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Clearview Elementary

12635 Builders Rd, Herndon, VA 20170 · (703) 708-6000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
349 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7413%
Kindergarten5910%
Grade 15910%
Grade 25710%
Grade 39016%
Grade 47012%
Grade 58515%
Grade 68615%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
15427%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
32556%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
376%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
407%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
224%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31955%
Female
26145%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%68.0%
2023-2468.0%70.0%
2022-2361.0%62.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Clearview Elementary

Clearview Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clearview Elementary this school58060.2%69.0%
Timber Lane Elementary
Falls Church
58461.0%58.8%
Barrett Elementary
Arlington
50057.0%58.8%
Barcroft Elementary
Arlington
49557.2%66.0%
Woodburn Elementary
Falls Church
48367.9%48.8%
Randolph Elementary
Arlington
43057.9%57.3%
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 Clearview Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Fairfax County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#619 of 1,101#88 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#725 of 1,111
▼ 120
#98 of 136
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#728 of 1,111
▼ 76
#98 of 136
▼ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
580#400 of 1,176#91 of 144
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#116 of 1,105#14 of 143
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.5%#551 of 1,106#100 of 143
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.2%#770 of 1,157#40 of 140
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.8%#183 of 759#27 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 2024-25
Enrollment
580
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558050.511.5:160% (349)
2023-2462750.312.5:153% (334)
2022-2361351.811.8:156% (343)
2020-216175710.8:1N/A
2017-1872353.513.5:146% (334)
2015-166885213.2:144% (303)
2010-116013517.2:139% (233)
2000-015304212.6:128% (147)
1990-917064814.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearview Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (723 to 580); teachers down 6% (53.5 to 50.5).

About Clearview Elementary

Clearview Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Herndon, Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 580 students enrolled.

Fairfax County Public Schools is responsible for 199 schools, Clearview Elementary included, with 179,323 students in all.

Roughly 56% of students at Clearview Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Fairfax County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. Clearview Elementary's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.

Clearview Elementary's 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 23 points.

After adjusting for student poverty, Clearview Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%; the prediction is 71.7%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that the median household income is $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Clearview Elementary, Fairfax County has 221 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Clearview Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Forest Grove Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Clearview Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 580 students in 2024-25, 37 fewer than the 617 it had in 2020-21.

Community posts for Clearview Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Fairfax County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Clearview Elementary
District
Fairfax County Public Schools
Address
12635 Builders Rd, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone
(703) 708-6000
County
Fairfax County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
580
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
349 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510126001836
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
Other schools in Herndon
Other Clearview Elementary schools

7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Clearview Elementary. Clearview Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Clearview Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Clearview Elementary?
Clearview Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Clearview Elementary serve?
Clearview Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clearview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clearview Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clearview Elementary?
At Clearview Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Clearview Elementary in?
Clearview Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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