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Alumni: what's one memory from Glen Forest Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000482
Glen Forest Elementary
5829 Glen Forest Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041 · (703) 578-8000 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
760 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 | 85 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
64%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
51.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Glen Forest Elementary
Glen Forest Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Forest Elementary this school | 779 | 97.6% | 44.8% |
| Dogwood Elementary Reston | 745 | 98.5% | 41.5% |
| Annandale Terrace Elementary Annandale | 680 | 96.3% | 52.7% |
| William Ramsay Elementary Alexandria | 689 | 88.7% | 42.4% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary Sterling | 562 | 99.5% | 60.1% |
| Weyanoke Elementary Alexandria | 590 | 97.1% | 43.2% |
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 Glen Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,032 of 1,101 | #127 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #975 of 1,111 ▲ 50 | #118 of 136 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #997 of 1,111 ▲ 47 | #119 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #106 of 1,176 | #26 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #201 of 1,105 | #24 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #455 of 1,106 | #84 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #223 of 1,157 | #5 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #70 of 759 | #8 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
779
-302 (-28%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 779 | 63.8 | 12.2:1 | 98% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 62.7 | 12.6:1 | 90% (713) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 61.8 | 13.4:1 | 87% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 85 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,069 | 81 | 13.2:1 | 75% (806) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 86 | 12.1:1 | 72% (746) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 74 | 12.6:1 | 74% (688) |
| 2000-01 | 896 | 63 | 14.2:1 | 61% (543) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 50 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,069 to 779); teachers down 21% (81 to 63.8).
About Glen Forest Elementary
Students in Falls Church, Virginia, attend Glen Forest Elementary, a large elementary school. The school's enrollment of 779 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 56% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Glen Forest Elementary is among 199 schools run by Fairfax County Public Schools, which serves 179,323 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Glen Forest Elementary, with 53% of enrollment. The school is also 25% White, 10% Black, and 10% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Glen Forest Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 98%. The average for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Glen Forest Elementary is D. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Glen Forest Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in Virginia. Predicted: 61.5%. Actual: 44.8%.
In Fairfax County (population about 1,147,837), the median household income is $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Glen Forest Elementary is one of 222 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Campbell Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Glen Forest Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 44.8% versus a 68.0% average.
Glen Forest Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 302 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Glen Forest Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Campbell Elementary0.2 mi · 403
- Carlin Springs Elementary0.5 mi · 534
- Kenmore Middle0.7 mi · 1,053
- Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences0.9 mi · 814
- Wakefield High1.1 mi · 2,646
- Justice High1.2 mi · 2,357
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Forest ElementaryHow many students attend Glen Forest Elementary?
Glen Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glen Forest Elementary serve?
Glen Forest Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Forest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glen Forest Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glen Forest Elementary?
At Glen Forest Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 53% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Forest Elementary?
Glen Forest 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.