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Glebe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Glebe Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Arlington, VA, serving 574 students as part of Arlington County Public Schools. It currently ranks 18th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — the 98th percentile with a 5-star rating — making it one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state. On the most recent SOL tests, proficiency rates range from roughly 90% to 96% in every subject, running about 15–20 points above the district average and 20–26 points above the Virginia state average. Unlike many high-achieving schools with a single signature strength, Glebe is uniformly strong across math, reading, science, and social studies at every grade level.

Glebe's combination of high rank and year-over-year consistency sets it apart, even among strong neighbors. Only Nottingham Elementary (8th) and Cardinal Elementary (20th) ranked higher in Virginia in 2025–2026. Arlington Traditional, a peer school with a similar reputation, ranked 82nd and scored just 76.92% in 5th-grade science compared with Glebe's 90.2%. The contrast with Barrett Elementary, located only 1.43 miles away, is even starker: Barrett spends $20,535 per student versus Glebe's $13,614 and has a 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio versus Glebe's 14.3:1, yet only 51.3% of Barrett's 3rd-graders passed math compared with Glebe's 94.7%.

Glebe also posts strong outcomes across student subgroups — including English learners, Hispanic students, low-income students, and students with disabilities — indicating a school that serves a wide range of learners well. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 7.7% is far better than the district (12.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. Although Arlington Science Focus School and Discovery Elementary have their own strengths, Glebe's combination of balance, consistency, and excellence across nearly every metric makes it one of the most well-rounded high-performers in the region.

574

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,614

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1770 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207

(703) 228-6280

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (94% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school94%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

18^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools

26^th of 131Arlington 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
2026	92.4	18 of 1111	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	52 of 1110	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	31 of 1114	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	15 of 1114	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	41 of 1109	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	136 of 1103	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	45 of 1105	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	87 of 1097	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	78.7	169 of 1099	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	145 of 1096	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	150 of 1100	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.2	126 of 1110	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	261 of 1120	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.6	330 of 1117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	52.0	601 of 1117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	561 of 1113	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.5	908 of 1082	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	964 of 1081	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.8	740 of 1083	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.4	945 of 1071	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	763 of 1062	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	116 of 246	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.6	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	87.5	3 of 230	98.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	68 of 420	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	21 of 315	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	27 of 326	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	20 of 1100	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	35 of 1096	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	47 of 1098	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	12 of 1100	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	108 of 619	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	95 of 606	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	123 of 580	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	37 of 564	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	138 of 1040	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	164 of 1046	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	132 of 1036	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	26 of 1099	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	75 of 1093	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	26 of 1101	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	20 of 1093	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	11 of 306	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	23 of 271	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	32 of 247	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	4 of 974	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	12 of 973	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	8 of 979	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	3 of 984	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)84th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics95%+21 vs state

English Reading94%+23 vs state

VA Studies93%+23 vs state

Science90%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 4, 2014

I have three children at Glebe. I couldn't be happier. Faculty and administration are all super-responsive. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	92.4	18^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.9	52^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	95.3%	34	94.7	96.0	93.1	90.2	92.6	95.9	94.0	93.3	$13,614	$00	$13,614
Escuela Key Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	855 N. Edison Street	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-4210	572	41	14.1	28.1%	168 (29.4%)	14 (2.4%)	322 (56.3%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.4%)	81.5	180^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.8%		72.2	322^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	71.0%	142	94.3	84.4	86.9	77.1	83.0	83.3	84.3	93.4	$14,030	$00	$14,030
Arlington Science Focus School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Lincoln Street	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-7670	632	41	15.4	16.5%	313 (49.5%)	66 (10.4%)	77 (12.2%)	103 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.6%)	81.7	176^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.2%		85.6	112^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.9%	64	90.2	81.7	79.8	83.8	84.3	86.3	90.5	90.0	$11,783	$00	$11,783
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 N Stuart St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6275	530	42	12.5	9.1%	321 (60.6%)	22 (4.2%)	65 (12.3%)	47 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (13.8%)	85.3	117^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.5%		83.6	150^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.5%	33	87.3	90.5	91.9	88.9	82.4	86.8	87.9	86.3	$13,819	$00	$13,819
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%)	92	20^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.2%		91.5	29^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.4%	9	91.4	93.5	97.4	93.2	89.9	93.4	94.8	93.2	$11,213	$00	$11,213
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%)	22.3	924^th of 1111 public elementary schools	16.8%		25.3	877^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.0%	47	51.3	53.7	69.9	60.2	54.0	56.7	60.2	61.1	$20,535	$1,009	$19,526
Ashlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 N. 8th Road	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5270	553	44	12.4	23.3%	311 (56.2%)	27 (4.9%)	131 (23.7%)	34 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)	85.2	121^st of 1111 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.6	110^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.1%	11	87.8	87.8	90.8	90.7	80.6	87.8	88.0	90.9	$15,327	$218	$15,109
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%)	87.6	82^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.5	14^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.7%	68	92.3	94.8	93.4	76.9	92.3	91.4	90.0	87.9	$13,454	$10	$13,444
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%)	94.1	8^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.3%		93.8	10^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	94.7	97.1	98.6	94.3	86.0	98.6	98.6	98.5	$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%)	90.8	35^th of 1111 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.2	18^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.4%	17	97.2	89.7	93.8	90.0	95.7	91.0	96.2	86.6	$12,856	$85	$12,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Glebe Elementary

Is Glebe Elementary a good school?

Yes! Glebe Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Glebe Elementary?

Students at Glebe Elementary are 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 6% African American.

What district is Glebe Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

How many students attend Glebe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Glebe Elementary.

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