Archer Elementary

Archer Elementary is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Vienna, Virginia, run under Fairfax County Public Schools, caters to 543 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Archer Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Archer Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fairfax County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Archer Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.3%; this one delivers 86.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) logs that median household earnings sit near $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Archer Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

Madison High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Archer Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 84.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Archer Elementary has fell 15%, going from 641 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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