Fort Hunt Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Alexandria, Virginia, Fort Hunt Elementary educates 551 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Fairfax County Public Schools.

Fort Hunt Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that serves 179,323 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fort Hunt Elementary reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Fort Hunt Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Fort Hunt Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fort Hunt Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Fairfax County shows median household earnings sit near $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Fort Hunt Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stratford Landing Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Hunt Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Hunt Elementary has contracted 7%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 551 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 48% to 54% over that span.

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