Greenbriar West Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Fairfax, Virginia, Greenbriar West Elementary serves 630 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Fairfax County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 179,323 students. Greenbriar West Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Greenbriar West Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Greenbriar West Elementary has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greenbriar West Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 82.4%; this one delivers 87.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) records that median household income runs about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Greenbriar West Elementary is one.

Chantilly High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Greenbriar West Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 80.1%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greenbriar West Elementary has decreased 29%, going from 888 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 52% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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