Hayfield Elementary

Set in Alexandria, Virginia, Hayfield Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. It hosts 600 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 20% larger than the state mean of about 499.

Hayfield Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that caters to 179,323 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hayfield Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian. Compared to Fairfax County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hayfield Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 82.7%, the actual is 80.3%, a residual of -2.3 points.

Across the wider county, Fairfax County reports that median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hayfield Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Hayfield Secondary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hayfield Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Hayfield Elementary's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 753 (now 600). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 20% to 15%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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