Education

catholic schoolS statistics

 

Diocese of Arlington Catholic Schools

50 Catholic schools in 13 counties consisting of:

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

 

2011-2012 Student Enrollment
Stand Alone Pre-school Students 342

Pre-K, Elementary, and Middle School Students

 12931

High School Students

 3508
Affiliate School Students 742
Total Student Enrollment 17523

 

2011-2012 Professional Staff
Staff Diversity
Totals
Lay Men 217
Lay Women 1117
Male Religious 3
Clergy 4
Religious Sisters 28
TOTALS
 1369

 

Five-Year Enrollment History
  07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12
Elementary
(Grades Pre-K–8)		 13,842 13,554 13,411 13,164 13,469
High School
(Grades 9–12) 		4,255 4,224 4,003 4,032 4054
TOTAL 18,097 17,778 17,414 17,548 17,523

 

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)

 

10-11 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

School District   Score
Diocese of Arlington (Please contact individual schools for specific results.) 1738
State of Virginia 1521
National Scores 1509

2010-2011 TerraNova Test Results – Percentile
GRADE READING LANGUAGE ARTS MATH
Grade 2 79 79 78
Grade 3 77 80 75
Grade 4 78 81 75
Grade 5 80 79 79
Grade 6 81 83 79
Grade 7 81 85 87
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.

 

2009-10 (ACRE) Test Results Assessment of Catholic Religious Education
GRADE PERCENTILE
Grade 5 81
Grade 8 83
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.