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The highest-poverty public schools in Arlington County, Virginia

Across Arlington County, Virginia, 34 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary leads the list at 58.0%, against a median of 32.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Arlington County, Virginia

Top % FRL

58.0%

Median % FRL

32.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	417	58.0%
2	Randolph Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	430	57.9%
3	Abingdon Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	768	57.6%
4	Carlin Springs Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	534	57.5%
5	Barcroft Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	495	57.2%
6	Barrett Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	500	57.0%
7	Campbell Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	403	56.8%
8	Kenmore Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,053	54.9%
9	Wakefield High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	2,646	48.0%
10	Hoffman-Boston Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	592	43.8%
11	Jefferson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,120	43.0%
12	Innovation Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	483	42.7%
13	Alice West Fleet Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	629	39.6%
14	Claremont Immersion	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	595	37.8%
15	Arlington Traditional	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	624	35.3%
16	Long Branch Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	442	33.7%
17	Gunston Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,072	32.0%
18	Oakridge Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	636	31.9%
19	Montessori Public School of Arlington	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	528	28.2%
20	Escuela Key Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	572	28.1%
21	Washington-Liberty High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	3,044	25.2%
22	Ashlawn Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	553	23.3%
23	Swanson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	993	19.9%
24	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	989	18.9%
25	Arlington Science Focus School	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	632	16.5%
26	Glebe Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	574	15.3%
27	Yorktown High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	2,593	13.5%
28	Taylor Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	530	9.1%
29	Cardinal Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	682	6.7%
30	Nottingham Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	382	4.7%
31	Discovery Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	489	4.3%
32	Tuckahoe Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	448	3.1%
33	Jamestown Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	456	2.9%
34	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	856	2.8%

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