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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Forest Edge Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000471
Forest Edge Elementary
1501 Beacontree Ln, Reston, VA 20190 · (703) 925-8000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
356 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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
74%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 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 are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Forest Edge Elementary
Forest Edge Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Edge Elementary this school | 454 | 78.4% | 70.3% |
| Windsor Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 497 | 76.7% | 66.3% |
| Rosemont Elementary Virginia Beach | 387 | 76.5% | 61.5% |
| Agnor Elementary Charlottesville | 523 | 70.9% | 63.3% |
| Birdneck Elementary Virginia Beach | 584 | 77.2% | 57.4% |
| Luxford Elementary Virginia Beach | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
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 Forest Edge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #579 of 1,101 | #82 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #617 of 1,111 ▼ 43 | #85 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #538 of 1,111 ▼ 31 | #79 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #692 of 1,176 | #126 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #98 of 1,105 | #12 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #81 of 1,106 | #14 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #514 of 1,157 | #23 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #118 of 759 | #18 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
454
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 454 | 39.9 | 11.4:1 | 78% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 42.8 | 10.7:1 | 68% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 40.8 | 11.0:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 40 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 44.5 | 13.3:1 | 44% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 51 | 14.2:1 | 41% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 30% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 25% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 36 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Edge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (591 to 454); teachers down 10% (44.5 to 39.9).
About Forest Edge Elementary
Forest Edge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Reston, Virginia. The school counts 454 students across pre-K through 6.
Forest Edge Elementary is a school in Fairfax County Public Schools. The district has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Forest Edge Elementary is Black (31%). The remaining students are 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 10% Black. By the diversity index, Forest Edge Elementary comes in at 74%.
Forest Edge Elementary counts 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.4 students for each one. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Fairfax County average 37%.
Test results at Forest Edge Elementary are 3.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.3% actual, 66.8% predicted).
Fairfax County has these Census figures: median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Fairfax County number 222 and enroll about 174,475.
The school nearest to Forest Edge Elementary is Aldrin Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of Forest Edge Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Forest Edge Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Forest Edge Elementary is City: Small.
Forest Edge Elementary saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 12.5:1 to 11.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Reston
- South Lakes HighHigh · 2,434 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Dogwood ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and SciencesElementary · 726 students
- Lake Anne ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Terraset ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Other Forest Edge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Forest Edge Elementary. Forest Edge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Forest Edge Elementary SchoolFitchburg, WI · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Aldrin Elementary0.9 mi · 455
- Lake Anne Elementary1.0 mi · 616
- Forestville Elementary1.7 mi · 571
- Armstrong Elementary1.7 mi · 357
- Sunrise Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 558
- Terraset Elementary2.4 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Edge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Forest Edge Elementary?
Forest Edge Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-06.
Is Forest Edge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Edge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Edge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Edge Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forest Edge Elementary?
Forest Edge Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Forest Edge Elementary in?
Forest Edge Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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