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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
549
Classroom Teachers
44

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%
85%
66%
92%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
71%
85%
73%
85%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
92%
69%
93%
71%
90%
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
12
12
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 17.3%
Grade 1 103 18.8%
Grade 2 102 18.6%
Grade 3 79 14.4%
Grade 4 84 15.3%
Grade 5 86 15.7%
Total 549 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.1% 46.4% 48.2%
Black 9.0% 11.5% 23.2%
Hispanic 9.2% 32.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.3% 9.5% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.4% 30.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 9.8% 27.0% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 3.1% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 235,845 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9,071.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.5% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 110,887 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 3.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 76.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.0% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.5% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.3% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.5% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 7.2%

Education 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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