Office of Catholic Schools
2007-2008 Student Enrollment
Professional Staff and Staff Diversity
Growth in Diocese of Arlington Catholic Schools
Test Scores
Diocese of Arlington
"Our Catholic Schools "
- 44 Catholic schools in 13 counties
- 34 Parish elementary/middle schools
- 3 Inter-parish elementary/middle schools
- 1 Private elementary/middle school
- 3 Diocesan high schools
- 3 Private high schools
- 32 elementary/middle schools with Extended Day Programs
- 29 Pre-school Programs
- 23 Pre-school Programs connected to our elementary/middle schools
- 6 Stand-alone Pre-school Programs
TOP
| 2007-2008 Student Enrollment |
| Stand Alone Pre-school Students |
505 |
Pre-K, Elementary, and Middle School Students |
13,337 |
High School Students |
4,255 |
| Total Student Enrollment |
18,097 |
TOP
| Professional Staff |
| Full-time Staff Members |
1,200 |
Part-time Staff Members |
193 |
Staff Diversity |
| Lay Men |
254 |
|
|
| Lay Women |
1,097 |
|
|
| Male Religious |
1 |
|
|
| Clergy |
5 |
|
|
| Religious Sisters |
36 |
|
|
TOP
Growth in our Catholic Schools
Five-Year Enrollment History |
| |
03-04 |
04-05 |
05-06 |
06-07 |
07-08 |
Elementary
(Grades Pre-K–8) |
13,533 |
13,824 |
14,098 |
14,116 |
13,842 |
High School
(Grades 9–12) |
4,208 |
4,282 |
4,282 |
4,288 |
4,255 |
| TOTAL |
17,796 |
18,032 |
18,380 |
18,398 |
18,097 |
TOP
| New Schools |
Opened in |
Location |
| Our Lady of Hope |
2005-2006 |
Loudoun County
|
| St. Veronica |
2004-2005 |
Chantilly |
| St. Mark |
2003-2004 |
Vienna |
| Holy Cross Academy |
1998-1999 |
Stafford County |
| Epiphany |
1997-1998 |
Culpeper |
| Holy Family |
1997-1998 |
Dale City |
| Nativity |
1996-1997 |
Burke |
| St. Ambrose |
1995-1996 |
Annandale |
| St. Theresa |
1994-1995 |
Loudoun County |
| St. William of York |
1993-1994 |
Stafford County |
| St. Andrew the Apostle |
1993-1994 |
Clifton |
TOP
| 2007 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
results as reported by College Board |
| Schoool District |
Reading |
Math |
Writing |
Total |
| Diocese of Arlington |
570 |
558 |
566 |
1694 |
| Alexandria |
542 |
548 |
533 |
1623 |
| Falls Church |
586 |
587 |
564 |
1737 |
| Fairfax County |
545 |
559 |
535 |
1639 |
| Fauquier County (2006 scores) |
515 |
519 |
499 |
1533 |
| Loudoun County (2006 scores) |
525 |
528 |
508 |
1561 |
| Prince William County |
502 |
497 |
487 |
1486 |
| Stafford County (2006 scores) |
514 |
511 |
494 |
1519 |
| State of Virginia |
511 |
511 |
498 |
1520 |
| 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.” |
TOP
| 2006-2007 TerraNova Test Results |
| |
Reading |
Language Arts |
Math |
| Grade 2 |
85 |
84 |
83 |
| Grade 3 |
82 |
82 |
78 |
| Grade 4 |
83 |
86 |
84 |
| Grade 5 |
83 |
81 |
83 |
| Grade 6 |
81 |
84 |
80 |
| Grade 7 |
85 |
85 |
84 |
| 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. |
2005-2006
(ACRE) Test Results
Assessment of Catholic Religious Education |
| |
ACRE
Total Score |
| Grade 5 |
81 |
| Grade 8 |
81 |
| Grade 12 |
80 |
| 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, 8, and 12. |
TOP
