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Arlington, VA
Public School Ratings




Arlington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Arlington County Public Schools School District details

Arlington County Public Schools School District
2110 Washington Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22204

27,562 Students enrolled in District

42 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Arlington County Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.0% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
69%
80%
73%
74%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arlington Community High School
800 S. Walter Reed Dr
Arlington, VA, 22204
09-12
Arlington Science Focus School
1501 Lincoln Street
Arlington, VA, 22201
PK-05
Arlington Traditional School
1030 N. Mckinley Road
Arlington, VA, 22205
PK-05
Abingdon Elementary School
3035 S Abingdon St
Arlington, VA, 22206
PK-05
Alice West Fleet Elementary School
115 S Old Glebe Road
Arlington, VA, 22204
PK-05
Ashlawn Elementary School
5950 N. 8th Road
Arlington, VA, 22205
PK-05
Barcroft Elementary School
625 S Wakefield St
Arlington, VA, 22204
PK-05
Barrett Elementary School
4401 N Henderson Rd
Arlington, VA, 22203
PK-05
Claremont Immersion School
4700 S. Chesterfield Rd.
Arlington, VA, 22206
PK-05
Campbell Elementary School
737 S. Carlin Springs Rd.
Arlington, VA, 22204
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.4% 48.2%
Black 11.5% 23.2%
Hispanic 32.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.5% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 27.0% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 2.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,122 $306,554,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,291 $35,584,000 5.4%
Staff $2,615 $72,077,000 11.0%
General Administration $468 $12,893,000 2.0%
School Administration $994 $27,393,000 4.2%
Operation $1,601 $44,116,000 6.7%
Transportation $569 $15,694,000 2.4%
Other $533 $14,696,000 2.2%
Total Support $8,071 $222,453,000 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,672 $128,762,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $23,865 $657,769,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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