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What's the one class at Jamestown Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027000097
Jamestown Elementary
3700 N Delaware St, Arlington, VA 22207 · (703) 228-5275 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
13 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
45%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
93.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
97.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 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 have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 97.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 97.0% |
% 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
92.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Jamestown Elementary
Jamestown Elementary's state test result (92.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Elementary this school | 456 | 2.9% | 92.6% |
| Tuckahoe Elementary Arlington | 448 | 3.1% | 95.4% |
| Discovery Elementary Arlington | 489 | 4.3% | 90.0% |
| Nottingham Elementary Arlington | 382 | 4.7% | 94.3% |
| Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary Hamilton | 417 | 10.1% | 84.8% |
| Round Hill Elementary Round Hill | 521 | 10.4% | 83.0% |
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 Jamestown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #24 of 1,101 | #6 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #7 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #2 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #27 of 1,111 ▼ 20 | #5 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #685 of 1,176 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #152 of 1,105 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #836 of 1,106 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.9% | #1,154 of 1,157 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #89 of 759 | #5 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
456
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 456 | 38.6 | 11.8:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 39.8 | 11.7:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 41.8 | 11.5:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 39.5 | 15.4:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jamestown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (610 to 456); teachers down 2% (39.5 to 38.6).
About Jamestown Elementary
Jamestown Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Arlington, Virginia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 456 students on the rolls.
Across its 36 schools, Arlington County Public Schools enrolls 27,950 students. Jamestown Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Jamestown Elementary is White: 72%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 60% White. The diversity index for Jamestown Elementary is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jamestown Elementary has a ratio of 11.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 3% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Arlington County is 31%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 87.3% at Jamestown Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 92.6%.
The school is in Arlington County, where the median household earns about $142,114 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 77% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Arlington County, 42 public schools serve about 27,950 students.
Williamsburg Middle, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Jamestown Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Jamestown Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Jamestown Elementary as City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 511 (2020-21) to 456 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (15.0:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Jamestown Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Jamestown Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Jamestown Elementary. Jamestown Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolJamestown, KY · 480 students
- Jamestown ElementaryJamestown, NC · 453 students
- Jamestown ElementaryJamestown, CA · 409 students
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolHephzibah, GA · 327 students
- JAMESTOWN ELEM.FLORISSANT, MO · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Williamsburg Middle0.7 mi · 856
- Discovery Elementary0.7 mi · 489
- Chesterbrook Elementary0.8 mi · 557
- Yorktown High1.0 mi · 2,593
- Nottingham Elementary1.3 mi · 382
- Taylor Elementary1.6 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Jamestown ElementaryHow many students attend Jamestown Elementary?
Jamestown Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jamestown Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jamestown Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamestown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jamestown Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jamestown Elementary?
Student demographics at Jamestown Elementary are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Jamestown Elementary?
Jamestown Elementary is overseen by Arlington County Public Schools in Arlington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.