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Alumni: what's one memory from Churchill Road Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000449
Churchill Road Elementary
7100 Churchill Rd, McLean, VA 22101 · (703) 288-8400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
68%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
94.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
97.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 96.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 95.0% |
% 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
94.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 88% 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 Churchill Road Elementary
Churchill Road Elementary's state test result (94.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Road Elementary this school | 635 | 2.0% | 94.0% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Herndon | 628 | 8.3% | 88.7% |
| Haycock Elementary Falls Church | 838 | 4.4% | 98.0% |
| Mill Run Elementary Ashburn | 636 | 10.5% | 92.4% |
| Hovatter Elementary Aldie | 810 | 3.7% | 84.4% |
| Shady Grove Elementary Glen Allen | 600 | 11.3% | 88.8% |
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 Churchill Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #12 of 1,101 | #7 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #8 of 1,111 ▲ 2 | #4 of 136 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #17 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #8 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #288 of 1,176 | #63 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #829 of 1,105 | #114 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #282 of 1,106 | #57 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.0% | #1,156 of 1,157 | #139 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #255 of 759 | #38 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
635
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 635 | 41.4 | 15.3:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 37.5 | 16.2:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 45.3 | 16.8:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 49 | 17.1:1 | 1% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 29 | 29.2:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (761 to 635); teachers down 9% (45.3 to 41.4).
About Churchill Road Elementary
Churchill Road Elementary is an elementary school in McLean, Virginia, according to federal school records. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 635 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 27% higher.
Fairfax County Public Schools enrolls 179,323 students, and its 199 schools include Churchill Road Elementary.
The biggest share of students at Churchill Road Elementary, 42%, is White. Other reported shares: 34% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Churchill Road Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The school has 2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 37% for public schools in Fairfax County.
Test results at Churchill Road Elementary are 6.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (94.0% actual, 87.5% predicted).
For the population of Fairfax County, median household income comes to about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Fairfax County counts 222 public schools with about 174,475 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cooper Middle, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Churchill Road Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Churchill Road 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
- Chesterbrook ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Cooper Middle0.4 mi · 997
- Sherman Elementary1.1 mi · 290
- Langley High1.3 mi · 2,181
- McLean High1.6 mi · 2,428
- Kent Gardens Elementary1.9 mi · 918
- Westgate Elementary2.1 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Churchill Road Elementary?
Churchill Road Elementary enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Churchill Road Elementary serve?
Churchill Road Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Churchill Road Elementary have?
Churchill Road Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Churchill Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Churchill Road Elementary are roughly 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 34% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Churchill Road Elementary in?
Churchill Road Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.