Arlington Middle School is one of the three middle schools in the Arlington Central School District

Arlington Central School District

The Arlington Central School District is one of thirteen public school districts serving residents of Dutchess County, New York. It has eight elementary schools, three middle schools, one comprehensive high school, and other institutions of various types. As of 2007, it had nearly 11,500 students...

. Currently, there are 69 teachers and 23 departments governing it. The school is made up of 6 teams, all of which have 5-6 teachers-one each for mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

, social studies

Social studies

Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...

, English

English studies

English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

, Science

Science

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...

, and special education

Special education

Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...

. The sixth grade has one reading teacher per team. The school is located at 601 Dutchess Turnpike, in Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie (town), New York

Poughkeepsie is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 42,777 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the native term, "Uppu-qui-ipis-in," which means "reed-covered hut by the water."...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. The current principal is Mr. Richard Carroll. The associate principal is Mr. Paul Hackett.

History

Arlington Middle School was originally built as Arlington High School

Arlington High School (LaGrange, New York)

Arlington High School is a high school in the Arlington Central School District located in Lagrangeville, New York, United States, on Route 55.-History:...

 as a WPA

Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

Project, and was rechristened Arlington Junior High School when the high school moved to its current location on Route 55 in LaGrange in 1961. The tile work in the boy's locker room showers is one of the few remaining markings of that time, with the letters A H S included in the pattern of the tile work, along with "Arlington High School" inscribed over the building entrance into the gymnasium.