)11,54889491
Median age32.239.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)39%53%55%
Speak English20%77%79%
Speak Spanish76%9%13%

Education level achieved in Lawrence

IndexLawrenceMassachusettsNational
Completed 8th grade68.3%88.3%84.3%
Completed high school63.3%87.2%83.0%
Completed some college33.8%65.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.5%49.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.2%41.2%30.3%
Completed masters3.3%18.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%5.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%2.6%1.3%
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Source: The Arlington Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.