Nottingham Elementary vs Tuckahoe Elementary

Nottingham Elementary and Tuckahoe Elementary sit 0.7 miles apart in Arlington, Virginia, yet their MySchoolScout ratings diverge by 0.3 points — Nottingham Elementary at 9.3/10 versus Tuckahoe Elementary at 9.0/10. Both scores place these schools among Virginia's elite, but state rankings sharpen the gap: Nottingham Elementary ranks #12 of 1,850 Virginia schools while Tuckahoe Elementary ranks #32, a 20-position difference that reflects consistent performance advantages across multiple scoring categories.

On academics, Nottingham Elementary scores 9.2/10 against Tuckahoe Elementary's 9.0/10 — a narrow gap that widens meaningfully on growth. Nottingham Elementary's growth score of 9.3/10 outpaces Tuckahoe Elementary's 8.8/10 by half a point, indicating that students at Nottingham Elementary advance at a faster rate relative to their starting points. For families who weight year-over-year academic trajectory alongside raw proficiency, that 0.5-point growth delta is the clearest differentiator between these two schools.

Both schools serve PK–05 and share an identical free/reduced lunch rate of 3%, meaning their student populations are economically comparable. Tuckahoe Elementary enrolls 453 students versus Nottingham Elementary's 374, making Tuckahoe roughly 21% larger. Despite the size difference, Tuckahoe Elementary edges out a slightly lower student-teacher ratio — 13.7:1 compared to Nottingham Elementary's 14.4:1 — so families seeking smaller class sizes may find marginally more individual attention at Tuckahoe despite its larger overall headcount.

Both schools cover the same grade span of PK through 5th grade and operate within Arlington Public Schools, so program structure and curriculum frameworks are broadly consistent. The practical distinction is one of degree rather than kind: Nottingham Elementary holds a top-12 statewide position driven by stronger growth scores, while Tuckahoe Elementary delivers a top-32 statewide performance with a slightly more favorable classroom ratio. For two schools less than a mile apart, the margins are real but not dramatic.