Menotomy Preschool

Menotomy Preschool is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in Arlington, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Arlington, with 100 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Menotomy Preschool sits 74% smaller than that benchmark.

Menotomy Preschool is one of 11 schools operated by Arlington, a district that teaches 6,113 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Menotomy Preschool records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Menotomy Preschool is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Arlington High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Menotomy Preschool's enrollment has increased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 100). White enrollment moved from 56% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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