Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary

Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary operates as a tight-knit primary school in Arlington, Virginia, part of Arlington County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 417 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Arlington County Public Schools comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 27,950 students; Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Arlington County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Arlington County (around 31%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 72.3%; Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary posts 55.9%, -16.4 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Arlington County put the typical household earns roughly $142,114 per year, 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Arlington County (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students).

The closest other public school is Charles Barrett Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary has declined 40%, going from 695 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 31% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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