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Which teacher or staff member at CLAREMONT IMMERSION deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027002404
Claremont Immersion
4700 S. Chesterfield Rd., Arlington, VA 22206 · (703) 228-2500 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
14.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
225 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
56%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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Claremont Immersion
Claremont Immersion's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Immersion this school | 595 | 37.8% | 77.0% |
| Escuela Key Elementary Arlington | 572 | 28.1% | 77.4% |
| Dranesville Elementary Herndon | 610 | 47.4% | 66.0% |
| Charles Barrett Elementary Alexandria | 547 | 51.4% | 67.6% |
| Rose Hill Elementary Alexandria | 671 | 42.6% | 63.2% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary Alexandria | 933 | 41.2% | 56.8% |
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 Claremont Immersion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #393 of 1,101 | #15 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #527 of 1,111 ▼ 80 | #16 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #344 of 1,111 ▲ 17 | #13 of 25 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #368 of 1,176 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #674 of 1,105 | #20 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #665 of 1,106 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #871 of 1,157 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #178 of 759 | #10 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
595
-138 (-19%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 38% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 35% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 47.3 | 13.3:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 45.5 | 16.4:1 | 38% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 37% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 35% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claremont Immersion.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (744 to 595); teachers down 10% (45.5 to 41).
About Claremont Immersion
Claremont Immersion is a medium-sized elementary school based in Arlington, Virginia. The student body numbers 595 students, from pre-K through 5.
Claremont Immersion is one school in a 36-school district, Arlington County Public Schools, which enrolls 27,950 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Claremont Immersion are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 26% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Arlington County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Claremont Immersion is 38%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Claremont Immersion receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.8% for Claremont Immersion. The school posts 77.0%, within a point of the prediction.
Claremont Immersion is located in Arlington County, where the median household income is $142,114, about 77% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Claremont Immersion, Arlington County has 41 other public schools.
Wakefield High is located about 0.3 miles from Claremont Immersion. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.0% is above the 60.2% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Claremont Immersion's enrollment declined from 733 in 2020-21 to 595 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 17.1 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Claremont Immersion may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Wakefield High0.3 mi · 2,646
- Randolph Elementary0.7 mi · 430
- Abingdon Elementary0.8 mi · 768
- Barcroft Elementary1.0 mi · 495
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary1.0 mi · 417
- Campbell Elementary1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Claremont ImmersionHow large is Claremont Immersion?
Claremont Immersion enrolls approximately 595 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Claremont Immersion serve?
Claremont Immersion serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Claremont Immersion have?
Claremont Immersion employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Claremont Immersion?
Student demographics at Claremont Immersion are roughly 26% White, 61% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Claremont Immersion in?
Claremont Immersion is part of Arlington County Public Schools.
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