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What's something Colvin Run Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002333
Colvin Run Elementary
1400 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA 22182 · (703) 757-3000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
22 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 | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 45% smaller than its 6th grade class (128).
Student demographics
63%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
97.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
96.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 96.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 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
96.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% 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 Colvin Run Elementary
Colvin Run Elementary's state test result (96.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colvin Run Elementary this school | 750 | 2.9% | 96.0% |
| Kent Gardens Elementary McLean | 918 | 4.0% | 94.5% |
| Haycock Elementary Falls Church | 838 | 4.4% | 98.0% |
| Forestville Elementary Great Falls | 571 | 6.1% | 94.0% |
| Waples Mill Elementary Oakton | 750 | 12.5% | 87.2% |
| Oakton Elementary Oakton | 795 | 13.2% | 87.0% |
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 Colvin Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #5 of 1,101 | #4 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #13 of 1,111 no change | #7 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #6 of 1,111 ▼ 1 | #4 of 136 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #135 of 1,176 | #33 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #687 of 1,105 | #104 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #472 of 1,106 | #89 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.9% | #1,153 of 1,157 | #137 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #650 of 759 | #89 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
750
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 881
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 750 | 51.5 | 14.6:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 49.2 | 15.8:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 33 | 26.7:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colvin Run Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (779 to 750); teachers up 5% (49.2 to 51.5).
About Colvin Run Elementary
Colvin Run Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Vienna, Virginia. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 750 students. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 50% above average.
Fairfax County Public Schools has 179,323 students spread across 199 schools.
A majority of students at Colvin Run Elementary, 53%, are White. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 49% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Colvin Run Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school has about 14.6 students per teacher and 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points below the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
Test results at Colvin Run Elementary are 8.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (96.0% actual, 87.3% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 222 public schools in Fairfax County, with a combined enrollment of about 174,475.
Wolftrap Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Colvin Run Elementary is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Colvin Run Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (741) and 2024-25 (750).
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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
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 Vienna
- Oakton HighHigh · 2,621 students
- Madison HighHigh · 2,090 students
- Thoreau MiddleMiddle · 1,239 students
- Kilmer MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Westbriar ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Marshall Road ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Wolftrap Elementary2.0 mi · 529
- Spring Hill Elementary2.0 mi · 980
- Westbriar Elementary2.1 mi · 840
- Sunrise Valley Elementary3.0 mi · 558
- Freedom Hill Elementary3.1 mi · 500
- Vienna Elementary3.1 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Colvin Run ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Colvin Run Elementary?
Colvin Run Elementary enrolls approximately 750 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Colvin Run Elementary serve?
Colvin Run Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Colvin Run Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Colvin Run Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colvin Run Elementary?
At Colvin Run Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 27% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Colvin Run Elementary public or private?
Colvin Run Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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