Arlington Middle School
150 Arlington St
Lawrence MA, 01841, Essex County
Phone: 978-975-5930
Ranking: (1,304 out of 1,316, bottom 1%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lawrence School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 483 | 482 | 457 | 491 | 479 | 450 | 486 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 120 | 24.8% | 117 | 24.3% | 106 | 23.2% | 104 | 21.2% | 114 | 23.8% | 91 | 20.2% | 98 | 20.2% |
Grade 6: | 125 | 25.9% | 119 | 24.7% | 98 | 21.4% | 131 | 26.7% | 124 | 25.9% | 107 | 23.8% | 127 | 26.1% |
Grade 7: | 121 | 25.1% | 104 | 21.6% | 128 | 28.0% | 132 | 26.9% | 114 | 23.8% | 111 | 24.7% | 137 | 28.2% |
Grade 8: | 117 | 24.2% | 142 | 29.5% | 125 | 27.4% | 124 | 25.3% | 127 | 26.5% | 141 | 31.3% | 124 | 25.5% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 237 | 49.1% | 238 | 49.4% | 222 | 48.6% | 259 | 52.7% | 247 | 51.6% | 225 | 50.0% | 234 | 48.1% |
Female: | 246 | 50.9% | 244 | 50.6% | 235 | 51.4% | 232 | 47.3% | 232 | 48.4% | 225 | 50.0% | 248 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 470 | 97.3% | 468 | 97.1% | 443 | 96.9% | 477 | 97.1% | 461 | 96.2% | 421 | 93.6% | 455 | 93.6% |
Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.9% | 15 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.9% |
White: | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 447 | 92.5% | 420 | 87.1% | 409 | 89.5% | 441 | 89.8% | 430 | 89.8% | 397 | 88.2% | 389 | 80.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.3% | 19 | 4.2% | 31 | 6.3% | 17 | 3.5% | 27 | 6.0% | 34 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.01 | 13.01 | 11.75 | 12.71 | 12.95 | 13.60 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 24% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 22% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 32% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 32% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 37% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 36% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 10% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 16% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 16% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 24% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 30% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 27% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 38% | 61% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 13% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 14% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 13% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 19% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 16% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 51% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 29% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 30% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 36% | 67% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 5% | 14% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 17% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 21% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 4% | 19% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 29% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 25% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 28% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 60% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 37% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 38% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 38% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 36% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 47% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 48% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 9% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 17% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 13% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10% | 15% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 22% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 20% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 27% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 44% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 47% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 47% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 50% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 54% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 48% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 10% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 15% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 19% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 14% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 20% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 21% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 31% | 54% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 4% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 0% | 4% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 1% | 7% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 6% | 5% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 3% | 6% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 5% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 11% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 2% | 9% | 39% |
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* Arlington Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.