Alice West Fleet Elementary School, 115 S. Old Glebe Road: pre-K to grade 5, 547 K-5 students on Sept. 30, 2026, framework score 89. Office: 703-228-5820.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Alice West Fleet Elementary, Arlington Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

Alice West Fleet Elementary School is an Arlington Public Schools (APS) neighborhood elementary school. It sits at 115 S. Old Glebe Road, next to Jefferson Middle School, and serves pre-K through fifth grade.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-228-5820 (fax 703-920-2985)
  • New to APS (registration): APS Welcome Center, 703-228-8000, option 1; 2110 Washington Blvd., first floor
  • Buses and general questions: APS main line, 703-228-8000
  • Which school serves an address: School and Community Relations, 703-228-6005
Address 115 S. Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22204
Grades Pre-K to 5
School day 9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. (early release 1:30 p.m.)
Website fleet.apsva.us
Division Arlington Public Schools

Principal

Principal Jennifer Gildea, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • APS count: 547 students in kindergarten through fifth grade on Sept. 30, 2026, plus 56 in preschool programs, in APS’s official membership summary (PDF).
  • State count: 609 students in fall 2025, including 56 in pre-K, after 629 in 2024 and 593 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 593 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.

APS’s Sept. 30 count includes 28 children in Primary Montessori preschool and nine in Montessori kindergarten at Fleet, according to the membership summary (PDF).

State report card

Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework scores each school on mastery on state tests, growth, readiness and graduation, according to APS’s framework page. Schools scoring 90 or more are Distinguished, 80 to 89 Meets Expectations, 65 to 79 Approaching Expectations and below 65 Needs Intensive Support. A school with a student group identified for federal support drops one category.

  • 2026-27 framework score: 89, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary (PDF). Students with disabilities were identified for Targeted Support and Improvement.
  • Accreditation: Fully Accredited

Standards of Learning pass rates (grades 3 to 5, share of tested students who passed), from the School Quality Profile:

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 78% 71% 72%
Math 79% 73% 76%
Science 68% 77% 71%

Attendance zone

APS assigns neighborhood schools by home address. Check an address in the APS boundary locator or on the 2026-27 elementary boundary map (PDF).

Middle and high school: on APS’s boundary maps, the whole Fleet zone lies in the Jefferson Middle zone. About three-fifths of it is in the Wakefield High School zone and the rest in the Washington-Liberty zone, so the high school depends on the street.

Calendar and bell times

From the APS 2026-27 calendar:

  • Wednesday, Oct. 28: early release, all schools
  • Monday, Nov. 2: end of first quarter
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students (Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 23 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Thursday, March 18, 2027: early release; Friday, March 19: no school (parent-teacher conferences)
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school, early release

The school day runs 9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., with early release at 1:30 p.m., according to APS. Each elementary school holds a family information session between November and January; see the schedule.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Alice West Fleet Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade. APS counted 547 students in kindergarten through fifth grade on Sept. 30, 2026, plus 56 in preschool programs.

How is Alice West Fleet Elementary rated by the state?

It is fully accredited. In Virginia’s 2026-27 School Performance and Support Framework it scored 89 and is rated Approaching Expectations, a category lowered by one because students with disabilities were identified for targeted federal support.

Which middle and high school does Alice West Fleet Elementary feed into?

The whole Fleet zone feeds Jefferson Middle. About three-fifths of it lies in the Wakefield High School zone and the rest in the Washington-Liberty zone, on APS’s boundary maps.

What time does Alice West Fleet Elementary start?

9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., with early release at 1:30 p.m., according to Arlington Public Schools.