Colvin Run Elementary

Set in Vienna, Virginia, Colvin Run Elementary is a heavily attended primary school, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. It serves 750 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 50% above typical.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Colvin Run Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Colvin Run Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Colvin Run Elementary has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Colvin Run Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 87.3%; this one delivers 96.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Fairfax County put the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Colvin Run Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

Wolftrap Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colvin Run Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 86.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 750 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 31% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.