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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000529
Archer Elementary
324 Nutley St NW, Vienna, VA 22180 · (703) 937-6200 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
76 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 61% smaller than its 6th grade class (115).
Student demographics
65%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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Archer Elementary
Archer Elementary's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Elementary this school | 543 | 14.0% | 86.8% |
| Stenwood Elementary Vienna | 538 | 10.8% | 88.2% |
| Belmont Station Elementary Ashburn | 605 | 19.7% | 83.5% |
| Glenkirk Elementary Gainesville | 554 | 18.2% | 89.8% |
| Crossfield Elementary Herndon | 513 | 8.2% | 85.3% |
| Forestville Elementary Great Falls | 571 | 6.1% | 94.0% |
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 Archer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #120 of 1,101 | #33 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #81 of 1,111 ▲ 70 | #21 of 136 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #50 of 1,111 ▲ 25 | #20 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #478 of 1,176 | #102 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #539 of 1,105 | #80 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #397 of 1,106 | #79 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,081 of 1,157 | #105 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #288 of 759 | #40 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
543
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 543 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 14% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 38.9 | 13.9:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 39.7 | 16.1:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 24 | 32.8:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 5% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Archer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (641 to 543); teachers down 2% (39.7 to 39).
About Archer Elementary
Federal records list Archer Elementary as an elementary school in Vienna, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 543 students in pre-K through 6.
Archer Elementary belongs to Fairfax County Public Schools, a district of 199 schools and 179,323 students.
Of every 100 students at Archer Elementary, about 51 are White. After that, the student body is 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among Fairfax County residents, the White share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Archer Elementary reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 14% of students at Archer Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Archer Elementary, the prediction is 84.3% and the result is 86.8%.
In Fairfax County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Archer Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Madison High is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Archer Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 527 students in 2020-21 to 543 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Archer Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Vienna
- Oakton HighHigh · 2,621 students
- Madison HighHigh · 2,090 students
- Thoreau MiddleMiddle · 1,239 students
- Kilmer MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Westbriar ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Colvin Run ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Other Archer Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Archer Elementary. Archer Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- ARCHER ELEMENTARYARCHER, FL · 413 students
- Archer ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 389 students
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRONX, NY · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Madison High0.2 mi · 2,090
- Flint Hill Elementary0.4 mi · 614
- Vienna Elementary0.8 mi · 357
- Marshall Road Elementary1.3 mi · 691
- Wolftrap Elementary1.5 mi · 529
- Oakton High1.5 mi · 2,621
Frequently asked questions
About Archer ElementaryHow large is Archer Elementary?
Archer Elementary enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Archer Elementary serve?
Archer Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Archer Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Archer Elementary.
How diverse is Archer Elementary?
Archer Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Archer Elementary?
Archer Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.