Swanson Middle

5800 N Washington Blvd, Arlington VA, 22205 | Arlington County Public Schools | 703-228-5500
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1305
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 92% 16% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 54 in Arlington
  • Ranked #0 of 2805 in Virginia
Proficiency Averages
83%Arlington
79%Virginia

Swanson Middle is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Arlington County Public Schools" in Arlington, VA. There are a total of 1,305 students and 96 teachers at Swanson Middle, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Swanson Middle has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 91.5%, which is 16% higher than the Virginia average.

Swanson Middle location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1305
Teachers96
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Swanson Middle, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All93%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
696%
790%
891%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All90%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
691%
791%
887%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Swanson Middle race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictVirginiaNational
White 61.5% 44.0% 52.2% 51.1%
Black 4.5% 10.9% 23.2% 15.9%
Asian 8.8% 9.4% 6.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 19.0% 30.2% 13.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.6% 4.9% 4.5% 3.1%

Arlington demographics profile

StatisticArlingtonVirginiaNational
Population236,4348,535,519328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9,09521891
Median age34.837.837.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%57%55%
Speak English71%84%79%
Speak Spanish13%7%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington

IndexArlingtonVirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade93.4%85.9%84.3%
Completed high school92.9%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college85.6%64.1%59.4%
Completed associate degree77.0%44.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors73.7%36.9%30.3%
Completed masters39.1%15.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree13.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.3%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Swanson Middle data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.