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Arlington Science Focus School

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Arlington Science Focus School ranks 112 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Science Focus School is an exceptional elementary school in Arlington, Virginia, serving 583 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Part of the Arlington County Public Schools district, the school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.7% of 5th-grade students achieved proficiency in Mathematics and English Reading, far exceeding the district's 79.99% and 78.93%, and the state's 71.56% and 71.95%. This consistent academic excellence is a hallmark of Arlington Science Focus School.

While the school serves a diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian and White students, it has a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to nearby schools like Montessori Public School of Arlington and Barcroft Elementary. Additionally, the school maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.4 to 13.8 students per teacher, which may contribute to its exceptional academic performance and efficient resource allocation.

632

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,783

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Lincoln Street
Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 228-7670

District: Arlington County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Asian:

16.3%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2023 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg78%

Virginia avg71%

112^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	85.6	112 of 1110	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	75 of 1114	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	84 of 1114	92.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	216 of 579	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	45 of 238	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	29 of 230	87.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	72.8	61 of 324	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	55 of 326	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	38 of 306	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	76 of 300	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	117 of 1096	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	78 of 1098	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	61 of 1100	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	133 of 606	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	330 of 580	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	282 of 1046	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	144 of 1036	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	119 of 1093	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	93 of 1101	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	119 of 1093	89.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	55 of 271	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	15 of 247	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	8 of 245	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	93 of 973	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	34 of 979	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	28 of 984	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2023)81st percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+17 vs state

VA Studies89%+21 vs state

Science86%+17 vs state

English Reading86%+15 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 Science Focus School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Lincoln Street	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-7670	632	41	15.4	16.5%	313 (49.5%)	66 (10.4%)	77 (12.2%)	103 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.6%)	85.6	112^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.5	75^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.3%	37	87.2	90.9	90.7	86.2	81.5	87.0	90.7	88.9	$11,783	$00	$11,783
Innovation Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2300 Key Blvd	Arlington	22201	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 228-7670	483	38	12.6	42.7%	155 (32.1%)	90 (18.6%)	84 (17.4%)	102 (21.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	64	435^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.8%		75.5	272^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	75.6%	163	82.9	84.0	77.0	64.9	76.0	78.6	72.6	74.6	$13,955	$01	$13,955
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
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%)	44.4	672^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%		65.4	421^st of 1114 public elementary schools	62.2%	251	68.7	65.4	72.9	72.3	60.9	68.9	72.3	68.7	$22,279	$00	$22,279
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
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%)	25.3	877^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.0%		25.8	888^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.3%	11	50.7	54.0	73.3	65.3	52.2	56.3	62.2	56.5	$20,535	$1,009	$19,526
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 N Stuart St	Arlington	22207	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6275	530	42	12.5	9.1%	321 (60.6%)	22 (4.2%)	65 (12.3%)	47 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (13.8%)	83.6	150^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.5%		89.6	54^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.2%	96	90.5	84.9	88.4	88.4	88.0	84.9	92.9	79.4	$13,819	$00	$13,819
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%)	51.2	586^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.2%		62.4	460^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.7%	126	72.8	70.8	75.0	77.9	57.8	72.0	82.2	53.3	$14,068	$00	$14,068
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%)	79.5	222^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.4	220^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.3%	2	91.0	75.0	85.5	79.0	94.0	91.2	85.5	77.6	$7,470	$00	$7,470
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%)	30.6	819^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.2%		52.8	580^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.9%	239	76.5	66.3	49.3	53.6	61.5	63.8	55.2	68.2	$18,503	$1,058	$17,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Science Focus School

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Science Focus School?

Students at Arlington Science Focus School are 50% White, 16% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American.

Is Arlington Science Focus School a good school?

Arlington Science Focus School ranks 112^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arlington Science Focus School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Arlington Science Focus School.

What district is Arlington Science Focus School in?

Arlington County Public Schools

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