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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Forestville Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001837
Forestville Elementary
1085 Utterback Store Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066 · (703) 404-6000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
35 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
62%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
95.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
96.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 96.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 92.0% |
% 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
94.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Forestville Elementary
Forestville Elementary's state test result (94.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestville Elementary this school | 571 | 6.1% | 94.0% |
| Crossfield Elementary Herndon | 513 | 8.2% | 85.3% |
| Stenwood Elementary Vienna | 538 | 10.8% | 88.2% |
| Colvin Run Elementary Vienna | 750 | 2.9% | 96.0% |
| Archer Elementary Vienna | 543 | 14.0% | 86.8% |
| Waples Mill Elementary Oakton | 750 | 12.5% | 87.2% |
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 Forestville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #13 of 1,101 | #8 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #12 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | #6 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #12 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #7 of 136 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #424 of 1,176 | #94 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #883 of 1,105 | #122 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #514 of 1,106 | #95 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #1,141 of 1,157 | #131 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #710 of 759 | #105 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
571
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
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 | 571 | 36.3 | 15.7:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 38.2 | 15.2:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 36.3 | 15.2:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 32.2 | 18.0:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 51 | 19.1:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forestville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (581 to 571); teachers up 13% (32.2 to 36.3).
About Forestville Elementary
Students in Great Falls, Virginia, attend Forestville Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 571 students, covering pre-K through 6.
The district, Fairfax County Public Schools, operates 199 schools serving 179,323 students.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Forestville Elementary. Other reported shares: 25% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The school has 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. The school reported 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
In Virginia, Forestville Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 94.0% actual against a predicted 86.4%.
In the surrounding county, Fairfax County, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Forestville Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
Aldrin Elementary sits about 1.1 miles from Forestville Elementary. Forestville Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 67.9% proficiency; Forestville Elementary posts 94.0%.
Forestville Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school grew from 552 students in 2020-21 to 571 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Forestville Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Forestville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Forestville Elementary. Forestville Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORESTVILLE, NY · 211 students
- Forestville ElementaryForestville, CA · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Aldrin Elementary1.1 mi · 455
- Forest Edge Elementary1.7 mi · 454
- Armstrong Elementary1.9 mi · 357
- Great Falls Elementary2.0 mi · 513
- Lake Anne Elementary2.2 mi · 616
- Herndon High2.5 mi · 2,261
Frequently asked questions
About Forestville ElementaryHow large is Forestville Elementary?
Forestville Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Forestville Elementary serve?
Forestville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forestville Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Forestville Elementary?
Student demographics at Forestville Elementary are roughly 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 25% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Forestville Elementary in?
Forestville Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.