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Arlington Traditional

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Traditional is an elementary school in Arlington, Virginia, serving 624 students in grades PK–5 as part of Arlington County Public Schools. The school has a well-earned reputation as one of the state's top elementary schools, ranking in the top 30 in Virginia for a decade and frequently landing in the top 10. In 2025–2026, it ranked 82nd out of 1,111 elementary schools statewide — still an excellent 93rd-percentile showing — but a noticeable step down from recent top-20 finishes, and it now trails several nearby Arlington schools including Nottingham Elementary, Tuckahoe Elementary, Glebe Elementary, and Cardinal Elementary.

What makes Arlington Traditional stand out is its combination of strong academics and socioeconomic diversity. About 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — far higher than nearby high-performing schools like Nottingham Elementary (4.7%), Tuckahoe Elementary (3.1%), and Cardinal Elementary (6.7%) — yet the school still posts proficiency rates roughly 13–20 points above district and state averages in math and reading. It also earns high rankings for historically underserved groups, including students from low-income families, English learners, and students of color. Chronic absenteeism is low at 6.4%, well below the district (12.1%) and state (14.8%) averages, and per-student spending of about $13,454 is moderate compared with higher-needs schools.

The 2025–2026 school year brought clear signs of a dip. Proficiency declined across nearly every subject, with the sharpest drop in 5th-grade science, falling from 93.3% to 76.9% — now barely above the district average and far below Nottingham Elementary (94.3%), Tuckahoe Elementary (95.7%), and Cardinal Elementary (93.2%). Reading in 3rd grade remains a strength, but upper-grade reading trails several peers. The most notable equity concern is the disabled student subgroup, which fell from the 99th to the 46th percentile statewide. While the school's core academic foundation remains strong, these recent declines — especially in science and among disabled students — are worth watching closely in the coming years.

624

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,454

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 N. McKinley Road
Arlington, VA 22205

(703) 228-6290

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.2%

Asian:

28.0%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (90% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

82^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	87.6	82 of 1111	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	14 of 1110	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	10 of 1114	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	13 of 1114	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	6 of 1109	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	30 of 1103	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	4 of 1105	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	8 of 1097	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	3 of 1099	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	3 of 1096	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	12 of 1100	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	4 of 1110	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	5 of 1120	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	11 of 1117	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	4 of 1117	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	7 of 1113	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	22 of 1082	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	90.0	8 of 1081	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	12 of 1083	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	3 of 1071	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	28 of 1062	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	34 of 591	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	10 of 579	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	15 of 588	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 579	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	47 of 246	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	17 of 238	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	34 of 230	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	227 of 420	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	93.5	5 of 355	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	4 of 324	98.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	32 of 315	89.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	5 of 326	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	4 of 300	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	83 of 1100	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	12 of 1096	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	11 of 1098	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	13 of 1100	98.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	50 of 619	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	7 of 580	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	4 of 564	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	40 of 1040	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	5 of 1046	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	5 of 1036	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	88 of 1099	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	17 of 1093	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	16 of 1101	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	18 of 1093	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	37 of 306	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	32 of 271	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	24 of 247	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	62 of 245	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	62 of 974	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	5 of 973	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	4 of 979	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	6 of 984	99.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics94%+20 vs state

English Reading91%+20 vs state

VA Studies88%+17 vs state

Science77%+8 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
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
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
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
Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	3-5	6245 Leesburg Pike	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 503-2700	539	40	13.6	87.6%	62 (11.5%)	24 (4.5%)	416 (77.2%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	18.3	960^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.6%		10.3	1022^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.9%	62	57.1	72.8	53.7	49.1	42.3	63.5	52.5		$15,826	$1,395	$14,431
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
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
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%)	12.9	1006^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.5%		2.8	1092^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	1.6%	86	60.8	63.7	41.7	41.7	40.5	58.9	47.1	53.9	$19,050	$1,104	$17,947
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
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
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%)	76.8	255^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.8	275^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.2%	20	88.9	88.9	81.5	73.9	77.8	84.1	80.0	92.0	$19,711	$964	$18,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Traditional

What district is Arlington Traditional in?

Arlington County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Traditional?

Students at Arlington Traditional are 32% White, 28% Asian, 19% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is Arlington Traditional a good school?

Yes. Arlington Traditional ranks in the top 7.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Arlington Traditional?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Arlington Traditional.

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