Arlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2015,Pre-K-12 student enrollment is 25,678 students. In 2015, the students had come from more than 120 countries. There were 2,166 teachers.
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.
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. In fiscal year 2016, close to $557.5 million is budgeted.
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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.
Maps Arlington Public Schools
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
High schools
- Wakefield High School
- Washington-Lee High School
- Yorktown High School
There is also a proposed new high school. Arlington County School Board member James Lander is leaning toward the Arlington Education Center site, adjacent to Washington-Lee High School. His Democratic challengers in the 2017 election have declined to state a preferred location.
Alternative programs
- Arlington Community High School - a fully accredited alternative high school for students whose life circumstances have interrupted their schooling; formerly known as Arlington Mill High School
- H-B Woodlawn - an alternative secondary program where students control much of their education and do not have "continuous adult supervision."
- Langston High School Continuation Program - offers students flexibility in the way and timeframe in which students can earn a high school diploma.
- New Directions - a program designed for 30-35 students with behavioral difficulties that provides support for responsible decision making and on-time graduation
- Stratford Program - a secondary school for Arlington Public School students who have special needs.
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST)
Former schools
- Fairlington Elementary School (1944-1979)
Students
In 2009, the student body was 48% white, 26% Latino, 13% black and 11% Asian.
Special facilities
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. The planetarium is named for astronaut David M. Brown, a graduate of Arlington's Yorktown High School who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
The Arlington Outdoor Lab is a 225-acre outdoor facility operated by Arlington Schools and located in Fauquier County. In addition to a large classroom building, the lab facility has a pond, streams, small mountains, and forested areas.
See also
- Arlington County School Board
Notes
External links
- Arlington Public Schools
- David M. Brown Planetarium
- Arlington Outdoor Lab
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