Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road: grades 6-8, 943 students on Sept. 30, 2026, framework score 87.9. Office: 703-228-6800.

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

Kenmore Middle School is the Arlington Public Schools (APS) neighborhood middle school for much of southwest Arlington. It sits at 200 S. Carlin Springs Road and serves grades 6 to 8. Its zone feeds three different high schools, so families should check an address before assuming which one.

Who to call

  • Main office: 703-228-6800 (fax 703-998-3069)
  • 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 200 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204
Grades 6 to 8
School day 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (early release 12:05 p.m.)
Website kenmore.apsva.us
Division Arlington Public Schools

Principal

Principal David McBride, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • APS count: 943 students on Sept. 30, 2026: 294 sixth graders, 316 in seventh grade and 333 in eighth, in APS’s official membership summary (PDF).
  • State count: 1,064 students in fall 2025, up from 1,055 in 2024 and 1,009 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile.
  • Federal count: 1,004 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.

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.

  • 2026-27 framework score: 87.9, rated Meets Expectations, with no federal identification, in the division summary (PDF).
  • Accreditation: Fully Accredited

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

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 69% 69% 69%
Math 68% 71% 72%
Science 68% 72% 71%

Attendance zone

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

Feeder elementary schools: on APS’s boundary maps, all of the Carlin Springs zone lies inside the Kenmore zone, along with most of the Barrett and Barcroft zones, about half of Ashlawn and part of Abingdon.

High school: more than half of the Kenmore zone lies in the Washington-Liberty High School zone, about a third in the Wakefield zone and a smaller part in the Yorktown zone.

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 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with early release at 12:05 p.m., according to APS.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kenmore Middle School serve?

Grades 6 through 8. APS counted 943 students there on Sept. 30, 2026.

How is Kenmore Middle School rated by the state?

It is fully accredited. In Virginia’s 2026-27 School Performance and Support Framework it scored 87.9 and is rated Meets Expectations, with no federal identification.

Which high school does Kenmore Middle School feed into?

It depends on the address. More than half of the Kenmore zone lies in the Washington-Liberty High School zone, about a third in the Wakefield zone and a smaller part in the Yorktown zone, on APS’s boundary maps.

What time does Kenmore Middle School start?

7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with early release at 12:05 p.m., according to Arlington Public Schools.