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What's the one class at Oakridge Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027000103
Oakridge Elementary
1414 24th St S, Arlington, VA 22202 · (703) 228-5840 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
203 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 | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
74%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
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 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 down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Oakridge Elementary
Oakridge Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Elementary this school | 636 | 31.9% | 70.3% |
| Lane Elementary Alexandria | 716 | 26.1% | 69.7% |
| Bush Hill Elementary Alexandria | 673 | 27.0% | 80.3% |
| Baker-Butler Elementary Charlottesville | 692 | 30.2% | 76.1% |
| Winding Creek Elementary Stafford | 840 | 35.0% | 76.8% |
| Franconia Elementary Alexandria | 492 | 30.9% | 71.0% |
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 Oakridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #582 of 1,101 | #17 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #526 of 1,111 ▲ 67 | #15 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #598 of 1,111 ▼ 212 | #17 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #284 of 1,176 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #713 of 1,105 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #79 of 1,106 | #6 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #925 of 1,157 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #167 of 759 | #9 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
636
+77 (+14%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 636 | 43.3 | 14.7:1 | 32% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 30% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 44.3 | 15.2:1 | 32% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 47.1 | 16.9:1 | 26% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 25% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 27 | 22.9:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 41 | 11.5:1 | 66% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 37 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (798 to 636); teachers down 8% (47.1 to 43.3).
About Oakridge Elementary
Oakridge Elementary sits in Arlington, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 636 students. The school's enrollment is 27% bigger than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Arlington County Public Schools is responsible for 36 schools, Oakridge Elementary included, with 27,950 students in all.
Enrollment at Oakridge Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 37%. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Arlington County's population at about 60%. Oakridge Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 43.3 full-time equivalents, or about 14.7 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 32%. That is close to the 31% average for public schools in Arlington County.
Oakridge Elementary is 9.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.3% versus 79.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Across Arlington County, median household income is about $142,114, about 77% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Oakridge Elementary is among the 42 public schools in Arlington County.
Of nearby public schools, Gunston Middle is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oakridge Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Oakridge Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 559 in 2020-21 and 636 in 2024-25, a 14% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 14.7:1.
Discussions about Oakridge Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Other Oakridge Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oakridge Elementary. Oakridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Oakridge ElementaryClover, SC · 818 students
- Oakridge Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 576 students
- OAKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOLLYWOOD, FL · 411 students
- Oakridge Elementary SchoolOakridge, OR · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Gunston Middle0.2 mi · 1,072
- Charles Barrett Elementary0.7 mi · 547
- Hoffman-Boston Elementary0.8 mi · 592
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary0.9 mi · 417
- Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology1.1 mi · 337
- Montessori Public School of Arlington1.5 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Oakridge ElementaryHow large is Oakridge Elementary?
Oakridge Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakridge Elementary serve?
Oakridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oakridge Elementary have?
Oakridge Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakridge Elementary?
At Oakridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 25% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Oakridge Elementary public or private?
Oakridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arlington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.