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Long Branch Elementary

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Long Branch Elementary ranks 623 rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Long Branch Elementary is a PK–5 school in Arlington, VA, serving 442 students as part of Arlington County Public Schools. Once a consistently high-performing school ranked in the 88th percentile statewide, Long Branch has seen a significant decline, falling to the 44th percentile and a 2-star rating for 2025–2026.

On the most recent SOL tests, Long Branch scores below the district average in nearly every subject, with 5th-grade science (62.82% proficient) and 3rd-grade reading (65.28%) lagging the state average as well. The one clear bright spot is 4th-grade Virginia Studies, where 82% of students are proficient — above both district and state averages. Among nearby schools, Long Branch sits in the middle: it ranks 623rd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, behind top performers like Arlington Science Focus (176th) and Escuela Key (180th), but ahead of several neighboring schools including Hoffman-Boston (835th), Randolph (837th), Barcroft (856th), Barrett (924th), and Drew (949th).

What makes Long Branch's decline especially puzzling is that the school has strong operational conditions. It spends $22,279 per student — far more than nearby high performers like Montessori Public School ($7,470) — and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3. Chronic absenteeism (11.3%) is better than both district and state averages. Poverty levels are moderate, with 33.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, similar to higher-performing schools. However, achievement gaps have widened dramatically: low-income students rank at the 7th percentile and English learners at the 15th percentile statewide, while the school's overall rank has dropped for several consecutive years. Long Branch has the resources and attendance health to turn things around, but targeted intervention is needed to address the growing gaps and reverse the downward trend.

442

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,279

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 N Fillmore St
Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 228-4220

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Long Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle
High:	Washington-Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

28.5%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

623^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	48.5	623 of 1111	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	672 of 1110	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	421 of 1114	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	245 of 1114	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	354 of 1109	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	254 of 1103	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	271 of 1105	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	127 of 1097	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	237 of 1099	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	133 of 1096	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	270 of 1100	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	192 of 1110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	76 of 1120	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	71.7	251 of 1117	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	217 of 1117	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	285 of 1113	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	60.5	419 of 1082	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.2	202 of 1081	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	63.5	392 of 1083	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.4	235 of 1071	78.1%	★★★★☆
2005	64.3	366 of 1062	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	54 of 238	77.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	326 of 326	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	154 of 306	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	809 of 1100	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	802 of 1096	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.1	510 of 1098	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	293 of 1100	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	609 of 619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	319 of 564	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	971 of 1040	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	945 of 1046	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	734 of 1036	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	377 of 1099	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	478 of 1093	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	360 of 1101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	215 of 1093	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	322 of 974	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.1	215 of 973	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	191 of 979	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	26 of 984	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2024)77th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies82%+11 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading69%~ state avg

Science63%-6 vs state

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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
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%)	48.5	623^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.4	672^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%	49	75.3	75.4	68.0	62.8	65.3	72.3	69.2	82.0	$22,279	$00	$22,279
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%)	52.5	585^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		51.2	586^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.2%	1	79.6	72.6	74.5	71.3	69.9	68.8	76.3	63.2	$14,068	$00	$14,068
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%)	79.7	204^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.6%		79.5	222^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	80.0%	18	82.9	93.9	79.5	79.5	81.6	90.9	87.7	81.8	$7,470	$00	$7,470
Innovation Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2300 Key Blvd	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-7670	483	38	12.6	42.7%	155 (32.1%)	90 (18.6%)	84 (17.4%)	102 (21.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	68.3	370^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.7%		64	435^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.8%	65	81.2	84.8	82.1	73.1	77.8	83.1	72.7	75.3	$13,955	$01	$13,955
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
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
Hoffman-Boston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 S Queen St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5845	592	52	11.3	43.8%	153 (25.8%)	147 (24.8%)	131 (22.1%)	127 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	30.5	835^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.8%		41.1	710^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.0%	125	69.6	62.7	59.8	45.5	63.2	69.2	65.4	63.5	$17,616	$750	$16,866
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%)	28.6	856^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.6	819^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.2%	37	48.1	61.3	73.6	65.5	57.9	53.2	62.1	67.7	$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%)	30.4	837^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.7%		21.6	909^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.1%	72	74.3	68.1	60.7	60.7	61.1	49.3	60.7	61.7	$21,140	$978	$20,163
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Branch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Long Branch Elementary?

Students at Long Branch Elementary are 41% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Long Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Long Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle
High : Washington-Liberty High

How many students attend Long Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Long Branch Elementary.

What district is Long Branch Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

Is Long Branch Elementary a good school?

Long Branch Elementary ranks 623^rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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