Ottoson Middle Middle School
63 Acton St
Arlington MA, 02476, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-316-3745
Ranking: (169 out of 1,316, top 13%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Arlington School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 70 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,054 | 1,028 | 1,026 | 1,051 | 1,060 | 1,048 | 984 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 352 | 33.4% | 374 | 36.4% | 349 | 34.0% | 344 | 32.7% | 359 | 33.9% | 365 | 34.8% | 328 | 33.3% |
Grade 7: | 385 | 36.5% | 328 | 31.9% | 331 | 32.3% | 347 | 33.0% | 367 | 34.6% | 336 | 32.1% | 347 | 35.3% |
Grade 8: | 317 | 30.1% | 326 | 31.7% | 346 | 33.7% | 360 | 34.3% | 334 | 31.5% | 347 | 33.1% | 309 | 31.4% |
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: | 534 | 50.7% | 511 | 49.7% | 521 | 50.8% | 547 | 52.0% | 526 | 49.6% | 522 | 49.8% | 455 | 46.2% |
Female: | 520 | 49.3% | 517 | 50.3% | 505 | 49.2% | 504 | 48.0% | 534 | 50.4% | 526 | 50.2% | 497 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 105 | 10.0% | 105 | 10.2% | 97 | 9.5% | 91 | 8.7% | 81 | 7.6% | 72 | 6.9% | 70 | 7.1% |
Hispanic: | 46 | 4.4% | 48 | 4.7% | 45 | 4.4% | 56 | 5.3% | 58 | 5.5% | 49 | 4.7% | 38 | 3.9% |
Black: | 42 | 4.0% | 40 | 3.9% | 37 | 3.6% | 37 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.8% | 41 | 3.9% | 35 | 3.6% |
White: | 820 | 77.8% | 793 | 77.1% | 826 | 80.5% | 840 | 79.9% | 858 | 80.9% | 862 | 82.3% | 811 | 82.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 3.8% | 41 | 4.0% | 20 | 1.9% | 25 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 116 | 11.0% | 110 | 10.7% | 100 | 9.7% | 107 | 10.2% | 99 | 9.3% | 78 | 7.4% | 74 | 7.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 2.1% | 26 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.1% | 35 | 3.3% | 19 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.15 | 13.90 | 14.59 | 14.11 | 13.26 | 13.00 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 54.4% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 58% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 77.8% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 89% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 94% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 60.0% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 53% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 71% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 76% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 57.7% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 55% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 39% |
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* Ottoson Middle Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.