Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences

Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is one of the expansive elementary campuss in Falls Church, Virginia, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools, with 814 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences sits 63% above that benchmark.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% White, 4% Asian, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 72% of students at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Fairfax County reports that the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Justice High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 756 students in 2018 compared to 814 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 67% to 73% over that span.

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