Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary

Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
3500 23rd St S,  Arlington, VA
Arlington Public Schools
4.5
3.7
453 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Jackie Smith
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Math Proficiency
37%
Reading Proficiency
52%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
52%
Math Proficiency
37%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
47
Full Time Teachers
47
Teachers in First or Second Year
30.8%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
409:1

Student Diversity

Male
54.6%
Female
45.4%
Hispanic
40.5%
Black
31.3%
White
18.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6%
Two or more races
3.8%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.5 4 Reviews
5.0 NicheUser
2/27/2016
My sons teacher is the best teacher ever! She is super helpful and very understanding! She goes above and beyond for her students.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.7 12 Reviews
5.0 parent
2/9/2025
I am a current parent of PreK, K and 1st Grade students at Drew Elementary. I am thankful to have Drew Elementary as our neighborhood school. Drew Elementary provides a welcoming, safe, supportive and encouraging community. The school’s Academic Information night event for parents provided in-depth...
4.0 parent
5/2/2024
Drew Elementary has been through an incredibly challenging 5 year period, but it is a school where I would encourage my neighbors to send their kids. Following a contentious boundary realignment by the school district in 2018, the school community was just beginning to form during the 2019-2020 scho...
2.0 parent
3/28/2022
Facilities are nice, some teachers great but many not experienced enough. Lack of consistency in communication, lack of holistic approach in assessing kids performance, and poor communication with parents on kids performance. Lack of use seesaw application. School seems to have improved but still ha...
5.0 parent
10/12/2021
Drew has completely transformed, and reviews from before 2020 no longer apply. All children get to use the "Dragon Den" STEAM center to learn coding, even in kindergarden! The teachers are very experienced, and the small class sizes are wonderful. It remains to be seen how the test scores shake out...

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