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Oakridge Elementary

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Oakridge Elementary ranks 515 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Oakridge Elementary is a public PK–5 school in Arlington, VA, serving 636 students from a diverse, middle-income neighborhood near the Alexandria border. Part of Arlington County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 80th percentile statewide, Oakridge sits at the 54th percentile (515th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools) — a solid mid-tier result that towers over nearly every school in its immediate area. Nearby Charles Barrett Elementary (30th percentile), Hoffman-Boston Elementary (25th percentile), and Abingdon Elementary (19th percentile) trail well behind. The only nearby schools that rank higher are two specialized choice programs: Claremont Immersion (77th percentile) and Montessori Public School of Arlington (82nd percentile). Among traditional neighborhood schools, Oakridge is the clear local leader.

Oakridge's test scores show a distinctive "late bloomer" pattern: it trails the district average in 3rd and 4th grade reading, math, and Virginia Studies, but by 5th grade, math exceeds the district average (85.5% vs. 81.1%) and reading comes close (77.8% vs. 79.3%). Fifth grade math has climbed from the low 60s four years ago to the mid-80s today, signaling effective upper-grade instruction. Early-grade reading is the school's biggest academic weakness (3rd grade: 64.8% vs. district's 75.2%). The school posts strong results for multiracial students (81st percentile statewide) and white students (70th percentile), yet English Language Learners, economically disadvantaged students, and military-connected students all perform below the state median — a gap families may want to ask about.

Oakridge also stands out for its efficiency and an impressive attendance turnaround. Chronic absenteeism fell from 17.2% to 8.7% in a single year — better than the district (12.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. At $13,050 per student, the school spends thousands less than lower-performing neighbors such as Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary ($22,001) and Randolph Elementary ($21,140), yet outranks both by hundreds of positions. The bottom line: Oakridge is a dependable, cost-effective neighborhood school with strong upper-grade results and clear focus areas — early literacy and targeted subgroup support — that could lift it into Virginia's upper tier.

636

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,090

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1414 24th St S
Arlington, VA 22202

(703) 228-5840

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Students who attend Oakridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gunston Middle
High:	Wakefield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

515^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	57.4	515 of 1111	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	582 of 1110	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	500 of 1114	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	469 of 1114	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	616 of 1109	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	416 of 1103	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	444 of 1105	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	342 of 1097	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	470 of 1099	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	251 of 1096	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	311 of 1100	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	220 of 1110	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	58.5	466 of 1120	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	461 of 1117	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.1	785 of 1117	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.3	484 of 1113	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	479 of 1082	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	430 of 1081	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	336 of 1083	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	465 of 1071	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.0	872 of 1062	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	239 of 591	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	264 of 579	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	291 of 588	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	227 of 579	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	189 of 230	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	214 of 315	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	97 of 306	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	175 of 300	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	487 of 1100	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	493 of 1096	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	483 of 1098	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	376 of 1100	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	386 of 619	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	506 of 606	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	280 of 580	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	406 of 564	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	670 of 1040	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	765 of 1046	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	560 of 1036	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	537 of 1099	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	652 of 1093	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	517 of 1101	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	535 of 1093	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	140 of 206	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.6	104 of 195	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	84 of 182	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	59 of 306	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	60 of 271	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	115 of 247	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	295 of 974	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	324 of 973	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	278 of 979	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	205 of 984	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2026)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+5 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

VA Studies73%+3 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, September 29, 2014

My daughter goes to Kindergarden there, and I must say I am really impressed by her teachers and the learning environment. My daughter loves going to school and has been doing great! The diversity of the school helps prepare children for real life and to interact with diverse cultures! I have nothing but praise for this school Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 6, 2010

Oakridge is a great school. My children are doing very well. They have a great team of teachers. 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 (2025)
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
Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 24th St S	Arlington	22202	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5840	636	43	14.6	31.9%	238 (37.4%)	134 (21.1%)	157 (24.7%)	56 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	57.4	515^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.6%		51.5	582^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	47.6%	67	78.5	71.1	85.5	73.6	64.8	68.8	77.8	73.1	$15,090	$88	$15,003
Charles Barrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Martha Custis Dr	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 824-6960	547	38	14.3	51.4%	193 (35.3%)	55 (10.1%)	274 (50.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	35.8	775^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.2%		41	712^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.9%	63	53.9	66.7	69.6	70.9	52.3	56.8	72.2	79.0	$14,318	$26	$14,291
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	$20,028	$706	$19,322
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3500 South 23rd Street	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 228-5825	417	41	10.0	58.0%	66 (15.8%)	127 (30.5%)	181 (43.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	19.5	949^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.6%		21.8	905^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.5%	44	60.6	54.8	66.0	45.3	58.5	52.5	49.0	68.3	$25,813	$1,072	$24,741
Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Commonwealth Ave	Alexandria	22305	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 706-4420	337	23	14.7	82.2%	73 (21.7%)	39 (11.6%)	206 (61.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	24.9	896^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.4%		21.4	913^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.7%	17	45.5	66.7	71.7	60.9	40.9	54.8	56.5	70.7	$19,143	$233	$18,910
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	$16,639	$00	$16,639
George Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Cameron Mills Rd	Alexandria	22302	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 706-4470	332	24	14.1	41.6%	164 (49.4%)	32 (9.6%)	119 (35.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	42.4	705^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.5%		53.4	560^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.5%	145	70.2	59.1	66.7	74.5	66.0	59.1	72.6	75.8	$18,655	$00	$18,655
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3035 S Abingdon St	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6650	768	59	13.0	57.6%	242 (31.5%)	84 (10.9%)	309 (40.2%)	87 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	24.8	898^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.4	868^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.8%	30	63.8	57.6	67.0	68.6	55.7	59.9	61.9	46.8	$17,402	$1,274	$16,128
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	$23,349	$979	$22,371
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2601 Commonwealth Ave	Alexandria	22305	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 706-4460	933	52	18.1	41.2%	360 (38.6%)	30 (3.2%)	479 (51.3%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	27.6	870^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.7%		25.1	880^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.7%	10	63.4	61.4	59.1	60.8	60.7	63.3	61.9	65.1	$13,010	$13	$12,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oakridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gunston Middle
High : Wakefield High

What district is Oakridge Elementary in?

Arlington County Public Schools

Is Oakridge Elementary a good school?

Oakridge Elementary ranks 515^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oakridge Elementary?

Students at Oakridge Elementary are 37% White, 25% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oakridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Oakridge Elementary.

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