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Innovation Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
435th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 61% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Innovation Elementary is a high-performing public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Arlington, Virginia, with a student population of 496. The school is part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 28 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Innovation Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Virginia, with rankings as high as 11th out of over 1,100 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Innovation Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 82.93%, compared to 79.17% for the Arlington County Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. While Innovation Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 19.3% in 2022-2023, the school's rates remain lower than the district average.

Innovation Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Alice West Fleet Elementary and Taylor Elementary, in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments across multiple subjects and grade levels. However, some nearby schools, such as Glebe Elementary and Arlington Science Focus School, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, rivaling or even surpassing Innovation Elementary in certain areas.

483
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,955
Per pupil spending ?
42.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2300 Key Blvd
       Arlington, VA  22201

(703) 228-7670

District: Arlington County Public Schools


Students who attend Innovation Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dorothy Hamm Middle
High:    Yorktown High
Racial breakdown:

White:
32.1%
Asian:
21.1%
African American:
18.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 71% meeting standards)
Above the Virginia median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school76%
District avg78%
Virginia avg71%
435th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▼ down 36 pts since 2015
From top 3% (2015) to top 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 25Elementary Schools in the Arlington County Public Schools
28th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202564.0435 of 111060.8%★★★☆☆
202475.5272 of 111475.6%★★★★☆
202374.6273 of 111475.5%★★★★☆
202268.1376 of 110966.1%★★★☆☆
202192.337 of 110396.6%★★★★★
201991.311 of 110599.0%★★★★★
201892.612 of 109798.9%★★★★★
201788.646 of 109995.8%★★★★★
201689.427 of 109697.5%★★★★★
201587.931 of 110097.2%★★★★★
201493.55 of 111099.5%★★★★★
201391.021 of 112098.1%★★★★★
201290.26 of 111799.5%★★★★★
201182.580 of 111792.8%★★★★★
201087.513 of 111398.8%★★★★★
200986.820 of 108298.2%★★★★★
200883.456 of 108194.8%★★★★★
200785.545 of 108395.8%★★★★★
200684.157 of 107194.7%★★★★★
200589.514 of 106298.7%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202561.0223 of 57961.5%★★★☆☆
202461.0235 of 58860.0%★★★☆☆
202365.1191 of 57967.0%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202542.4163 of 24934.5%★★☆☆☆
202449.6142 of 23840.3%★★☆☆☆
202345.8135 of 23041.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202581.141 of 32687.4%★★★★☆
202488.814 of 30695.4%★★★★★
202369.284 of 30072.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202558.9475 of 109656.7%★★★☆☆
202467.3373 of 109866.0%★★★☆☆
202379.6187 of 110083.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202556.8264 of 60656.4%★★★☆☆
202458.1244 of 58057.9%★★★☆☆
202353.3293 of 56448.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202551.0543 of 104648.1%★★☆☆☆
202469.0274 of 103673.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202566.7373 of 109365.9%★★★☆☆
202479.7194 of 110182.4%★★★★☆
202363.2404 of 109363.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202580.542 of 27184.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202557.2446 of 97354.2%★★★☆☆
202481.3106 of 97989.2%★★★★☆
202386.052 of 98494.7%★★★★★
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)
English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)61st percentile~ school
Female (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2025)35th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics81%+9 vs state
English Reading76%+5 vs state
VA Studies75%+6 vs state
Science65%-4 vs state

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Students who attend Innovation Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dorothy Hamm Middle
High : Yorktown High

Students at Innovation Elementary are 32% White, 21% Asian, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Innovation Elementary.

Innovation Elementary ranks 435th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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