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Enrollment
476
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001840
Kings Glen Elementary
5401 Danbury Forest Dr, Springfield, VA 22151 · (703) 239-4000 · Fairfax County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
129 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 149 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 168 | 35% |
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairfax County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Kings Glen Elementary
Kings Glen Elementary's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Glen Elementary this school | 476 | 27.1% | 78.8% |
| Stone Middle Centreville | 718 | 39.0% | 73.3% |
| Harper Park Middle Leesburg | 858 | 34.7% | 77.1% |
| Lakeside Middle Charlottesville | 574 | 27.0% | 83.3% |
| J. Lupton Simpson Middle Leesburg | 874 | 30.1% | 75.4% |
| Montevideo Middle Penn Laird | 593 | 37.3% | 75.3% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Kings Glen Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #78 of 337 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #37 of 342 ▼ 1 | #7 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #74 of 342 ▼ 14 | #11 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #263 of 343 | #23 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #262 of 327 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #67 of 333 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #292 of 340 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #194 of 224 | #14 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
476
+52 (+12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 29.2 | 15.9:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 29.3 | 14.4:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 34 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 31.4 | 15.8:1 | 25% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 16% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Glen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (495 to 476); teachers up 2% (31.4 to 32).
About Kings Glen Elementary
Kings Glen Elementary is a low-enrollment middle school. Its address is in Springfield, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 476 students in grades 4 through 6. Against the 750-student average for middle schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 37% lower.
Fairfax County Public Schools enrolls 179,323 students, and its 199 schools include Kings Glen Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Kings Glen Elementary, at 44%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 27% of students. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 10 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.7% for Kings Glen Elementary. The school posts 78.8%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that the median household income is $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Kings Glen Elementary, Fairfax County has 221 other public schools.
The closest public school, Kings Park Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from Kings Glen Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kings Glen Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 52 more students in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Kings Glen 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 Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
Nearby schools
- Kings Park Elementary0.4 mi · 653
- Ravensworth Elementary0.6 mi · 568
- Cardinal Forest Elementary0.9 mi · 680
- West Springfield High1.3 mi · 2,799
- Canterbury Woods Elementary1.4 mi · 735
- North Springfield Elementary1.5 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Glen ElementaryHow large is Kings Glen Elementary?
Kings Glen Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 04-06.
Is Kings Glen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings Glen Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Kings Glen Elementary have?
Kings Glen Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings Glen Elementary?
Student demographics at Kings Glen Elementary are roughly 44% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Glen Elementary?
Kings Glen 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.