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Cub Run Elementary

5301 Sully Station Dr, Centreville, VA 20120 · (703) 633-7500 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Virginia public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools

Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
148 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-K183%
Kindergarten9315%
Grade 19816%
Grade 28113%
Grade 37612%
Grade 47712%
Grade 58614%
Grade 69115%

This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (91).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
26643%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
9916%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
6410%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
12019%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
6911%
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
34155%
Female
27945%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.0%76.0%
2023-2475.0%70.0%
2022-2382.0%78.0%
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Cub Run Elementary

Cub Run Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cub Run Elementary this school62023.9%74.5%
John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary
Leesburg
61726.7%84.9%
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Reston
72622.9%84.5%
Ashburn Elementary
Ashburn
51323.2%86.9%
Bristow Run Elementary
Bristow
56228.6%84.4%
Belmont Station Elementary
Ashburn
60519.7%83.5%
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 Cub Run Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Fairfax County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.5%#447 of 1,101#70 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#506 of 1,111
▲ 100
#76 of 136
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#449 of 1,111
▲ 1
#72 of 136
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
620#319 of 1,176#68 of 144
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#525 of 1,105#78 of 143
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
73.0%#106 of 1,106#26 of 143
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.9%#988 of 1,157#86 of 140
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.6%#148 of 324#18 of 32
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
620
+69 (+13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562044.713.9:124% (148)
2023-2457145.512.6:126% (151)
2022-235865011.7:124% (139)
2020-215514113.4:1N/A
2017-1857135.316.2:118% (103)
2015-165863715.8:116% (93)
2010-114762817.0:116% (74)
2000-016904216.4:15% (36)
1990-919214620.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cub Run Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (571 to 620); teachers up 27% (35.3 to 44.7).

About Cub Run Elementary

Cub Run Elementary, located in Centreville, Virginia, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 620 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 24% above that.

The 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools enroll 179,323 students altogether, Cub Run Elementary among them.

Enrollment at Cub Run Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. The school is also 19% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. By the diversity index, Cub Run Elementary comes in at 73%.

Its 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.

The allk12 Grade for Cub Run Elementary is C+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cub Run Elementary is 7.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 74.5%. Predicted: 81.6%.

Fairfax County has these Census figures: median household income is about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Cub Run Elementary is among the 222 public schools in Fairfax County.

The school nearest to Cub Run Elementary is Stone Middle, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Cub Run Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cub Run Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.

Federal data place Cub Run Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts put enrollment at 551 in 2020-21 and 620 in 2024-25, a 13% rise.

Community posts for Cub Run Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Fairfax County at a glance

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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
Cub Run Elementary
District
Fairfax County Public Schools
Address
5301 Sully Station Dr, Centreville, VA 20120
Phone
(703) 633-7500
County
Fairfax County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
620
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
148 (24%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510126002061
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
Other schools in Centreville
Other Cub Run Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Cub Run Elementary. Cub Run Elementary is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Cub Run Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Cub Run Elementary?
Cub Run Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cub Run Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cub Run Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cub Run Elementary have?
Cub Run Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cub Run Elementary?
Student demographics at Cub Run Elementary are roughly 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Cub Run Elementary public or private?
Cub Run Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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