Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000480
Garfield Elementary
7101 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 · (703) 923-2900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
250 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
68%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
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Garfield Elementary
Garfield Elementary's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary this school | 315 | 79.4% | 62.8% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Woodbridge | 454 | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| Centre Ridge Elementary Centreville | 635 | 73.1% | 64.0% |
| Forestdale Elementary Springfield | 537 | 73.9% | 48.3% |
| Brookfield Elementary Chantilly | 684 | 81.9% | 48.8% |
| C.A. Sinclair Elementary Manassas | 636 | 70.6% | 78.4% |
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 Garfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #772 of 1,101 | #99 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #783 of 1,111 ▲ 47 | #106 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #830 of 1,111 ▼ 50 | #107 of 136 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #954 of 1,176 | #138 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #251 of 1,105 | #34 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #288 of 1,106 | #58 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #503 of 1,157 | #20 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #325 of 759 | #43 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
315
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 315 | 25.2 | 12.5:1 | 79% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 70% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 25.3 | 12.5:1 | 73% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 69% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 53% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 37% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (366 to 315); teachers down 13% (29 to 25.2).
About Garfield Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Garfield Elementary serves students in Springfield, Virginia. The school enrolls 315 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools with a combined 179,323 students. Garfield Elementary is one of them.
Enrollment at Garfield Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. Other reported shares: 32% Asian, 17% White, and 6% Black. That compares with about 18% Hispanic among all Fairfax County residents. Garfield Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 25.2 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 79% of students, or 250, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Garfield Elementary would be expected to post about 66.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.8%.
In the county around the school, Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 222 public schools operate in Fairfax County, serving about 174,475 students.
The closest other public school is Crestwood Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Garfield Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Garfield Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 339 to 315. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.5:1.
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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
Other schools in Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary is the 28th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
- Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SD · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary0.7 mi · 582
- Lynbrook Elementary1.0 mi · 595
- Lewis High1.1 mi · 1,658
- Forestdale Elementary1.1 mi · 537
- Springfield Estates Elementary1.4 mi · 596
- Key Middle1.5 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElementaryHow large is Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Garfield Elementary serve?
Garfield Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary are roughly 17% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
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