Bull Run Elementary

Bull Run Elementary, a substantial elementary school in Centreville, Virginia, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, instructs 766 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 54% above typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bull Run Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 30% White, 18% Asian, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Bull Run Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.0%, the actual is 67.8%, a residual of -7.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fairfax County put median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Bull Run Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bull Run Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 68.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bull Run Elementary's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 823 (now 766). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 22% to 35%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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