Taylor Elementary

Taylor Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Arlington, Virginia, overseen by Arlington County Public Schools, with 530 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Taylor Elementary is one of 36 schools operated by Arlington County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 27,950 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Taylor Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder breaks down as 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Black. Compared to Arlington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Arlington County's rate of about 31%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Taylor Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 85.6%, the actual is 87.4%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Arlington County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $142,114 per year, roughly 77% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Arlington County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,950 students), Taylor Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dorothy Hamm Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Taylor Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 85.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 674 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Taylor Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.