Fort Belvoir Elementary

Fort Belvoir Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. The school serves 707 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Fairfax County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 179,323 students, Fort Belvoir Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Fort Belvoir Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fairfax County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Fort Belvoir Elementary reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fort Belvoir Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Fort Belvoir Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 951 students in 2018 compared to 707 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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