Arlington Traditional

Arlington Traditional is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Arlington, Virginia, overseen by Arlington County Public Schools, educateing 624 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 499.

Arlington Traditional is one of 36 schools operated by Arlington County Public Schools, a district that instructs 27,950 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Arlington Traditional records that the most-represented group is White (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 28% Asian, 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Arlington Traditional has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Arlington Traditional sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 78.5%; actual is 93.9%, +15.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Arlington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $142,114 per year, about 77% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Arlington County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students), of which Arlington Traditional is one.

Swanson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arlington Traditional at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 72.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 540 students in 2018 compared to 624 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 19% to 28%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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