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Best kept secret on campus at Bonnie Brae Elementary?
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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002116
Bonnie Brae Elementary
5420 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032 · (703) 321-3900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
177 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 | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 15% |
Student demographics
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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 →
Where Bonnie Brae Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #391 of 1,101 | #66 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #401 of 1,111 | #68 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #268 of 1,111 | #61 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #171 of 1,176 | #44 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #332 of 1,105 | #54 of 143 |
| Racial diversity ranked most diverse first | Largest group 48.9% | #379 of 1,106 | #73 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #487 of 759 | #65 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
718
-73 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 17.7:1
% White
49%
was 50%
% Hispanic
16%
was 20%
% Black
10%
was 7%
% Asian
15%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 718 | 55.5 | 12.9:1 | 25% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 53.7 | 15.4:1 | 19% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 53.8 | 15.5:1 | 20% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 44.7 | 17.7:1 | 19% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonnie Brae Elementary.
About Bonnie Brae Elementary
Bonnie Brae Elementary is an elementary school in Fairfax, Virginia, and it is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school enrolls 718 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Bonnie Brae Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools, where 199 schools serve 179,323 students.
Bonnie Brae Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 10% Black. That is close to the 49% White share among all Fairfax County residents.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bonnie Brae Elementary is 25%. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bonnie Brae Elementary is -4.2 points: 77.2% actual, 81.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Fairfax County this way: median household income is about $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 222 public schools in Fairfax County, with a combined enrollment of about 174,475.
The shortest distance from Bonnie Brae Elementary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Fairview Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bonnie Brae Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Bonnie Brae Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 791 to 718 over 7 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.9:1, from 17.7:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Fairfax
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Woodson HighHigh · 2,436 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,272 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 954 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary0.9 mi · 751
- Robinson Secondary0.9 mi · 3,710
- Oak View Elementary1.0 mi · 776
- Laurel Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 835
- Terra Centre Elementary1.4 mi · 594
- Lake Braddock Secondary2.4 mi · 4,411
Frequently asked questions
About Bonnie Brae ElementaryHow large is Bonnie Brae Elementary?
Bonnie Brae Elementary enrolls approximately 718 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bonnie Brae Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonnie Brae Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Bonnie Brae Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Bonnie Brae Elementary.
How diverse is Bonnie Brae Elementary?
Bonnie Brae Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 15% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bonnie Brae Elementary in?
Bonnie Brae Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.