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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Arlington County, Virginia

35 public schools in Arlington County, Virginia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Nottingham Elementary leads the list at 97.0%, against a median of 79.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Arlington County, Virginia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

97.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

79.0%

BEST IN READING · ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Nottingham Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	382	97.0%
2	Williamsburg Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	856	97.0%
3	Tuckahoe Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	448	95.0%
4	Arlington Traditional	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	624	94.0%
5	Discovery Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	489	94.0%
6	Jamestown Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	456	93.0%
7	Yorktown High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	2,593	92.0%
8	Cardinal Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	682	91.0%
9	Glebe Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	574	90.0%
10	Montessori Public School of Arlington	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	528	90.0%
11	Ashlawn Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	553	88.0%
12	Taylor Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	530	88.0%
13	Dorothy Hamm Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	989	88.0%
14	Arlington Science Focus School	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	632	86.0%
15	Swanson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	993	85.0%
16	Wakefield High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	2,646	81.0%
17	Washington-Liberty High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	3,044	81.0%
18	Escuela Key Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	572	79.0%
19	Claremont Immersion	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	595	79.0%
20	Gunston Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,072	78.0%
21	Campbell Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	403	78.0%
22	Innovation Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	483	76.0%
23	Alice West Fleet Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	629	71.0%
24	Jefferson Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,120	70.0%
25	Oakridge Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	636	70.0%
26	Kenmore Middle	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Middle	1,053	69.0%
27	Long Branch Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	442	68.0%
28	Hoffman-Boston Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	592	67.0%
29	Barcroft Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	495	61.0%
30	Barrett Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	500	57.0%
31	Randolph Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	430	54.0%
32	Abingdon Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	768	53.0%
33	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	417	53.0%
34	Arlington Community High	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	High	156	46.0%
35	Carlin Springs Elementary	Arlington, VA	Arlington County Public Schools	Elementary	534	38.0%

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