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Enrollment
761
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126003032
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
5970 Meeres Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 · (571) 982-1300 · Fairfax County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
243 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 | 42 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 218 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 179 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 143 | 19% |
Student demographics
66%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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary this school | 761 | 31.9% | 70.0% |
| Fort Belvoir Elementary Fort Belvoir | 707 | 33.4% | N/A |
| Grafton Village Elementary Falmouth | 737 | 36.6% | 72.0% |
| Sealston Elementary King George | 753 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
| Brock Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 651 | 33.0% | 78.3% |
| Hartwood Elementary Hartwood | 627 | 30.0% | 79.4% |
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 Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #590 of 1,101 | #83 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #621 of 1,111 ▲ 116 | #89 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #477 of 1,111 ▲ 150 | #75 of 136 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #124 of 1,176 | #30 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #688 of 1,105 | #105 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #359 of 1,106 | #71 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #924 of 1,157 | #71 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.5% | #27 of 324 | #5 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
761
+145 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 761 | 52.3 | 14.6:1 | 32% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 46.9 | 13.9:1 | 29% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 31% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 50 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 26% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (583 to 761); teachers up 49% (35 to 52.3).
About Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is a large elementary school in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. A total of 761 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 6. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 53% higher.
Fairfax County Public Schools counts 199 schools and 179,323 students, including Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary.
At Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, White students make up 51% of the student body. It is also 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, Fairfax County is about 49% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1, with 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.7 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 32% of enrollment.
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary scores 70.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 79.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fairfax County, the median household income is $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Fairfax County has 222 public schools and roughly 174,475 students.
Fort Belvoir Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 761, a 24% increase from 616 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.3 to 14.6 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Fort Belvoir Elementary0.1 mi · 707
- Woodlawn Elementary1.4 mi · 447
- Hayfield Elementary1.9 mi · 600
- Hayfield Secondary2.0 mi · 3,256
- Island Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 686
- Washington Mill Elementary2.3 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Belvoir Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary serve?
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
Fort Belvoir Upper 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.