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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000487
Greenbriar West Elementary
13300 Poplar Tree Rd, Fairfax, VA 22033 · (703) 633-6700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
131 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 40% smaller than its 6th grade class (107).
Student demographics
69%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
87.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Greenbriar West Elementary
Greenbriar West Elementary's state test result (87.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar West Elementary this school | 630 | 20.8% | 87.5% |
| Hillside Elementary Ashburn | 656 | 16.6% | 86.9% |
| Legacy Elementary Ashburn | 627 | 16.7% | 90.5% |
| Pinebrook Elementary Aldie | 699 | 21.9% | 86.9% |
| Arcola Elementary Aldie | 748 | 24.3% | 77.9% |
| Mill Run Elementary Ashburn | 636 | 10.5% | 92.4% |
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 Greenbriar West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #101 of 1,101 | #27 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #130 of 1,111 ▲ 78 | #33 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #70 of 1,111 ▲ 73 | #24 of 136 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #299 of 1,176 | #65 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #455 of 1,105 | #65 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #251 of 1,106 | #50 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #1,023 of 1,157 | #90 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #53 of 759 | #6 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
630
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 630 | 46.4 | 13.6:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 50 | 17.8:1 | 12% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 56 | 18.0:1 | 11% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 31 | 30.5:1 | 10% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 42 | 19.5:1 | 9% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenbriar West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (888 to 630); teachers down 7% (50 to 46.4).
About Greenbriar West Elementary
Greenbriar West Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Fairfax, Virginia. Enrollment totals 630 students across pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 26% larger than that mark.
Fairfax County Public Schools oversees Greenbriar West Elementary and 198 other schools, with 179,323 students in total.
About 39% of students at Greenbriar West Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Fairfax County, the Asian share is about 20%. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Greenbriar West Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The school has 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Federal data show 21% of students (131) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
On the allk12 Grade, Greenbriar West Elementary lands at A, ahead of 87% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Greenbriar West Elementary would score about 82.4%. It scores 87.5%, 5.1 points above that figure.
Fairfax County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Greenbriar West Elementary shares Fairfax County with 221 other public schools.
The closest school to Greenbriar West Elementary is Chantilly High, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Greenbriar West Elementary at 4th of 9.
Greenbriar West Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 53 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
Greenbriar West Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Fairfax
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Woodson HighHigh · 2,436 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,272 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 954 students
Nearby schools
- Chantilly High0.3 mi · 2,937
- Rocky Run Middle0.3 mi · 882
- Greenbriar East Elementary0.7 mi · 922
- Brookfield Elementary0.8 mi · 684
- Lees Corner Elementary1.0 mi · 547
- Poplar Tree Elementary1.1 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Greenbriar West ElementaryHow large is Greenbriar West Elementary?
Greenbriar West Elementary enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Greenbriar West Elementary serve?
Greenbriar West Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenbriar West Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenbriar West Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Greenbriar West Elementary?
Student demographics at Greenbriar West Elementary are roughly 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 39% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Greenbriar West Elementary public or private?
Greenbriar West 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.