education

catholic schoolS statistics

 

Diocese of Arlington Catholic Schools

52 Catholic schools in 13 counties consisting of:

  • 34 Parish elementary/middle schools (32 with Extended Day Programs and 29 with Preschool programs)
  • 3 Inter-parish elementary/middle schools
  • 1 Private elementary/middle school
  • 4 Diocesan high schools
  • 2 Private high schools
  • 29 Pre-school Programs
  • 3 Stand-alone Pre-school Programs

 

2009-10 Student Enrollment
Stand Alone Pre-school Students 209

Pre-K, Elementary, and Middle School Students

 13,025

High School Students

 3,456
Affiliate School Students 724
Total Student Enrollment 17,414

 

Professional Staff
Staff Diversity
Full Time
Part Time
Totals
Lay Men 191 18 209
Lay Women 872 186 1058
Male Religious 1 0 1
Clergy 6 0 6
Religious Sisters 30 3 33
TOTALS
1100
207
1307

 

Five-Year Enrollment History
  05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10
Elementary
(Grades Pre-K–8)		 14,098 14,116 13,842 13,554 13,411
High School
(Grades 9–12) 		4,282 4,288 4,255 4,224 4,003
TOTAL 18,380 18,398 18,097 17,778 17,414

 

New Schools

Opened In

Location
Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School 2008 - 09 Prince William County (Dumfries)
Our Lady of Hope 2005 - 06 Loudoun County (Potomac Falls)
St. Veronica 2004 - 05 Fairfax County (Chantilly)
St. Mark 2003 - 04 Fairfax County (Vienna)
Holy Cross Academy 1998 - 99 Stafford County

 

2008 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results as reported by College Board
Schoool District Reading Math Writing Total
Diocese of Arlington 575 567 574 1716
City of Alexandria 496 493 493 1482
Arlington County 543 531 547 1621
City of Falls Church (2007 scores) 586 587 564 1737
Fairfax County 547 565 542 1654
Fauquier County (2007 scores) 516 509 490 1515
Loudoun County (2007 scores) 522 527 511 1560
Prince William County 501 500 487 1488
Stafford County 513 509 488 1510
State of Virginia 511 512 499 1522
National Scores 502 515 494 1511
NOTE: Since the top students are most likely to take the test, the College Board advises “in general, the higher the percentage of students taking the test, the lower the average scores.”

 

2007 - 08 TerraNova Test Results – Percentile
GRADE READING LANGUAGE ARTS MATH
Grade 2 84 84 83
Grade 3 83 83 78
Grade 4 83 86 83
Grade 5 84 82 85
Grade 6 82 84 81
Grade 7 85 85 84
National Norm 50 50 50
TerraNova is the Diocesan standardized test for students in grades 2 -7. Administered in the Spring, TerraNova helps teachers assess student performance as a means of planning relevant instruction to support the established curriculum. The national norm is 50 percentile; the scores for students far exceed this percentile.

 

2007 - 2008(ACRE) Test Results Assessment of Catholic Religious Education
GRADE PERCENTILE
Grade 5 81
Grade 8 84
National Norm 50
The Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (ACRE) is an integrated, multi-level survey instrument designed to provide information regarding the religious knowledge, beliefs, and practices of students in grades 5 and 8. All students (Catholic and non-Catholic) participate in this assessment. The national norm is 50 percentile; the scores for students far exceed this percentile.