Cardinal Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Arlington, VA

Cardinal Elementary is a regular school school in Arlington, Virginia, serving grades PK–05 with 682 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

682

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	496	73%
Hispanic/Latino	72	11%
Two or more races	70	10%
Asian	27	4%
Black or African American	17	2%
Total enrollment	682	347M / 335F

English Language Learners: 26 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	77.0% +21.7pp	55.3%	345
Reading Proficiency	83.0% +12.9pp	70.1%	345
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	114

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.76 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

239 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	682	100%

Contact & Location

1644 N. McKinley Road

Arlington, VA 22205

Phone: (703)228-5280

http://www.apsva.us/mckinley/site/default.asp

District

Arlington County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,287

District enrollment: 27,562

Other Schools in District

Abingdon Elementary Elementary
Alice West Fleet Elementary Elementary
Arlington Science Focus School Elementary
Arlington Traditional Elementary
Ashlawn Elementary Elementary
Barcroft Elementary Elementary
Barrett Elementary Elementary
Campbell Elementary Elementary

View all 41 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 22205) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510027000101

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD