Belle View Elementary

As a compact elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, Belle View Elementary works with 419 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Fairfax County Public Schools.

Within Fairfax County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 179,323 students, Belle View Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Belle View Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Belle View Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.2%.

In the area at large, Fairfax County reports that median household income runs about $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Belle View Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

West Potomac High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belle View Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belle View Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Belle View Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 558 (now 419). Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.