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Which teacher or staff member at Fairview Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
751
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000467
Fairview Elementary
5815 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 · (703) 503-3700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
81 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
52%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary this school | 751 | 10.8% | 85.8% |
| Orange Hunt Elementary Springfield | 874 | 9.6% | 83.8% |
| Silverbrook Elementary Fairfax Station | 799 | 8.1% | 88.8% |
| Woolridge Elementary Midlothian | 813 | 11.1% | 87.1% |
| Princess Anne Elementary Virginia Beach | 654 | 11.2% | 92.4% |
| Fox Mill Elementary Herndon | 650 | 9.2% | 87.7% |
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 Fairview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #146 of 1,101 | #36 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #157 of 1,111 ▲ 75 | #36 of 136 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #93 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #32 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #132 of 1,176 | #31 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #783 of 1,105 | #110 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #734 of 1,106 | #127 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #1,112 of 1,157 | #115 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #127 of 324 | #13 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 2024-25Enrollment
751
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 751 | 49.9 | 15.1:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 45.9 | 16.6:1 | 10% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 44 | 16.7:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 49 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 39.6 | 17.3:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 7% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 45 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (683 to 751); teachers up 26% (39.6 to 49.9).
About Fairview Elementary
Located in Fairfax Station, Virginia, Fairview Elementary is a large elementary school. School enrollment was 751 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
In Fairfax County Public Schools, 199 schools enroll a combined 179,323 students.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fairview Elementary combined. It is also 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. Fairfax County's residents are about 49% White, 18 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Fairview Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
At Fairview Elementary, 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 11% of enrollment. That is 26 points below the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fairview Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 85.8% actual against 85.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Fairfax County this way: median household income is about $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fairfax County number 222 and enroll about 174,475.
Nearby, Bonnie Brae Elementary is about 0.9 miles away. Fairview Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fairview Elementary at 3rd of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fairview Elementary went from 731 students to 751.
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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 Fairfax Station
- Silverbrook ElementaryElementary · 799 students
- Halley ElementaryElementary · 608 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryRoanoke, VA · 479 students
- Fairview ElementaryGalax, VA · 146 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 677 students
Nearby schools
- Bonnie Brae Elementary0.9 mi · 718
- Terra Centre Elementary1.7 mi · 594
- Oak View Elementary1.7 mi · 776
- Robinson Secondary1.7 mi · 3,710
- Laurel Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 835
- Fairfax Villa Elementary2.9 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElementaryHow large is Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 751 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fairview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Fairview Elementary have?
Fairview Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.