Summary:
Zip code 22204 is home to exactly one high school: Arlington Community High, a public school serving grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 156 students. The school is part of Arlington County Public Schools, which ranks 26th out of 131 districts in Virginia. Because this is the only high school in the zip code, parents should evaluate it against district and state benchmarks rather than against neighboring schools.
Arlington Community High stands out for outcomes that are dramatically weaker than its district and state averages. The graduation rate is just 44.6% compared to 92.5% for the district and 92.3% statewide — a gap of roughly 48 percentage points. The dropout rate of 48.9% is more than eight times the district rate of 5.8% and nearly ten times the state rate of 5.0%. Chronic absenteeism affects 72.3% of students, compared to 12.1% in the district and 14.8% statewide. The school spends $21,260 per student, a substantial figure that makes the low outcomes particularly notable.
Reading proficiency among 11th graders has also declined sharply, falling from 78.57% passing the English Reading SOL in 2024–2025 to 50% in 2025–2026, widening the gap to roughly 39 points below both district and state averages. The school's state ranking has been volatile: 253rd with 1 star in 2018–2019, 26th with 5 stars in 2020–2021, and 105th with 3 stars in 2021–2022. With only 156 students, year-to-year shifts in even a handful of students can cause large swings. Free and reduced lunch data was not reported, limiting poverty comparisons. Overall, the data suggests Arlington Community High serves a highly at-risk population and faces serious challenges with attendance, graduation, and academic proficiency.
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