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Jamestown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Jamestown Elementary is a PK–5 public elementary school in Arlington, VA, serving 456 students as part of Arlington County Public Schools. The school is one of the highest-ranked elementary schools in Virginia, holding the #13 spot out of 1,111 schools in the 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rankings — placing it in the 99th percentile statewide. Its academic performance is exceptional: SOL proficiency rates in math, reading, and science reach near or above 95% in most grades, far exceeding both district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 3.4%, compared to 12.1% for the district and 14.8% for the state. The school is also well-resourced, spending $15,107 per student and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 11.8.

Jamestown is part of an exceptionally strong cluster of schools in the north Arlington / McLean area. Within a two-mile radius, several neighbors also rank among Virginia's top 20 elementary schools, including Nottingham Elementary (8th), Tuckahoe Elementary (17th), Glebe Elementary (18th), and Cardinal Elementary (20th), as well as Haycock Elementary (5th) and Kent Gardens Elementary (4th) in Fairfax County Public Schools. While Jamestown holds its own within this elite group, it's worth noting that some of these schools achieve similar or better results with fewer resources — Haycock and Kent Gardens both rank higher while spending roughly $5,500 less per student, and Tuckahoe posts comparable test scores with a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 versus Jamestown's 11.8.

Despite its near-ceiling scores, there are a few nuances worth noting. Jamestown's 4th grade Virginia Studies proficiency (89.53%) is solid but trails several nearby schools, and subgroup performance shows some variability. Students with disabilities rank in the 94th percentile statewide — a standout result — while recent cohorts of multiracial and military-connected students have experienced some decline. The school's very low poverty rate (2.85% free/reduced lunch) and extraordinarily consistent attendance provide a strong foundation, but the data suggest Jamestown's success stems from more than just demographics and funding. Overall, Jamestown is an excellent school in an already exceptional educational ecosystem, with the choice coming down to whether its particular strengths and minor soft spots align with a family's needs.

456

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,107

Per pupil spending ?

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 N Delaware St
Arlington, VA 22207

(703) 228-5275

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williamsburg Middle
High:	Yorktown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (95% vs 72% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school95%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

13^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.0	13 of 1111	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	20 of 1110	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	20 of 1114	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	11 of 1114	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	22 of 1109	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	38 of 1103	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	17 of 1105	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	4 of 1097	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	7 of 1099	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	10 of 1096	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.9	21 of 1100	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	10 of 1110	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	27 of 1120	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	36 of 1117	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	80.2	118 of 1117	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	155 of 1113	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	317 of 1082	70.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	175 of 1081	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	44 of 1083	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.7	32 of 1071	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	45 of 1062	95.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	27 of 420	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	16 of 355	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	41 of 324	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	13 of 1100	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	10 of 1096	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	6 of 1098	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	4 of 1100	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	73 of 606	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	30 of 1099	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	47 of 1093	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	52 of 1101	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	46 of 1093	95.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	77 of 206	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	8 of 182	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	109 of 306	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.7	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	37 of 974	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	23 of 973	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	35 of 979	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	10 of 984	99.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)94th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2026)63rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics96%+23 vs state

English Reading95%+24 vs state

Science95%+26 vs state

VA Studies90%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, January 17, 2015

This school is extremely disappointing! The teachers seem fine but there is very little communication. If you child needs special needs, then run away from this school. They lump all of the special needs together so the kids that are more impacted attract all of the teachers and therapists, they disturb the class, and its really sad for my daughter to ask why boy A is contained. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)		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 Algebra I 5th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	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
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%)	93	13^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.8%		92.8	20^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.2%	7			94.0	96.5	97.3		94.6	91.0	96.5	97.3		89.5	$15,107	$29	$15,078
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
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%)	89.8	47^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.1	50^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.5%	3		550.0	89.6	90.0	85.7	94.6	88.9	91.0	92.6	92.6	96.9		$11,337	$319	$11,017
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
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
Kent Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1717 Melbourne Dr	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 394-5600	918	53	17.1	4.0%	491 (53.5%)	26 (2.8%)	71 (7.7%)	243 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	95.6	4^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.5	7^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.4%	3		100.0	99.2	97.5	100.0	95.2	97.5	95.2	97.4	95.6	97.5		$9,471	$236	$9,235
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
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%)	92.5	17^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.8	11^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.0%	6			92.2	94.9	97.1		95.7	89.6	94.9	89.9		98.7	$13,491	$121	$13,371
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%)	95.4	5^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.8	2^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.8%	3	≥ 50%	100.0	96.4	96.6	98.7	98.4	96.8	94.5	94.4	98.1	98.8		$9,712	$309	$9,402
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamestown Elementary

Is Jamestown Elementary a good school?

Yes! Jamestown Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jamestown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williamsburg Middle
High : Yorktown High

What district is Jamestown Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jamestown Elementary?

Students at Jamestown Elementary are 72% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Jamestown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Jamestown Elementary.

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