PROJECT STATUS: 10/25/25
The AHS project is now complete! On October 25, 2025 the Town of Arlington celebrated the official grand opening of the new Arlington High School with a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning and an afternoon Community Open House. Read more.
Check out our Vimeo Channel or Photo Gallery for images of the completed school.
This website will no longer be updated on a regular basis. We would like to thank the Arlington community and MSBA for their ongoing support of this project over the past nine years.
FEATURES
The 408,590 square foot school features:
Student Center:
- A combination of collaborative, learning and social spaces including the Forum Stairs, Library, Learning Center, Cafeteria, Student Cafe/Store, Outdoor Learning Courtyard, Discourse Lab, Immersion Lab and the Mass. Ave. and Field entrance lobbies
Humanities wing:
- 44 general classrooms, 2 FACS (Family & Consumer Science) classrooms
- Counseling Center
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) wing
- 21 classrooms and 17 science labs
- 6,500 square feet of interdisciplinary makerspaces
- 120 seat Discourse Lab with technology for a variety of teaching/learning modes
Performing Arts wing
- Dedicated band and chorus rooms, 8 practice rooms and a digital production studio
- 826 seat Auditorium with 50’ fly loft and greenroom
- Black Box drama classroom is a flexible space to be used by all arts programs for one-act plays, theater classes, and productions
- Outdoor Amphitheater
Athletics Wing & Fields
- 3 Gymnasiums that support AHS athletics teams and the Physical Education program
- New Fitness Center & Weight Room, new trainer facilities
- Two additional multi-use, synthetic turf athletic fields with lighting
- Minuteman Bikeway connector
- New toilet facility with water refill station
Additional Spaces
Each of these spaces have dedicated entrances and are separate from the high school:
- District Offices: Welcome Center, School Committee room, Superintendent’s office and other district administration offices
- Arlington Community Education offices.
- Menotomy Preschool: Inclusion-based education for our preschool students who require special education services; 8 classrooms, a multi-purpose indoor space, outdoor play area, daycare services for Arlington Public School staff.
- LABBB Collaborative Program Spaces: a Special Educational Collaborative program of neighboring communities that provides services to students within the inclusive context of the public schools.
Arlington is partnering with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to receive state funding for a significant portion of the project.
Have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Visit our Vimeo Channel and photo gallery often for construction progress videos and images.