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Arlington Science Focus School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1501 Lincoln Street
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone
(703) 228-7670
District
Arlington County Public Schools
County
ARLINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
583
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.0% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Arlington Science Focus School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
68%
90%
66%
87%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
93%
71%
93%
73%
93%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
69%
84%
71%
85%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 95 16.3%
Grade 1 100 17.2%
Grade 2 111 19.0%
Grade 3 111 19.0%
Grade 4 82 14.1%
Grade 5 84 14.4%
Total 583 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.7% 45.5% 48.2%
Black 10.4% 11.7% 23.2%
Hispanic 11.3% 32.9% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.6% 9.7% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.1% 31.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 12.5% 28.8% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 2.1% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 235,463 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9,057.2 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.9% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 111,530 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 3.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 77.1% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 46.4% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.7% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.1% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.5% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,488 $316,004,000 42.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,378 $37,897,000 5.0%
Staff $3,140 $86,377,000 11.5%
General Administration $590 $16,222,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,024 $28,161,000 3.7%
Operation $2,009 $55,250,000 7.3%
Transportation $636 $17,496,000 2.3%
Other $668 $18,371,000 2.4%
Total Support $9,444 $259,774,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,447 $177,337,000 23.5%
Total Expenditures $27,378 $753,115,000 100.0%
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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