Summary
Taylor Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Arlington, VA, serving 530 students in the Arlington County Public Schools district, an urban-suburban community near Washington, D.C. Taylor currently ranks 117th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — an 89th-percentile, 4-star rating — with SOL proficiency rates ranging from roughly 82% to 92% across grades and subjects. That puts the school about 9 points above the district average and 16 points above the state average across all tested subjects. However, Taylor sits in an exceptionally competitive cluster of Arlington elementary schools, where several nearby schools rank in the top 1–5% statewide.
Math and science are particular strengths at Taylor. Fifth-grade math proficiency reached 91.92% in 2025–2026, and science proficiency hit 88.89% — far above the district's 75.78% and the state's 68.75%, and better than Arlington Science Focus School, Escuela Key, and Innovation. Taylor also stands out for the exceptional performance of its Hispanic students, who ranked 27th in Virginia in 2025–2026 (96th percentile, 5 stars). Attendance is solid too, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 6.9% — well below the district's 12.1% and the state's 14.8%.
The main areas for parents to watch are the recent drop in outcomes for disabled students — falling from the 89th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 48th percentile in 2025–2026 — and the fact that nearby Jamestown, Nottingham, Cardinal, and Glebe all post even higher test scores and lower absenteeism. Taylor is a strong, reliable choice by any statewide or district standard; in its own neighborhood, though, it sits in the upper-middle tier rather than the top. The school has a history of elite performance, ranking as high as 20th in Virginia in 2016–2017, and its recent improvement from 150th to 117th suggests it may be regaining its footing.
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