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Menotomy Preschool

17 Irving Street, Arlington, MA 02476 · (781) 316-3698 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
100
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
0
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K100100%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
4646%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
1313%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
1212%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
2222%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
77%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6262%
Female
3838%

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4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
100
+35 (+54%) vs 2020
+75% since 2010-11, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25100812.5:1N/A
2023-2479711.3:1N/A
2022-23887.212.2:1N/A
2020-2165610.8:1N/A
2017-1885614.2:1N/A
2015-1656511.2:1N/A
2010-115769.5:15% (3)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menotomy Preschool.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (85 to 100); teachers up 33% (6 to 8).

About Menotomy Preschool

Menotomy Preschool is an elementary school in Arlington, Massachusetts, reachable at (781) 316-3698. It reported 100 students in pre-K in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 74% lower.

Besides Menotomy Preschool, Arlington runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 6,113 students.

About 46% of students at Menotomy Preschool are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Menotomy Preschool are from different groups.

Staffing at Menotomy Preschool comes to 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5:1. The 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.

Middlesex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Middlesex County number 386, with about 215,896 students.

Measured in a straight line, Arlington High is about 0.4 miles from Menotomy Preschool. The five-mile area around Menotomy Preschool holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts for Menotomy Preschool: 65 students in 2020-21, 100 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 10.8 in 2020-21.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Menotomy Preschool
District
Arlington
Address
17 Irving Street, Arlington, MA 02476
Phone
(781) 316-3698
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
100
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250198001681
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Menotomy Preschool
How many students attend Menotomy Preschool?
Menotomy Preschool enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Menotomy Preschool serve?
Menotomy Preschool serves grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Menotomy Preschool have?
Menotomy Preschool employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Menotomy Preschool?
Student demographics at Menotomy Preschool are roughly 46% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Menotomy Preschool?
Menotomy Preschool is overseen by Arlington in Middlesex County.
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