Bush Hill Elementary

Bush Hill Elementary is an average-sized elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. The school enrolls 673 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Bush Hill Elementary sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Bush Hill Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bush Hill Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 19% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Bush Hill Elementary records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bush Hill Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Bush Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Twain Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bush Hill Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Bush Hill Elementary's enrollment has climbed 46% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 673). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 37% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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