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Nottingham Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Nottingham Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Arlington County, Virginia, serving 374 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and a strong focus on equity and inclusion.

Nottingham Elementary's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with the majority scoring proficient or better on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments. The school outperforms the Arlington County and Virginia state averages in all subject areas tested, and it ranks particularly high for specific student subgroups, including male students, white students, and students with disabilities. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.7% to 19.3%, are also lower than the district and state averages.

While Nottingham Elementary is a standout performer, several nearby schools, such as Arlington Traditional, Glebe Elementary, Discovery Elementary, and Tuckahoe Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic achievement and rankings, suggesting a high-quality educational landscape in the Arlington area. Despite Nottingham Elementary's overall excellence, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, while lower than district and state averages, still indicate room for improvement in addressing student attendance and engagement.

382

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,137

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5900 Little Falls Road
Arlington, VA 22207

(703) 228-5290

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Nottingham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williamsburg Middle
High:	Yorktown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Two or more races:

16.0%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (96% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Arlington County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg78%

Virginia avg71%

10^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 25Elementary Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools

28^th of 129Arlington County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	10 of 1110	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	24 of 1114	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	17 of 1114	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	30 of 1109	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	23 of 1103	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	57 of 1105	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	19 of 1097	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	83.3	103 of 1099	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	24 of 1096	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	10 of 1100	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	25 of 1110	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	41 of 1120	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	7 of 1117	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	28 of 1117	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	68.6	294 of 1113	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	221 of 1082	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	185 of 1081	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	84.8	53 of 1083	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	38 of 1071	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	81.3	119 of 1062	88.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	87.6	14 of 355	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	15 of 324	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	58 of 1096	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	85 of 1098	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	47 of 1100	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	5 of 1093	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 1101	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	8 of 1093	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	59 of 247	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	8 of 973	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	23 of 979	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	16 of 984	98.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)76th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics98%+25 vs state

English Reading97%+26 vs state

VA Studies96%+27 vs state

Science89%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Nottingham Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nottingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 Little Falls Road	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5290	382	26	14.7	4.7%	258 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	27 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.0%)	93.8	10^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.1%		92	24^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.8%	14	98.6	95.7	98.7		88.6	100.0	97.1	93.5		95.5	$14,137	$00	$14,137
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5241 36th Street North	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-2685	489	39	12.7	4.3%	341 (69.7%)	10 (2.0%)	41 (8.4%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.3%)	93.2	18^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.4%		90	46^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.9%	28	97.2	96.1	98.6		91.3	93.0	94.8	98.6		89.6	$12,856	$85	$12,772
Tuckahoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 26th St N	Arlington	22213	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5288	448	27	16.5	3.1%	317 (70.8%)	6 (1.3%)	37 (8.3%)	30 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.7%)	93.8	11^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	8^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	93.2	95.9	98.7		98.7	91.9	93.2	98.7		95.9	$13,491	$121	$13,371
Cardinal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1644 N. McKinley Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5280	682	47	14.5	6.7%	496 (72.7%)	17 (2.5%)	72 (10.6%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	91.5	29^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.4%		92.6	15^th of 1114 public elementary schools	98.7%	14	91.1	97.4	92.9		95.6	84.0	94.6	95.6		93.5	$11,213	$00	$11,213
Haycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6616 Haycock Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 531-4000	838	49	17.0	4.4%	416 (49.6%)	10 (1.2%)	70 (8.4%)	264 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.2%)	95.8	2^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.8%		95.5	4^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	96.2	97.4	98.4	100.0	98.1	96.1	98.0	100.0	100.0		$9,712	$309	$9,402
Chesterbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 Kirby Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-8200	557	38	14.5	2.5%	338 (60.7%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.0%)	85 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.5%)	90.1	50^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.5	41^st of 1114 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	95.1	91.3	90.7	88.9	84.4	97.6	92.6	92.2	89.6		$11,337	$319	$11,017
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Delaware St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5275	456	39	11.8	2.9%	329 (72.1%)	6 (1.3%)	46 (10.1%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.6%)	92.8	20^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.2%		92.1	20^th of 1114 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.6	97.2	95.2		91.6	91.7	91.6	96.4		91.6	$15,107	$29	$15,078
Arlington Traditional	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1030 N. McKinley Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-6290	624	44	14.2	35.3%	201 (32.2%)	117 (18.8%)	69 (11.1%)	175 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.9%)	93.5	14^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.7%		93.6	10^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.1%	4	95.7	96.7	96.7		93.3	90.5	94.6	97.8		94.6	$13,454	$10	$13,444
Mount Daniel Elementary	Public	K-2	2328 N Oak St	Falls Church	22046	Fairfax County	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 248-5640	486	39	12.6	15.6%	302 (62.1%)	14 (2.9%)	71 (14.6%)	34 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)								(n/a)											$15,817	$241	$15,576
Glebe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1770 N. Glebe Road	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6280	574	40	14.3	15.3%	317 (55.2%)	36 (6.3%)	98 (17.1%)	58 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.3%)	89.9	52^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.3	31^st of 1114 public elementary schools	97.2%	21	90.7	90.2	92.2		88.9	88.6	93.9	88.6		98.9	$13,614	$00	$13,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Nottingham Elementary

What schools do graduates of Nottingham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nottingham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williamsburg Middle
High : Yorktown High

What is the racial makeup of Nottingham Elementary?

Students at Nottingham Elementary are 68% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

Is Nottingham Elementary a good school?

Yes! Nottingham Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Nottingham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Nottingham Elementary.

What district is Nottingham Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

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