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Barcroft Elementary

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Barcroft Elementary ranks 819 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Barcroft Elementary is a public elementary school in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 474 students. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 28th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's strong performance, Barcroft Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with below-average proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's performance is especially low for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups. Barcroft also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.0% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 63.18% to 75.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Arlington district, such as Randolph Elementary, Alice West Fleet Elementary, and Campbell Elementary, Barcroft's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher student proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serving a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite Barcroft's higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes, these factors do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the school.

495

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,503

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 S Wakefield St
Arlington, VA 22204

(703) 228-5838

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Barcroft Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kenmore Middle
High:	Wakefield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

26.9%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 15 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg78%

Virginia avg71%

819^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	30.6	819 of 1110	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	580 of 1114	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	692 of 1114	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	705 of 1109	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	767 of 1103	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	876 of 1105	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	933 of 1097	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	922 of 1099	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	930 of 1096	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.6	726 of 1100	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	802 of 1110	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	62.3	423 of 1120	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	593 of 1117	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.5	838 of 1117	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	854 of 1113	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	1047 of 1082	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	1065 of 1081	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	1064 of 1083	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	1012 of 1071	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	974 of 1062	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	94.6	11 of 579	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	223 of 326	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	211 of 306	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	193 of 300	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	860 of 1096	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.1	520 of 1098	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	784 of 1100	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	531 of 606	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	374 of 580	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	430 of 564	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	911 of 1046	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.3	486 of 1036	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	773 of 1093	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	577 of 1101	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	599 of 1093	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	221 of 973	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	114 of 979	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	376 of 984	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)98th percentile+60 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies68%~ state avg

Mathematics64%-8 vs state

English Reading60%-10 vs state

Science54%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Barcroft 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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Wakefield St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5838	495	46	10.8	57.2%	133 (26.9%)	45 (9.1%)	277 (56.0%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	30.6	819^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.2%		52.8	580^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.9%	239	76.5	66.3	49.3	53.6	61.5	63.8	55.2	68.2	$18,503	$1,058	$17,445
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 S Quincy St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5830	430	44	9.7	57.9%	69 (16.0%)	63 (14.7%)	242 (56.3%)	34 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	21.6	909^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.1%		34.5	784^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.6%	125	75.4	55.7	58.0	46.4	56.5	56.9	48.4	54.1	$21,140	$978	$20,163
Alice West Fleet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 S Old Glebe Road	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5820	629	46	13.7	39.6%	185 (29.4%)	98 (15.6%)	222 (35.3%)	71 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.9%)	51.2	586^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.2%		62.4	460^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.7%	126	72.8	70.8	75.0	77.9	57.8	72.0	82.2	53.3	$14,068	$00	$14,068
Barrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 N Henderson Rd	Arlington	22203	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6288	500	52	9.5	57.0%	119 (23.8%)	44 (8.8%)	287 (57.4%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	25.3	877^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.0%		25.8	888^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.3%	11	50.7	54.0	73.3	65.3	52.2	56.3	62.2	56.5	$20,535	$1,009	$19,526
Claremont Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4700 S. Chesterfield Rd.	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-2500	595	41	14.5	37.8%	153 (25.7%)	27 (4.5%)	361 (60.7%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	65.3	412^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.9%		67.6	385^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.4%	27	76.5	73.2	76.5	80.0	76.5	79.4	81.2	72.0	$13,378	$11	$13,367
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 S. Carlin Springs Rd.	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6770	403	40	10.0	56.8%	164 (40.7%)	78 (19.4%)	98 (24.3%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	75.8	275^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.2%		66.8	403^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	63.8%	128	89.2	85.5	84.5	75.9	76.9	82.3	75.4	89.6	$19,711	$964	$18,747
Montessori Public School Of Arlington	Public	PK, KG-5	701 S Highland Street	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-8871	528	34	15.5	28.2%	191 (36.2%)	90 (17.0%)	125 (23.7%)	75 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	79.5	222^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.4	220^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.3%	2	91.0	75.0	85.5	79.0	94.0	91.2	85.5	77.6	$7,470	$00	$7,470
Glen Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5829 Glen Forest Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 578-8000	779	64	12.2	97.6%	195 (25.0%)	78 (10.0%)	412 (52.9%)	78 (10.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	9.3	1034^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.8%		5.4	1076^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.4%	42	52.2	49.5	52.6	41.1	43.2	53.4	53.7		$14,765	$1,629	$13,136
Carlin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5995 South 5th Road	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6645	534	51	10.4	57.5%	19 (3.6%)	49 (9.2%)	409 (76.6%)	44 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	2.8	1092^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.9	1092^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	2.0%		46.8	38.7	35.3	38.8	26.7	51.4	39.7	21.3	$19,050	$1,104	$17,947
Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 N Fillmore St	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-4220	442	39	11.3	33.7%	181 (41.0%)	48 (10.9%)	126 (28.5%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	44.4	672^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%		65.4	421^st of 1114 public elementary schools	62.2%	251	68.7	65.4	72.9	72.3	60.9	68.9	72.3	68.7	$22,279	$00	$22,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Barcroft Elementary

Is Barcroft Elementary a good school?

Barcroft Elementary ranks 819^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barcroft Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barcroft Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenmore Middle
High : Wakefield High

What is the racial makeup of Barcroft Elementary?

Students at Barcroft Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Barcroft Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Barcroft Elementary.

What district is Barcroft Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

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