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Alumni: what's one memory from Belvedere Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000061
Belvedere Elementary
6540 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 · (703) 916-6800 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
340 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 | 66 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
72%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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Belvedere Elementary
Belvedere Elementary's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Elementary this school | 606 | 56.1% | 78.7% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Leesburg | 581 | 55.4% | 66.8% |
| Abingdon Elementary Arlington | 768 | 57.6% | 60.9% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Leesburg | 591 | 53.6% | 66.3% |
| Countryside Elementary Sterling | 648 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| Lake Anne Elementary Reston | 616 | 49.4% | 56.0% |
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 Belvedere Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #342 of 1,101 | #62 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #310 of 1,111 ▲ 32 | #60 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #348 of 1,111 ▼ 87 | #64 of 136 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #348 of 1,176 | #76 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #200 of 1,105 | #23 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #148 of 1,106 | #36 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #780 of 1,157 | #42 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #237 of 759 | #34 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
606
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 606 | 49.7 | 12.2:1 | 56% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 46.7 | 13.5:1 | 48% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 46.5 | 13.3:1 | 50% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 47 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 47.7 | 15.4:1 | 52% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 52% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 52% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 46% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvedere Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (734 to 606); teachers up 4% (47.7 to 49.7).
About Belvedere Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Belvedere Elementary serves students in Falls Church, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 606 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Virginia enroll about 499 students on average.
Belvedere Elementary sits within Fairfax County Public Schools, which has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
No group is above 50% at Belvedere Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% White, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 18%. The diversity index for Belvedere Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, lower than here.
Belvedere Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The model predicts 72.8% for a school in Virginia with Belvedere Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Belvedere Elementary posts 78.7%.
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 residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fairfax County number 222, with about 174,475 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Belvedere Elementary from the closest public school, Columbia Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Belvedere Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Belvedere Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 606, from 574 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Belvedere Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
Other Belvedere Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Belvedere Elementary. Belvedere Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Belvedere ElementaryBelvedere, SC · 617 students
- Belvedere ElementaryHighland, CA · 557 students
- Belvedere ElementaryArnold, MD · 542 students
- Belvedere ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 526 students
- BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Elementary0.8 mi · 377
- Parklawn Elementary0.9 mi · 963
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary1.2 mi · 475
- Beech Tree Elementary1.2 mi · 366
- Weyanoke Elementary1.3 mi · 590
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology1.4 mi · 2,108
Frequently asked questions
About Belvedere ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Belvedere Elementary?
Belvedere Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Belvedere Elementary serve?
Belvedere Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belvedere Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belvedere Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belvedere Elementary?
Belvedere Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Belvedere Elementary in?
Belvedere Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.