Swanson Middle Middle School
5800 North Washington Blvd Arlington VA, 22205, Arlington County Phone: 703-228-5500 Ranking:  (235 out of 1,459, top 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Arlington County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | 74 | 73 | 42 | 56 | 52 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,057 | 1,033 | 933 | 954 | 879 | 861 | 801 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 329 | 31.1% | 392 | 37.9% | 312 | 33.4% | 318 | 33.3% | 293 | 33.3% | 320 | 37.2% | 260 | 32.5% |
| Grade 7: | 396 | 37.5% | 325 | 31.5% | 314 | 33.7% | 304 | 31.9% | 318 | 36.2% | 263 | 30.5% | 260 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 332 | 31.4% | 316 | 30.6% | 307 | 32.9% | 332 | 34.8% | 268 | 30.5% | 278 | 32.3% | 281 | 35.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 555 | 52.5% | 534 | 51.7% | 500 | 53.6% | 507 | 53.1% | 444 | 50.5% | 413 | 48.0% | 394 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 502 | 47.5% | 499 | 48.3% | 433 | 46.4% | 447 | 46.9% | 423 | 48.1% | 434 | 50.4% | 397 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 90 | 8.5% | 85 | 8.2% | 77 | 8.3% | 69 | 7.2% | 88 | 10.0% | 93 | 10.8% | 82 | 10.2% |
| Hispanic: | 186 | 17.6% | 181 | 17.5% | 160 | 17.1% | 158 | 16.6% | 124 | 14.1% | 121 | 14.1% | 112 | 14.0% |
| Black: | 41 | 3.9% | 40 | 3.9% | 38 | 4.1% | 44 | 4.6% | 58 | 6.6% | 60 | 7.0% | 58 | 7.2% |
| White: | 672 | 63.6% | 660 | 63.9% | 601 | 64.4% | 619 | 64.9% | 605 | 68.8% | 581 | 67.5% | 541 | 67.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 63 | 6.0% | 62 | 6.0% | 54 | 5.8% | 60 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 10.9% | 115 | 11.1% | 101 | 10.8% | 111 | 11.6% | 99 | 11.3% | 90 | 10.5% | 86 | 10.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.6% | 34 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.9% | 26 | 2.7% | 29 | 3.3% | 40 | 4.6% | 30 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.36 | 14.05 | 12.74 | 22.97 | 15.83 | 16.50 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 84% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 78.9% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 31% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 73% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% | 77% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | 73% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 74% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 54% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 57% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 74% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 77.3% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 82% |
| 2006 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 75% | 81% |
| 2007 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | 82% |
| 2008 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 83% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 85% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 67.7% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 93% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 80.6% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81.1% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 90% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 88% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 85.3% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 76% | 75% |
| 2006 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 78% | 77% |
| 2007 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 96% | 84% | 83% |
| 2008 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 97% | 87% | 84% |
| 2009 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 96% | 88% | 86% |
| 2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 87% | 86% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 96% | 86% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 99% | 87% | 85% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 87% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83.9% | 75.7% |
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* Swanson Middle Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.