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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027000093
Carlin Springs Elementary
5995 South 5th Road, Arlington, VA 22204 · (703) 228-6645 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Virginia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
307 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 | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
40%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
38.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-37.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carlin Springs Elementary
Carlin Springs Elementary's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Springs Elementary this school | 534 | 57.5% | 34.9% |
| Marumsco Hills Elementary Woodbridge | 564 | 70.0% | 53.9% |
| Featherstone Elementary Woodbridge | 452 | 70.6% | 81.9% |
| Sudley Elementary Manassas | 623 | 71.1% | 58.3% |
| Potomac View Elementary Woodbridge | 557 | 70.7% | 69.8% |
| Bel Air Elementary Woodbridge | 391 | 70.6% | 61.8% |
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 Carlin Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,090 of 1,101 | #25 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,084 of 1,111 ▼ 10 | #25 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,089 of 1,111 ▼ 48 | #25 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #495 of 1,176 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #38 of 1,105 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #904 of 1,106 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #776 of 1,157 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #342 of 759 | #14 of 19 |
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
534
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 534 | 51.3 | 10.4:1 | 57% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 51.1 | 10.7:1 | 71% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 55 | 10.1:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 45 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 43.4 | 14.2:1 | 85% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 84% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 82% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 78% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlin Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (616 to 534); teachers up 18% (43.4 to 51.3).
About Carlin Springs Elementary
Carlin Springs Elementary is one of the public schools in Arlington, Virginia. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 534 students.
Carlin Springs Elementary is one school in Arlington County Public Schools, a system of 36 schools with 27,950 students.
Federal enrollment data show Carlin Springs Elementary is 77% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 9% Black, 8% Asian, and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 61 points above the 16% share among Arlington County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
There are 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.4:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Of all students at Carlin Springs Elementary, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Arlington County, the average eligibility rate is 31%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Carlin Springs Elementary outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 72.5%. Carlin Springs Elementary posts 34.9%, 37.6 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Arlington County, home to about 236,254 people, median household income comes to about $142,114, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arlington County's 42 public schools enroll about 27,950 students and include Carlin Springs Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Kenmore Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 65.4% proficiency; Carlin Springs Elementary posts 34.9%.
Carlin Springs Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 534 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Carlin Springs Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Kenmore Middle0.2 mi · 1,053
- Campbell Elementary0.5 mi · 403
- Glen Forest Elementary0.5 mi · 779
- Ashlawn Elementary0.7 mi · 553
- Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences1.0 mi · 814
- Justice High1.0 mi · 2,357
Frequently asked questions
About Carlin Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Carlin Springs Elementary?
Carlin Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carlin Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlin Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carlin Springs Elementary have?
Carlin Springs Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Carlin Springs Elementary?
Carlin Springs Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Carlin Springs Elementary in?
Carlin Springs Elementary is part of Arlington County Public Schools.
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