Arcadia Unified School District middle schools First Avenue, Foothills, and Dana, make it to the top 12 of 2018 Niche rankings of public middle schools in the Los Angeles area. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 14, November 2, 2017.
About 1000 feet of sound walls will be built by the westbound lanes of the 210 Foothill Freeway between Second Avenue and Fifth Avenue. There is also discussion of future sound wall construction projects.