Hoffman-Boston Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Arlington, Virginia
Hoffman-Boston Elementary in Arlington, Virginia enrolled 592 students in 2024-25 with 52.1 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
565 students in 2022-23, 600 students in 2023-24, 592 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.0 to 52.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 565 | 57.0 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 52.2 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 592 | 52.1 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 344 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hoffman-Boston Elementary enrolled 551 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 344 of the 551 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent9.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
25.8% of students were White, 24.8% Black, 22.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White25.8%
- Black24.8%
- Hispanic22.1%
- Asian21.5%
- Two or more races5.6%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hoffman-Boston Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 62% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Arlington
25 public elementary schools in Arlington report 2024-25 enrollment; Hoffman-Boston Elementary is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Elementary | 768 | 13.0 | 57.6% |
| Cardinal Elementary | 682 | 14.5 | 5.3% |
| Oakridge Elementary | 636 | 14.7 | 26.7% |
| Arlington Science Focus School | 632 | 15.4 | 14.9% |
| Alice West Fleet Elementary | 629 | 13.8 | 33.7% |
| Arlington Traditional | 624 | 14.2 | 29.8% |
| Claremont Immersion | 595 | 14.5 | 31.1% |
| Hoffman-Boston Elementary | 592 | 11.4 | 34.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hoffman-Boston Elementary
- Oakridge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 636 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Montessori Public School of ArlingtonThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 528 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Hoffman-Boston Elementary with Oakridge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Arlington County Public Schools spends per student$23,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,424
- The largest public schools in VirginiaHoffman-Boston Elementary is the number 370 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#370 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hoffman-Boston Elementary
How many students attend Hoffman-Boston Elementary?
592 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 565 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Arlington, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoffman-Boston Elementary?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hoffman-Boston Elementary a Title I school?
Hoffman-Boston Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hoffman-Boston Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hoffman-Boston Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hoffman-Boston Elementary in?
Arlington County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510027001900 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.