Claremont Immersion

Claremont Immersion is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Arlington, Virginia, run under Arlington County Public Schools, educateing 595 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Claremont Immersion shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder consists of 26% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Arlington County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Claremont Immersion logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Claremont Immersion sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.8%; this one delivers 77.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Arlington County reports that median household income runs about $142,114, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Arlington County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students), Claremont Immersion is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wakefield High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Claremont Immersion comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

Claremont Immersion operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Claremont Immersion has contracted 20%, going from 744 students in 2018 to 595 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 32% to 26%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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