Arlington is considered to be the second-largest “principal city” of the Washington metropolitan area. Arlington County is located in northeast Virginia and is surrounded by Fairfax County and the Falls Church to the southwest, the City of Alexandria to the southeast, and Washington, D.C. to the northeast directly across the Potomac River, which forms the county’s northern border. Other landforms also form county borders, particularly Minor’s Hill and Upton’s Hill on the west. A number of the county’s residential neighborhoods and larger garden-style apartment complexes are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/or designated under the County government’s zoning ordinance as local historic preservation districts. Many of Arlington County’s neighborhoods participate in the Arlington County government’s Neighborhood Conservation Program (NCP).
Each of these neighborhoods has a Neighborhood Conservation Plan that describes the neighborhood’s characteristics, history and recommendations for capital improvement projects that the County government funds through the NCP. Arlington ranks fourth in the nation, immediately after Washington, D.C. itself, for park access and quality in the 2018 ParkScore ranking of the top 100 park systems across the United States, according to the ranking methodologies of the nonpartisan Trust for Public Land. Arlington has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate of any jurisdiction in Virginia. In October 2008, BusinessWeek ranked Arlington as the safest city in which to weather a recession, with a 49.4% share of jobs in “strong industries”. In 2010, there were 0.9 percent of the homes in foreclosure. This was the lowest rate in the DC area.
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Arlington is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the U.S., and by reason of state law regarding population density, it has no incorporated towns within its borders. It is the 5th highest-income county in the U.S. by median family income. Due to the county's proximity to downtown Washington, D.C., Arlington is home to the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, and Arlington National Cemetery. In academia, the county contains George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, the administrative offices buildings and graduate programs for the Schar School of Policy and Government and School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, as well as satellite campuses of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. It will soon house the co-headquarters of Amazon.com, Inc.
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RATING* | SCHOOL NAME | GRADES | SCHOOL TYPE |
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4 | Long Branch Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Arlington Science Focus School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
3 | Francis Scott Key Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
3 | Oakridge Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Barrett Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Randolph Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Carlin Springs Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
3 | Henry Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
2 | Hoffman-Boston Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
2 | Campbell Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
4 | Ashlawn Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Arlington Traditional | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Mckinley Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Abingdon Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Drew Model Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
2 | Claremont Immersion | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Glebe Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Taylor Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Jamestown Elementary School | Preschool - 5th Grade | Public |
1 | Barcroft Elementary School | Kindergarten - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Nottingham Elementary School | Kindergarten - 5th Grade | Public |
5 | Discovery Elementary | Kindergarten - 5th Grade | Public |
3 | Jefferson Middle School | 6th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
2 | Kenmore Middle School | 6th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
5 | Swanson Middle School | 6th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
3 | Gunston Middle School | 6th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
N/A | Hb Woodlawn Secondary Prgm. | 6th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
5 | Williamsburg Middle School | 6th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
N/A | New Directions Alternative H.s. Program | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
2 | Washington Lee High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
N/A | Arlington Career Center | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
1 | Arlington Community High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
1 | Wakefield High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
4 | Yorktown High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
N/A | Langston High Continuation Program | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
N/A | St Charles School | Preschool - Preschool | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | St. Thomas More Cathedral School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | St. Ann Elementary School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | St Agnes School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | Arlington Montessori House | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Chesterbrook Montessori School-Arlington Forest | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Our Savior Lutheran School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Full Circle Montessori School | Preschool - 6th Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Fairfax Academy Of Early Learning | Preschool - 2Nd Grade | Private/Charter |
N/A | Chesterbrook Montessori School | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Children's House Montessori School | Preschool - Kindergarten | Private/Charter |
N/A | Rivendell School | Kindergarten - 8th Grade | Private/Charter |