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Cyrus E Dallin
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cyrus E Dallin
Cyrus E Dallin is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Arlington, Massachusetts, operated by Arlington, educateing 390 students in grades K through 5.
Arlington comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,113 students; Cyrus E Dallin is among them.
On demographics, Cyrus E Dallin records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.
In the area at large, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Cyrus E Dallin is one.
The closest other public school is Ottoson Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cyrus E Dallin.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Cyrus E Dallin's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 390). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Cyrus E Dallin typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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