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Montessori Public School Of Arlington

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Montessori Public School Of Arlington ranks 204 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Montessori Public School of Arlington is a PK–5 public elementary school in Arlington, VA, serving 528 students as part of Arlington County Public Schools, and it stands as one of the top-performing elementary schools in the region with a 2025-26 ranking of 204th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (82nd percentile, 4 stars). The school has earned a 4-star rating for six consecutive years and never dropped below the 77th percentile. Its nearest competitors trail by a wide margin: Claremont Immersion sits at the 77th percentile, Oakridge Elementary at the 54th, while Barrett Elementary and Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary rank in the bottom 20 percent of the state.

On Virginia's SOL assessments, Montessori students outperform district and state averages in nearly every subject, including 4th-grade math (93.94% proficient vs. 79.89% district) and 4th-grade reading (90.91% vs. 78.69% district). The school also delivers standout results for historically underserved groups: English Language Learners rank in the 92nd percentile statewide, Hispanic students in the 88th percentile, and disabled students were in the 98th percentile in 2023-24. Chronic absenteeism is low at 10.3%, below the district rate of 12.1% and state rate of 14.8%.

What makes Montessori especially notable is that it produces these results with a higher student-teacher ratio (15.5:1) than neighboring schools and, in the most recent data, much lower per-pupil spending ($7,470) than schools like Long Branch Elementary ($22,279) and Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary ($22,001). The school's enrollment is somewhat more economically advantaged than nearby schools, with 28.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch compared to rates above 50% at several neighbors. Areas to watch include upper-elementary math and science, where scores are solid but less dominant than reading, and sustaining recent gains for students with disabilities and low-income students. Overall, for families seeking a Montessori program within a public school setting with a strong track record, this is an excellent option.

528

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,639

Per pupil spending ?

28.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

701 S Highland Street
Arlington, VA 22204

(703) 228-8871

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

23.7%

African American:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2021 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg79%

Virginia avg72%

204^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	79.7	204 of 1111	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	222 of 1110	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	220 of 1114	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	175 of 1114	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	248 of 1109	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	259 of 1103	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	123 of 591	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.6	243 of 579	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	248 of 588	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	64 of 246	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	82 of 420	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	6 of 355	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	58 of 324	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	26 of 326	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	195 of 1100	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	244 of 1096	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	273 of 1098	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	296 of 1100	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	74 of 619	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	92 of 606	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	70 of 580	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	78 of 564	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	279 of 1040	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	145 of 1046	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	80 of 1036	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	231 of 1099	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	213 of 1093	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	179 of 1101	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	87 of 1093	92.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	35 of 247	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	54 of 245	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	316 of 974	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.9	153 of 973	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	225 of 979	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	100 of 984	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)80th percentile~ school

African American (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading87%+15 vs state

Mathematics85%+12 vs state

VA Studies82%+11 vs state

Science79%+11 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 (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
Alice West Fleet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 S Old Glebe Road	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5820	629	46	13.7	39.6%	185 (29.4%)	98 (15.6%)	222 (35.3%)	71 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.9%)	52.5	585^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		51.2	586^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.2%	1	79.6	72.6	74.5	71.3	69.9	68.8	76.3	63.2	$15,688	$39	$15,649
Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 N Fillmore St	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-4220	442	39	11.3	33.7%	181 (41.0%)	48 (10.9%)	126 (28.5%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	48.5	623^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.4	672^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%	49	75.3	75.4	68.0	62.8	65.3	72.3	69.2	82.0	$19,217	$109	$19,108
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
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
Barcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Wakefield St	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-5838	495	46	10.8	57.2%	133 (26.9%)	45 (9.1%)	277 (56.0%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	28.6	856^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.6	819^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.2%	37	48.1	61.3	73.6	65.5	57.9	53.2	62.1	67.7	$23,067	$1,117	$21,950
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
Barrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 N Henderson Rd	Arlington	22203	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 228-6288	500	52	9.5	57.0%	119 (23.8%)	44 (8.8%)	287 (57.4%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	22.3	924^th of 1111 public elementary schools	16.8%		25.3	877^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.0%	47	51.3	53.7	69.9	60.2	54.0	56.7	60.2	61.1	$24,121	$1,070	$23,050
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
Claremont Immersion	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4700 S. Chesterfield Rd.	Arlington	22206	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-2500	595	41	14.5	37.8%	153 (25.7%)	27 (4.5%)	361 (60.7%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	76.7	259^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.7%		65.3	412^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.9%	153	86.3	80.0	85.4	80.9	76.3	80.0	84.3	94.7	$15,625	$00	$15,625

Frequently Asked Questions about Montessori Public School Of Arlington

What district is Montessori Public School Of Arlington in?

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Is Montessori Public School Of Arlington a good school?

Montessori Public School Of Arlington ranks 204^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montessori Public School Of Arlington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Montessori Public School Of Arlington.

What is the racial makeup of Montessori Public School Of Arlington?

Students at Montessori Public School Of Arlington are 36% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

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