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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001093
Halley Elementary
8850 Cross Chase Circle, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 · (703) 551-5700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
250 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 | 63 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
78%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% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp 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 71 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Halley Elementary
Halley Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halley Elementary this school | 608 | 41.1% | 69.7% |
| Hoffman-Boston Elementary Arlington | 592 | 43.8% | 62.5% |
| Saratoga Elementary Springfield | 612 | 42.2% | 70.8% |
| Gunston Elementary Lorton | 530 | 39.4% | 78.0% |
| Innovation Elementary Arlington | 483 | 42.7% | 78.0% |
| Springfield Estates Elementary Springfield | 596 | 40.9% | 85.2% |
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 Halley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #598 of 1,101 | #85 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #643 of 1,111 ▲ 13 | #91 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #541 of 1,111 ▼ 61 | #82 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #345 of 1,176 | #74 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #315 of 1,105 | #49 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.8% | #6 of 1,106 | #1 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #846 of 1,157 | #54 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #501 of 759 | #70 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
608
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 608 | 47.4 | 12.8:1 | 41% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 47.4 | 13.0:1 | 41% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 46.5 | 13.0:1 | 40% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 46 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 45.3 | 14.7:1 | 40% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 31% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 903 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 19% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (667 to 608); teachers up 5% (45.3 to 47.4).
About Halley Elementary
Halley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Enrollment totals 608 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 22% bigger than the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Halley Elementary is one of the 199 schools that make up Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students in total).
The biggest share of students at Halley Elementary, 26%, is Black. Other reported shares: 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 10% Black among all Fairfax County residents. The diversity index for Halley Elementary is 78%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 41% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Halley Elementary is -7.2 points: 69.7% actual, 76.9% predicted.
In Fairfax County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 222 public schools in the county, enrolling about 174,475, Halley Elementary among them.
Halley Elementary's closest public school neighbor is South County Middle, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Halley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Halley Elementary's average proficiency of 69.7% compares with 76.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Halley Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Halley Elementary enrolled 599; in 2024-25, 608.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Halley Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Station
- Silverbrook ElementaryElementary · 799 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 751 students
Nearby schools
- South County Middle0.8 mi · 943
- Silverbrook Elementary0.9 mi · 799
- South County High1.1 mi · 2,106
- Laurel Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 743
- Newington Forest Elementary1.8 mi · 579
- Lorton Station Elementary2.4 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Halley ElementaryHow many students attend Halley Elementary?
Halley Elementary enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Halley Elementary serve?
Halley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Halley Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Halley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Halley Elementary?
At Halley Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 23% Hispanic, 26% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Halley Elementary public or private?
Halley 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.