Welcome to the Arlington High School Building Project

Project Status: 3/10/24

Phase 2 is now complete and Phase 3 has begun. Read our latest blog for a Phase 3 schedule update.

View the Phase 2 photo gallery or take a virtual tour. The largest and most complex of the four phases, Phase 2 features a 44 classroom humanities wing, a 600 seat cafeteria, a two-story library, forum stairs, an exterior learning courtyard, school district offices, the school committee room and Menotomy Preschool

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WHAT SPACES HAVE OPENED?

With the completion of Phase 2, three-quarters of the new high school is now open. Only the construction of the Athletics wing remains. New spaces include:

  • 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
  • District Offices
    • Dedicated entry for the Welcome Center, School Committee room, Superintendent’s office and other district administration 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.

Site Plan

WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT?

Construction of the complex, four phase project began in October 2020 and is anticipated to be completed in September 2025. Remaining construction includes:

  • Phase 3 (November 2023 –  December 2024): Athletics wing, black box theater, outdoor amphitheater.
  • Phase 4 (December 2024 – September 2025): two additional multi-use, synthetic turf athletic fields, plus landscaping and connection to Minuteman Bikeway.

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.

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