Welcome to The Arlington Central School District. The Arlington District encompasses 114 square miles to the east of the Hudson River and the City of Poughkeepsie. Arlington includes nine elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.  The Arlington Schools are contemporary and competitive as judged by any educational standard. Employee salaries and benefits reflect the District’s belief that the employee is the most important resource in providing a quality education. Employee benefits include maternity leave, paid sick leave and health and life insurance.  

It is anticipated that the District will show a moderate growth pattern in future years.  There are at present 10,400 students in the Arlington Schools. The majority of the students are from middle-class families in towns, villages and agricultural areas in the District.  Student achievement is high.  Nearly 90 percent of our graduates continue their education in college while 10 percent enter military service or the work force.

The Arlington Schools enjoy an excellent rating among the State's schools, and we are recognized nationally for several of our programs.  We have been awarded grants in many areas, and we have been selected for a number of pilot programs by the State and several well-known foundations.

The Arlington Schools believe that excellence in education cannot be achieved without educated, well-trained and highly motivated teachers and administrators.  We also believe that a strong staff is a diverse staff, representative of a variety of national, regional, ethnic, religious and social heritages.  Teachers joining the Arlington School District will find endless opportunities to practice their profession and to advance in it.  They will develop a lifestyle to their liking in what is surely a most unusual community of interest.