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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000476
Franconia Elementary
6301 Beulah St, Alexandria, VA 22310 · (703) 822-2200 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
152 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
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% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 75 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 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Franconia Elementary
Franconia Elementary's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franconia Elementary this school | 492 | 30.9% | 71.0% |
| Rosemont Forest Elementary Virginia Beach | 497 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Montessori Public School of Arlington Arlington | 528 | 28.2% | 83.0% |
| Long Branch Elementary Arlington | 442 | 33.7% | 72.1% |
| Newington Forest Elementary Springfield | 579 | 25.7% | 78.7% |
| Rolling Valley Elementary Springfield | 521 | 24.0% | 74.8% |
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 Franconia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #553 of 1,101 | #80 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #532 of 1,111 no change | #78 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #539 of 1,111 ▲ 55 | #80 of 136 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #604 of 1,176 | #118 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #335 of 1,105 | #55 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #92 of 1,106 | #22 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #934 of 1,157 | #73 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #474 of 759 | #63 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
492
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 492 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 35.5 | 13.8:1 | 31% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 34.5 | 15.2:1 | 28% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 20% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franconia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (543 to 492); teachers up 19% (32 to 38).
About Franconia Elementary
Franconia Elementary is an elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 492 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
The 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools enroll 179,323 students altogether, Franconia Elementary among them.
Enrollment at Franconia Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 13% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 49% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Franconia Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Dividing enrollment by its 38 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Franconia Elementary reports 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Franconia Elementary is -8.7 points: 71.0% actual, 79.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 222 public schools operate in Fairfax County, serving about 174,475 students.
The school nearest to Franconia Elementary is Edison High, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Franconia Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Franconia Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Franconia Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 492 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 558. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
Community posts for Franconia Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Other Franconia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Franconia Elementary. Franconia Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Franconia Elementary SchoolSouderton, PA · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Edison High0.6 mi · 2,294
- Key Center0.8 mi · 43
- Key Middle0.9 mi · 700
- Springfield Estates Elementary1.0 mi · 596
- Bush Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 673
- Lewis High1.3 mi · 1,658
Frequently asked questions
About Franconia ElementaryHow many students attend Franconia Elementary?
Franconia Elementary enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Franconia Elementary serve?
Franconia Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Franconia Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Franconia Elementary.
How diverse is Franconia Elementary?
Franconia Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Franconia Elementary public or private?
Franconia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.