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Which teacher or staff member at Abingdon Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027000081
Abingdon Elementary
3035 S Abingdon St, Arlington, VA 22206 · (703) 228-6650 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
442 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abingdon Elementary
Abingdon Elementary's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Elementary this school | 768 | 57.6% | 60.9% |
| Belvedere Elementary Falls Church | 606 | 56.1% | 78.7% |
| Countryside Elementary Sterling | 648 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Leesburg | 581 | 55.4% | 66.8% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Leesburg | 591 | 53.6% | 66.3% |
| Lake Anne Elementary Reston | 616 | 49.4% | 56.0% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abingdon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #815 of 1,101 | #21 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #862 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #22 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #962 of 1,111 ▼ 112 | #23 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #112 of 1,176 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #358 of 1,105 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #181 of 1,106 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #775 of 1,157 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #56 of 324 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
768
+56 (+8%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 768 | 58.9 | 13.0:1 | 58% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 57.7 | 12.4:1 | 71% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 62 | 11.5:1 | 41% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 49 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 42.6 | 15.4:1 | 48% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 48% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 52% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 56% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 39 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abingdon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (655 to 768); teachers up 38% (42.6 to 58.9).
About Abingdon Elementary
As a large elementary school, Abingdon Elementary serves students in Arlington, Virginia. The school counted 768 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 54% above the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Arlington County Public Schools has 27,950 students spread across 36 schools.
The student body at Abingdon Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 40%. Other groups include 32% White, 11% Asian, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school's 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 31% average among public schools in Arlington County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Abingdon Elementary is 11.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 60.9%. Predicted: 72.4%.
The county, Arlington County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $142,114, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 77% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 42 public schools and about 27,950 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Abingdon Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Abingdon Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 768, compared with 712 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.5:1).
People who know Abingdon Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Arlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,254
Census ACS
Median income
$142,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
77%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington County Public Schools
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Other Abingdon Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Abingdon Elementary. Abingdon Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Abingdon ElementaryHayes, VA · 455 students
- Abingdon ElementaryAbingdon, VA · 426 students
- Abingdon ElementaryAbingdon, MD · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary0.7 mi · 417
- Claremont Immersion0.8 mi · 595
- Wakefield High1.0 mi · 2,646
- Charles Barrett Elementary1.0 mi · 547
- Randolph Elementary1.2 mi · 430
- Francis C. Hammond Middle1.2 mi · 1,597
Frequently asked questions
About Abingdon ElementaryHow many students attend Abingdon Elementary?
Abingdon Elementary enrolls approximately 768 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abingdon Elementary serve?
Abingdon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abingdon Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Abingdon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abingdon Elementary?
At Abingdon Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 40% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Abingdon Elementary public or private?
Abingdon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arlington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.