Canterbury Woods Elementary

Canterbury Woods Elementary is a primary school of average-sized scale in Annandale, Virginia, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools, enrolling 735 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), Canterbury Woods Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Canterbury Woods Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canterbury Woods Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 84.5%, the actual is 89.7%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Fairfax County shows median household income runs about $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Canterbury Woods Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Little Run Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Canterbury Woods Elementary. On composite proficiency, Canterbury Woods Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 77.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Canterbury Woods Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 735). Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 28% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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