Montessori Public School of Arlington

Montessori Public School of Arlington, a mid-sized K-5 school in Arlington, Virginia, operated by Arlington County Public Schools, serves 528 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Arlington County Public Schools runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 27,950 students. Montessori Public School of Arlington is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Montessori Public School of Arlington records that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 17% Black, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Montessori Public School of Arlington performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 80.4%, the actual is 83.0%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Arlington County indicate 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%. Across Arlington County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students), Montessori Public School of Arlington is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montessori Public School of Arlington ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.