Fairview Elementary

Located at 5815 Ox Rd, in Fairfax Station, Virginia, Fairview Elementary is a sizable elementary campus that caters to 751 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Fairfax County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Fairview Elementary sits 51% above that benchmark.

Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 179,323 students. Fairview Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Fairview Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fairview Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairview Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 85.2%, the actual is 85.8%, a residual of +0.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fairfax County reports that median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Fairview Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bonnie Brae Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 82.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fairview Elementary's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 683 (now 751). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.