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Alumni: what's one memory from Aldrin Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000767
Aldrin Elementary
11375 Center Harbor Rd, Reston, VA 20194 · (703) 904-3800 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
109 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aldrin Elementary
Aldrin Elementary's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrin Elementary this school | 455 | 24.0% | 79.7% |
| Ashburn Elementary Ashburn | 513 | 23.2% | 86.9% |
| Lowes Island Elementary Sterling | 528 | 21.4% | 82.4% |
| Sanders Corner Elementary Ashburn | 503 | 26.0% | 82.3% |
| Cedar Point Elementary Bristow | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Rolling Valley Elementary Springfield | 521 | 24.0% | 74.8% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aldrin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #314 of 1,101 | #60 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #276 of 1,111 ▲ 69 | #57 of 136 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #189 of 1,111 ▼ 25 | #52 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #688 of 1,176 | #125 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #64 of 1,105 | #9 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #246 of 1,106 | #49 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #986 of 1,157 | #85 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #17 of 759 | #2 of 110 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-100 (-18%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 42.1 | 10.8:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 38.3 | 11.7:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 41.8 | 11.1:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 48 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 49.1 | 14.9:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 14% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 8% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aldrin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (731 to 455); teachers down 14% (49.1 to 42.1).
About Aldrin Elementary
Aldrin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Reston, Virginia. It reported 455 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Fairfax County Public Schools has a total of 199 schools and 179,323 students, Aldrin Elementary among them.
The largest group at Aldrin Elementary is White students, at 47%. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Fairfax County at about 49% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Aldrin Elementary scores 69%.
There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Aldrin Elementary, which has 42.1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Aldrin Elementary is about 24%. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Aldrin Elementary scores 79.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 81.6%.
The school's county is Fairfax County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfax County's 222 public schools enroll about 174,475 students and include Aldrin Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Aldrin Elementary is closest to Forest Edge Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Aldrin Elementary's average proficiency of 79.7% compares with 70.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment decreased 18% over 4 years, reaching 455 in 2024-25.
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Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Reston
- South Lakes HighHigh · 2,434 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Dogwood ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and SciencesElementary · 726 students
- Lake Anne ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Terraset ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Edge Elementary0.9 mi · 454
- Forestville Elementary1.1 mi · 571
- Armstrong Elementary1.1 mi · 357
- Lake Anne Elementary1.1 mi · 616
- Herndon High2.0 mi · 2,261
- Herndon Elementary2.1 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Aldrin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Aldrin Elementary?
Aldrin Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Aldrin Elementary serve?
Aldrin Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Aldrin Elementary have?
Aldrin Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Aldrin Elementary?
Student demographics at Aldrin Elementary are roughly 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Aldrin Elementary in?
Aldrin Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.