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What advice would you give to incoming students at Bull Run Elementary?
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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001904
Bull Run Elementary
15301 Lee Hwy, Centreville, VA 20121 · (703) 227-1400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
368 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 145 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 48% smaller than its 6th grade class (145).
Student demographics
74%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Bull Run Elementary
Bull Run Elementary's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Run Elementary this school | 766 | 48.0% | 67.8% |
| Providence Elementary Fairfax | 954 | 48.6% | 68.7% |
| Countryside Elementary Sterling | 648 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| Springfield Estates Elementary Springfield | 596 | 40.9% | 85.2% |
| Camelot Elementary Annandale | 602 | 38.4% | 71.7% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Leesburg | 581 | 55.4% | 66.8% |
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 Bull Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #650 of 1,101 | #90 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #667 of 1,111 ▲ 43 | #93 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #580 of 1,111 ▲ 45 | #85 of 136 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #117 of 1,176 | #28 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #555 of 1,105 | #83 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #84 of 1,106 | #17 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #798 of 1,157 | #46 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #564 of 759 | #77 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
766
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 960
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 766 | 54.8 | 14.0:1 | 48% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 51.7 | 15.4:1 | 48% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 49.8 | 15.1:1 | 42% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 54 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 49.8 | 16.5:1 | 34% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 31% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | 42 | 21.8:1 | 26% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 960 | 49 | 19.6:1 | 13% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bull Run Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (823 to 766); teachers up 10% (49.8 to 54.8).
About Bull Run Elementary
A large elementary school in Centreville, Virginia, Bull Run Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 766 students. That is 54% bigger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Bull Run Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools, where 199 schools serve 179,323 students.
The largest group at Bull Run Elementary is Hispanic students, at 35%. The remaining students are 30% White, 18% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 18% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bull Run Elementary scores 74%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The school has 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. In all, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 11 points.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Bull Run Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bull Run Elementary would score about 75.0%. It scores 67.8%, 7.2 points below that figure.
For Fairfax County, Census Bureau data show 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. There are 222 public schools in the county, enrolling about 174,475, Bull Run Elementary among them.
Bull Run Elementary's nearest public school is Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.1%; Bull Run Elementary's is 67.8%, ranking 5th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 766, starting from 764.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. 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 Centreville
- Powell ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Cardinal Ridge ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- Centreville ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Virginia Run ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Stone MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- London Towne ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center0.0 mi · 236
- London Towne Elementary1.3 mi · 658
- Centre Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 635
- Virginia Run Elementary1.7 mi · 724
- Deer Park Elementary1.9 mi · 522
- Centreville Elementary2.0 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Bull Run ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bull Run Elementary?
Bull Run Elementary enrolls approximately 766 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bull Run Elementary serve?
Bull Run Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bull Run Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bull Run Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (55 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bull Run Elementary?
Bull Run Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bull Run Elementary?
Bull Run Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.