The top reported proficiency rate is 85% in Science. The lowest is 60% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in a small village about a half-hour drive northwest of Omaha. It is a regular public school within the Arlington Public Schools district, and its enrollment is moderate for an elementary building. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and small shares of other racial groups. About one in every four students qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a rate that falls below the national average and suggests a generally more affluent peer environment than many schools nationally, though still with a measurable share of families who need support.
Academically, the school presents a mixed picture. The most recent state assessments show strong results in mathematics for most grades, with large majorities of students meeting proficiency standards in grades three, four, and six. Fifth-grade math, however, stands apart: no students in that grade reached the proficiency bar. This is an unusual gap that a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand what happened that year and what supports are in place. Reading and writing scores follow a more moderate pattern, with proficiency rates in the mid-range in grades three, four, and six, but a lower result in grade five, where just under half of students met the standard. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a strong majority proficient, which somewhat offsets the lower ELA and math numbers in that grade. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile when compared with the three public school districts in Washington County. This is a fact worth weighing: within the local county context, proficiency levels here are lower than those seen in the other two districts.
Because this is an elementary school only, there is no graduation rate, no high school course offerings such as Advanced Placement or dual credit, and no career pathway programs to report. The school's academic identity is shaped entirely by its work with younger children, and there is no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, or staffing ratios available in the public record.
The setting of Arlington matters to the family experience. The village is compact, covering about one and a half square miles, and has a traditional downtown that has largely ceded its commercial center to the U.S. Highway 30 corridor on the south side. Housing values in the area are above the national median, with a typical home priced near the four-hundred-thousand-dollar mark. Rents are more affordable relative to incomes, and the area's unemployment rate is around four percent, in line with national conditions. The village has grown modestly in population over the past decade, a pattern tied to its location within the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Many residents likely commute to Fremont, six miles west, or to Omaha itself. The school building sits on the north side of the village, not far from the historic downtown core, but detailed information on campus layout relative to neighborhood walkability is not available.
No recent district-level changes, such as boundary adjustments, new programs, or facility updates, were found in public sources. The district appears stable, with no visible upheavals to note.
Arlington Elementary is a school where a family will find a majority-white student body, modest economic diversity, and academic results that are strong in some areas and notably uneven in others, particularly in fifth-grade math and reading. For a parent who values a small-town setting within commuting distance of Omaha and who wants to investigate how the school addresses those weaker grade-level outcomes, this school warrants a close look and a direct conversation with the principal about the fifth-grade dip and any interventions in place.
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