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Arlington Traditional

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Traditional is an exceptional elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Arlington, Virginia, part of the highly-ranked Arlington County Public Schools district. With consistently outstanding academic performance, Arlington Traditional is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 30 schools for the past several years.

Arlington Traditional students excel across the board, with over 90% proficient or better in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading across all grade levels - significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance in serving diverse student populations, ranking within the top 20 in the state for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White student subgroups, as well as for English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the school has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, it still outperforms the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Nottingham Elementary, Glebe Elementary, and Cardinal Elementary, Arlington Traditional demonstrates significantly stronger academic performance. However, Tuckahoe Elementary and Ashlawn Elementary also rank within the top 110 schools in the state, showcasing the overall excellence of the Arlington County Public Schools district.

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: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (95% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Arlington County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg78%

Virginia avg71%

14^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 25Elementary Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools

28^th of 129Arlington 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics96%+24 vs state

VA Studies95%+26 vs state

English Reading94%+23 vs state

Science93%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	93.5	14^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.7%		93.6	10^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.1%	4	95.7	96.7	96.7	93.3	90.5	94.6	97.8	94.6	$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%)	91.5	29^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.4%		92.6	15^th of 1114 public elementary schools	98.7%	14	91.1	97.4	92.9	95.6	84.0	94.6	95.6	93.5	$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%)	85.6	110^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.1%		82	172^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	84.6%	62	87.9	89.3	87.4	82.3	85.7	91.9	87.2	92.9	$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%)	10.3	1022^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.9%		7.4	1056^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.2%	34	51.4	62.8	45.5	43.1	46.5	54.6	37.4		$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%)	93.8	11^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	8^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	93.2	95.9	98.7	98.7	91.9	93.2	98.7	95.9	$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%)	72.2	322^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	71.0%		66.3	408^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.4%	86	83.9	78.2	86.1	70.9	76.3	83.9	77.2	89.2	$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%)	2.8	1092^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.9	1092^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	2.0%		46.8	38.7	35.3	38.8	26.7	51.4	39.7	21.3	$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%)	93.8	10^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.1%		92	24^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.8%	14	98.6	95.7	98.7	88.6	100.0	97.1	93.5	95.5	$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%)	89.9	52^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.3	31^st of 1114 public elementary schools	97.2%	21	90.7	90.2	92.2	88.9	88.6	93.9	88.6	98.9	$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%)	75.8	275^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.2%		66.8	403^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	63.8%	128	89.2	85.5	84.5	75.9	76.9	82.3	75.4	89.6	$19,711	$964	$18,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Traditional

Is Arlington Traditional a good school?

Yes! Arlington Traditional is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Arlington Traditional?

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

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.

What district is Arlington Traditional in?

Arlington County Public Schools

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