Brackett

Brackett is a mid-sized elementary school in Arlington, Massachusetts. Federal data show 394 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Arlington operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,113 students.

The share of White students at Brackett is 63%, a majority. The remaining students are 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put Middlesex County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Brackett are from different groups.

There are about 13.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Brackett, which has 30. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

For Middlesex County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.

Of the public schools around it, Brackett is closest to Ottoson Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Brackett has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 465 to 394.

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