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.” |
2008-09TerraNova Test Results – Percentile |
| GRADE |
READING |
LANGUAGE ARTS |
MATH |
| Grade 2 |
86 |
87 |
86 |
| Grade 3 |
82 |
83 |
79 |
| Grade 4 |
84 |
86 |
83 |
| Grade 5 |
84 |
82 |
85 |
| Grade 6 |
82 |
85 |
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. |
2008-09 (ACRE) Test Results Assessment of Catholic Religious Education |
| GRADE |
PERCENTILE |
| Grade 5 |
82 |
| 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. |
