Arlington Public Schools

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Arlington Public Schools
Address
1426 N Quincy St
Arlington, Virginia 22207
United States
Information
Type Public, school division
School board Emma Violand-Sanchez, Chairman
Nancy Van Doren, Vice Chairman
Barbara Kanninen,
James Lander, Reid Goldstein
School district Arlington County
Superintendent Patrick Murphy
Grades Pre-K–12
Enrollment 19,903 (2010)
Website

Arlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2010, there were 19,903 students, up from 18,715 a year earlier.[1] In 2010, the students had come from more than 120 countries.[2] There were 2,166 teachers.[3]

Forbes magazine named the Washington, D.C. and Arlington, VA area as the top place in the nation to educate one's child in 2007.[4]

In fiscal year 2009, Arlington transferred $350.1 million to the public school system. Less than 20% of school funding comes from sources outside Arlington.[5]

History

Hoffman-Boston was started in 1916 as a segregated black school. Schools started to be integrated in 1959. To avoid conflict, this was normally done at the younger grade levels first. Hoffman-Boston was integrated and is still in use today. It was the first public secondary school to be integrated in Virginia.[6]

Elementary schools

  • Abingdon Elementary School
  • Arlington Science Focus Elementary School
  • Arlington Traditional School
  • Ashlawn Elementary School
  • Barcroft Elementary School
  • Barrett Elementary School
  • Campbell Elementary School
  • Carlin Springs Elementary School
  • Claremont Immersion Elementary School
  • Drew Model School
  • Discovery Elementary School
  • Glebe Elementary School
  • Hoffman-Boston Elementary School
  • Jamestown Elementary School
  • Key Immersion Elementary School
  • Long Branch Elementary School
  • McKinley Elementary School
  • Nottingham Elementary School
  • Oakridge Elementary School
  • Patrick Henry Elementary School
  • Randolph Elementary School
  • Taylor Elementary School
  • Tuckahoe Elementary School

Middle schools

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High schools

Alternative programs

Former schools

Students

In 2009, the student body was 48% white, 26% Latino, 13% black and 11% Asian.[3]

David M. Brown Planetarium

The David M. Brown Planetarium is operated by Arlington Schools Planetarium for both Arlington school field trips and public multimedia programs. It offers shows for the general public Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the school year.[8]

Notes

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  5. Arlington Budget
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  7. Other Contributing Buildings, Fairlington Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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