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Does Floris Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000470
Floris Elementary
2708 Centreville Rd, Herndon, VA 20171 · (703) 561-2900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
79 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Floris Elementary
Floris Elementary's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floris Elementary this school | 666 | 11.9% | 85.0% |
| Waxpool Elementary Ashburn | 678 | 16.7% | 89.9% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary Aldie | 756 | 12.2% | 83.5% |
| Elaine E. Thompson Elementary Sterling | 756 | 18.3% | 84.3% |
| Poplar Tree Elementary Chantilly | 683 | 10.2% | 91.0% |
| Liberty Elementary South Riding | 813 | 18.5% | 86.8% |
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 Floris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #171 of 1,101 | #41 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #274 of 1,111 ▲ 32 | #55 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #264 of 1,111 ▼ 37 | #57 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #241 of 1,176 | #58 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #788 of 1,105 | #112 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #418 of 1,106 | #80 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.9% | #1,099 of 1,157 | #111 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #331 of 759 | #45 of 110 |
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
666
-129 (-16%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 666 | 44.2 | 15.1:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 45.6 | 15.3:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 44.8 | 15.4:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 52 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 43.5 | 17.7:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Floris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (771 to 666); teachers up 2% (43.5 to 44.2).
About Floris Elementary
Floris Elementary serves students in Herndon, Virginia, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 666 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Fairfax County Public Schools operates 199 schools. Combined enrollment is 179,323 students.
The student body at Floris Elementary is 51% Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 20%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Floris Elementary reported 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Roughly 12% of students at Floris Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fairfax County report 37%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Floris Elementary is +0.1 points: 85.0% actual, 84.9% predicted.
Fairfax County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Fairfax County's 222 public schools enroll about 174,475 students and include Floris Elementary.
Floris Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Carson Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Floris Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Floris Elementary is ahead of the 72.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Floris Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 129 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Floris Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Herndon
- Herndon HighHigh · 2,261 students
- Carson MiddleMiddle · 1,358 students
- Coates ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Hutchison ElementaryElementary · 970 students
- Herndon MiddleMiddle · 895 students
- Herndon ElementaryElementary · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Middle0.6 mi · 1,358
- McNair Elementary0.9 mi · 520
- McNair Upper Elementary1.0 mi · 605
- Coates Elementary1.2 mi · 996
- Oak Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 628
- Hutchison Elementary1.8 mi · 970
Frequently asked questions
About Floris ElementaryHow many students attend Floris Elementary?
Floris Elementary enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Floris Elementary serve?
Floris Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Floris Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Floris Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Floris Elementary?
Student demographics at Floris Elementary are roughly 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 51% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Floris Elementary in?
Floris Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.