School and Facility Planning

School and facility planning is a comprehensive approach aimed at creating a better future for students, staff, and the community. This planning is guided by three core principles:

Enrollment Management,
Short- and Long-Term Facility Assessments, and
Stakeholder Engagement.

The planning team works collaboratively across all Arlington Public Schools (APS) departments and offices and partners with various Arlington County Government offices to ensure a coordinated and inclusive approach.As of April 2024, the responsibilities for school and facility planning were reorganized to the Department of Facilities & Operations.

Below is a list of datasets, reports, and plans developed by the planning team:

Planning Unit Review

The 2024 Planning unit review examines subdividing planning units based on student populations and walksheds.

2024 Planning Unit – Review

Relocatable Inventory Management

The relocatable inventory management report helps APS monitor facility use, plan for future capital investments, and respond to changing enrollment needs.

2024-25 Relocatable Inventory Management

All previous versions of this report were identified as a facilities optimization study and were conducted for school year 2017-18 & 2020-21.

2020-21 Facilities Optimization Study

Program Capacity

Program capacity identifies how current spaces are used during a school year to meet core and specific educational program needs. APS believes a school’s program capacity provides a more accurate and real-time view of capacity utilization and seat availability and shows how a school’s general and specific educational programs impact capacity. Through this lens, APS can develop a more systematic process for program placement that does not create capacity challenges at schools.

2025 Program Capacity Study – Elementary Schools – Executive Summary

2025 Program Capacity Study – Middle Schools – Executive Summary

Individual School Program Capacity Profiles (PDF)

Elementary Schools	Middle Schools
Abingdon	Dorothy Hamm
Alice West Fleet	Gunston
Arlington Science Focus	Jefferson
Arlington Traditional	Kenmore
Ashlawn	Swanson
Barcroft	Williamsburg
Barrett
Campbell
Cardinal
Carlin Springs
Claremont
Discovery
Drew
Escuela Key
Glebe
Hoffman-Boston
Innovation
Jamestown
Long Branch
Montessori Public School of Arlington
Nottingham
Oakridge
Randolph
Taylor
Tuckahoe

Pre-Capital Improvement Plan (Pre-CIP)

The Pre-CIP compiles staff analysis and recommendations of future student accommodation needs based on the most recent projections of future student enrollment, student capacity of existing facilities, student capacity of Capital Improvement Projects under construction and/or approved in previous CIP, and other relevant information.

2025 Pre-CIP

2023 Pre-CIP

Adopted report and relevant information

Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

Historical and recent Capital Improvement Plans (CIP).

iRide Student Fare Free Program

The latest information on the iRide Student Fare Free Program.

Bus Eligibility Zones

The latest bus eligibility zones.