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1,946 8th-grade students enrolled in Arlington County schools in 2023-24 school year

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There were 1,946 8th-grade students enrolled in Arlington County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 8th-grade students in the county was Jefferson Middle School.

Within Arlington County schools, the largest number of students were found in 2nd-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Arlington County ranked ninth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked ninth the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

Arlington County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade05001,0001,5002,0002,5002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Arlington County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 8th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Jefferson Middle School35232.3%1,090
Gunston Middle School33632.6%1,031
Kenmore Middle School32932.6%1,009
Dorothy Hamm Middle School32434.7%933
Swanson Middle School31032.1%965
Williamsburg Middle School29534.5%856
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School00%435
Montessori Public School of Arlington00%517
Arlington Traditional00%663
Key Elementary School00%579
Nottingham Elementary School00%374
Ashlawn Elementary School00%530
Glebe Elementary School00%543
Oakridge Elementary School00%645
Barcroft Elementary School00%474
Randolph Elementary School00%396
Barrett Elementary School00%519
Hoffman-Boston Elementary School00%602
Campbell Elementary School00%406
Innovation Elementary School00%496
Taylor Elementary School00%530
Cardinal Elementary School00%714
Integration Station00%31
Tuckahoe Elementary School00%453
Carlin Springs Elementary School00%547
Jamestown Elementary School00%465
Wakefield High School00%2,722
Abingdon Elementary School00%717
Claremont Immersion00%622
Washington Liberty High School00%2,904
Alice West Fleet Elementary School00%593
Discovery Elementary School00%523
Arlington Community High School00%149
Long Branch Elementary School00%423
Yorktown High School00%2,497
Arlington Science Focus School00%583