Summary:
Zip code 22202 contains just one elementary school, Oakridge Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 with 636 students as part of Arlington County Public Schools, a district ranked 26th out of 131 Virginia districts (80th percentile). Since Oakridge stands alone geographically in this zip code, the most useful comparisons are against district and state benchmarks rather than neighboring schools. The school is a mid-to-upper tier Virginia elementary school, ranking 515th out of 1,111 schools statewide (54th percentile), and it outperforms the Virginia state average in 6 of the 8 tested subject/grade combinations in the most recent year.
Oakridge's greatest academic strength is 5th-grade math, where 85.45% of students are proficient — 13 points above the state average and more than 4 points above the district. The school also exceeds state averages in 3rd-grade math (78.49%), 5th-grade science (73.64%), 5th-grade reading (77.78%), and 4th-grade VA Studies (73.13%). Attendance is a clear bright spot: only 8.7% of students are chronically absent, compared to 12.1% for the district and 14.8% for the state. The school serves an economically diverse population, with 31.92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and it maintains a solid 14.6:1 student-teacher ratio with per-student spending of $13,050. The main challenges are early-grade reading, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency at 64.84% (nearly 10 points below the district) and 4th-grade reading at 68.75% (10 points below the district). Fourth-grade math is also an outlier at 71.13% — the only math score below the state average.
On a positive note, Oakridge posted strong year-over-year gains in several areas. Fourth-grade VA Studies jumped 12.26 percentage points to 73.13%, 3rd-grade math rose 9.67 points to 78.49%, and 5th-grade math improved by 7.78 points. The school's overall rank improved from 582nd in 2024–2025 to 515th in 2025–2026. Since Arlington County Public Schools is a high-performing district in the 80th percentile statewide, Oakridge's gaps versus district averages should be considered in that context — even when below its district, the school often remains at or above the state average. With strong attendance, solid resources, and steady improvement across most subject areas, Oakridge Elementary is well-positioned to address its weaker areas in early literacy and 4th-grade math.
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