Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000435
Bucknell Elementary
6925 University Dr, Alexandria, VA 22307 · (703) 660-2900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
254 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
59%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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bucknell Elementary
Bucknell Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Elementary this school | 319 | 79.6% | 52.0% |
| Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology Alexandria | 337 | 82.2% | 55.6% |
| Mount Eagle Elementary Alexandria | 361 | 78.7% | 41.5% |
| Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary Winchester | 415 | 83.6% | 50.5% |
| Woodlawn Elementary Alexandria | 447 | 83.4% | 49.8% |
| Kerrydale Elementary Woodbridge | 298 | 72.8% | 69.9% |
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 Bucknell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #958 of 1,101 | #114 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #867 of 1,111 ▲ 106 | #110 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #888 of 1,111 ▲ 55 | #110 of 136 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #949 of 1,176 | #137 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #49 of 1,105 | #7 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #581 of 1,106 | #106 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #500 of 1,157 | #19 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #48 of 324 | #6 of 32 |
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
319
+58 (+22%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 319 | 30.3 | 10.6:1 | 80% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 65% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 28 | 9.1:1 | 61% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 27 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 72% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 28 | 10.2:1 | 74% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucknell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (269 to 319); teachers up 21% (25 to 30.3).
About Bucknell Elementary
Bucknell Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Alexandria, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 319 students. That is 36% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district for Bucknell Elementary is Fairfax County Public Schools, with 199 schools and 179,323 students.
The student body at Bucknell Elementary is 60% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 17% Black, 11% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Fairfax County's residents are about 18% Hispanic, 42 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The school has 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 3.3 students per teacher. In all, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County, the school's rate is higher.
A school in Virginia with Bucknell Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 66.4%. Bucknell Elementary scores 52.0%.
The school's county is Fairfax County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Fairfax County's 222 public schools enroll about 174,475 students and include Bucknell Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bryant High, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.6%; Bucknell Elementary's is 52.0%, ranking 4th of 7.
Bucknell Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 58 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant High0.4 mi · 154
- West Potomac High0.5 mi · 2,710
- Belle View Elementary0.8 mi · 419
- Hybla Valley Elementary1.0 mi · 878
- Groveton Elementary1.1 mi · 764
- Hollin Meadows Elementary1.2 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Bucknell ElementaryHow many students attend Bucknell Elementary?
Bucknell Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bucknell Elementary serve?
Bucknell Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bucknell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bucknell Elementary is approximately 10.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bucknell Elementary?
At Bucknell Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 60% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bucknell Elementary public or private?
Bucknell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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