Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000452
Columbia Elementary
6720 Alpine Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 · (703) 916-2500 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
157 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
71%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Columbia Elementary
Columbia Elementary's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary this school | 377 | 41.6% | 74.8% |
| Old Bridge Elementary Woodbridge | 505 | 39.2% | 84.8% |
| Cunningham Park Elementary Vienna | 412 | 35.0% | 69.5% |
| Long Branch Elementary Arlington | 442 | 33.7% | 72.1% |
| Ball's Bluff Elementary Leesburg | 465 | 35.3% | 77.5% |
| Freedom Hill Elementary Vienna | 500 | 45.4% | 66.2% |
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 Columbia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #437 of 1,101 | #68 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #399 of 1,111 ▼ 28 | #66 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #537 of 1,111 ▼ 89 | #78 of 136 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #863 of 1,176 | #131 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #235 of 1,105 | #30 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #195 of 1,106 | #41 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #839 of 1,157 | #52 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #94 of 759 | #14 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
377
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 377 | 30.4 | 12.4:1 | 42% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 30.2 | 12.5:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 28.3 | 13.1:1 | 42% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 33 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 33.8 | 14.9:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 36% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 17% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (503 to 377); teachers down 10% (33.8 to 30.4).
About Columbia Elementary
Columbia Elementary is a public elementary school run by Fairfax County Public Schools in Annandale, Virginia. The school counted 377 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Columbia Elementary is one school in a 199-school district, Fairfax County Public Schools, which enrolls 179,323 students.
Of every 100 students at Columbia Elementary, about 38 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 49% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Columbia Elementary reports a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher, from 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Columbia Elementary, the prediction is 76.8% and the result is 74.8%.
Census data for Fairfax County show the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Fairfax County number 222, with about 174,475 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Belvedere Elementary, is the closest to Columbia Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Columbia Elementary is ahead of the 62.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Columbia Elementary had a net loss of 36 students, or 9%.
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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
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Other Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary is the 14th largest of the 25.
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 701 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
- Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Belvedere Elementary0.8 mi · 606
- Poe Middle0.8 mi · 879
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology0.8 mi · 2,108
- Weyanoke Elementary0.9 mi · 590
- Holmes Middle1.2 mi · 881
- Parklawn Elementary1.3 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia ElementaryHow large is Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Columbia Elementary serve?
Columbia Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbia Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Columbia Elementary public or private?
Columbia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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