Abingdon Elementary

Abingdon Elementary is one of the roomy elementary campuss in Arlington, Virginia, run under Arlington County Public Schools, with 768 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Abingdon Elementary sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 36 schools in Arlington County Public Schools (27,950 students total), Abingdon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Abingdon Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 11% Asian, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Abingdon Elementary has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Abingdon Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Abingdon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Arlington County's rate of about 31%.

After controlling for student poverty, Abingdon Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Arlington County indicate median household income runs about $142,114, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Arlington County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students), Abingdon Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abingdon Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abingdon Elementary has climbed 17%, going from 655 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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