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Does Deer Park Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000768
Deer Park Elementary
15109 Carlbern Dr, Centreville, VA 20120 · (703) 802-5000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
198 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
-106 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.8:1
% White
44%
was 43%
% Hispanic
25%
was 24%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
16%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Deer Park Elementary
As an average-sized elementary campus in Centreville, Virginia, Deer Park Elementary hosts 522 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools.
Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 179,323 students. Deer Park Elementary is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Deer Park Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Deer Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.8%; this one delivers 71.2%.
Around the school, Fairfax County reports that median household income runs about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Deer Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Virginia Run Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deer Park Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 68.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Deer Park Elementary has fell 17%, going from 628 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 Centreville
- Powell ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Cardinal Ridge ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- Bull Run ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Centreville ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Virginia Run ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Stone MiddleMiddle · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Run Elementary0.8 mi · 724
- Stone Middle0.9 mi · 718
- Cub Run Elementary1.0 mi · 620
- London Towne Elementary1.3 mi · 658
- Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center1.9 mi · 236
- Bull Run Elementary1.9 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Deer Park Elementary?
Deer Park Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-06.
Is Deer Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deer Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deer Park Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Deer Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Deer Park Elementary are roughly 44% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Deer Park Elementary in?
Deer Park Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.