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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000448
Chesterbrook Elementary
1753 Kirby Rd, McLean, VA 22101 · (703) 714-8200 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
14 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
58%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
93.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 94.0% |
% 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
90.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Chesterbrook Elementary
Chesterbrook Elementary's state test result (90.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterbrook Elementary this school | 557 | 2.5% | 90.2% |
| Wolftrap Elementary Vienna | 529 | 1.5% | 96.3% |
| Great Falls Elementary Great Falls | 513 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Flint Hill Elementary Vienna | 614 | 6.7% | 90.3% |
| Wakefield Forest Elementary Fairfax | 626 | 8.3% | 91.5% |
| Cherry Run Elementary Burke | 481 | 7.9% | 87.3% |
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 Chesterbrook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #52 of 1,101 | #16 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #43 of 1,111 ▼ 17 | #14 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #28 of 1,111 ▼ 9 | #11 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #447 of 1,176 | #98 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #681 of 1,105 | #102 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #612 of 1,106 | #113 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #1,155 of 1,157 | #138 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #253 of 759 | #37 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
557
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 557 | 38.3 | 14.5:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 36.9 | 14.6:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 40.4 | 16.6:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 3% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesterbrook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (669 to 557); teachers down 5% (40.4 to 38.3).
About Chesterbrook Elementary
Chesterbrook Elementary, located in McLean, Virginia, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 557 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
Fairfax County Public Schools counts 179,323 students in its 199 schools, and Chesterbrook Elementary is one of them.
At Chesterbrook Elementary, 61% of students are White. After that, the student body is 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chesterbrook Elementary scores 58%.
There are 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chesterbrook Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. By family income, 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points below the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chesterbrook Elementary's results are 2.8 points above predicted: 90.2% against 87.4%.
For the population of Fairfax County, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Fairfax County, 222 public schools serve about 174,475 students.
Chesterbrook Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Williamsburg Middle, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 92.2% on proficiency, and Chesterbrook Elementary is below that at 90.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 565 in 2020-21 and 557 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Chesterbrook Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 McLean
- McLean HighHigh · 2,428 students
- Langley HighHigh · 2,181 students
- Cooper MiddleMiddle · 997 students
- Spring Hill ElementaryElementary · 980 students
- Kent Gardens ElementaryElementary · 918 students
- Churchill Road ElementaryElementary · 635 students
Nearby schools
- Williamsburg Middle0.8 mi · 856
- Discovery Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Jamestown Elementary0.8 mi · 456
- Kent Gardens Elementary1.1 mi · 918
- Longfellow Middle1.2 mi · 1,226
- Nottingham Elementary1.3 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Chesterbrook ElementaryHow many students attend Chesterbrook Elementary?
Chesterbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-06.
Is Chesterbrook Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chesterbrook Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chesterbrook Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chesterbrook Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chesterbrook Elementary?
At Chesterbrook Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Chesterbrook Elementary in?
Chesterbrook Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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