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How has Laurel Hill Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002802
Laurel Hill Elementary
8390 Laurel Crest Dr., Lorton, VA 22079 · (703) 551-5300 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
222 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (116).
Student demographics
76%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 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 up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Laurel Hill Elementary
Laurel Hill Elementary's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Hill Elementary this school | 743 | 29.9% | 84.3% |
| Pennington Traditional Manassas | 651 | 31.8% | 92.9% |
| Salem Elementary Virginia Beach | 541 | 33.8% | 82.0% |
| Mary G. Porter Traditional Woodbridge | 679 | 37.1% | 95.5% |
| Arlington Traditional Arlington | 624 | 35.3% | 93.9% |
| Discovery Elementary Ashburn | 639 | 33.8% | 73.4% |
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 Laurel Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #195 of 1,101 | #47 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #248 of 1,111 ▼ 71 | #53 of 136 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #164 of 1,111 ▲ 2 | #48 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #143 of 1,176 | #36 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #831 of 1,105 | #115 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #31 of 1,106 | #4 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #944 of 1,157 | #76 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #207 of 759 | #30 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
743
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 743 | 48.4 | 15.3:1 | 30% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 42.1 | 17.5:1 | 28% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 25% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 50 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 52.5 | 17.4:1 | 18% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 16% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 42 | 19.8:1 | 19% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (914 to 743); teachers down 8% (52.5 to 48.4).
About Laurel Hill Elementary
At 8390 Laurel Crest Dr. in Lorton, Virginia, Laurel Hill Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 743 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Across its 199 schools, Fairfax County Public Schools enrolls 179,323 students. Laurel Hill Elementary is one of those schools.
At Laurel Hill Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 31%. Smaller groups are 28% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 10% of Fairfax County residents are Black. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Laurel Hill Elementary are from different groups.
Laurel Hill Elementary lists 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.3 students per teacher. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 30% of the student body.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Laurel Hill Elementary is +4.4 points: 84.3% actual, 80.0% predicted.
In Fairfax County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Laurel Hill Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Laurel Hill Elementary from the closest public school, South County High. Laurel Hill Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Laurel Hill Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 753 in 2020-21 to 743 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. 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 Lorton
- South County HighHigh · 2,106 students
- South County MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Lorton Station ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Gunston ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other Laurel Hill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Laurel Hill Elementary. Laurel Hill Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Laurel Hill ElementaryLaurel Hill, NC · 662 students
- Laurel Hill Elementary SchoolHanover Park, IL · 384 students
Nearby schools
- South County High0.3 mi · 2,106
- South County Middle0.7 mi · 943
- Lorton Station Elementary1.1 mi · 745
- Halley Elementary1.4 mi · 608
- Newington Forest Elementary1.5 mi · 579
- Saratoga Elementary1.6 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Laurel Hill Elementary?
Laurel Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 743 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Laurel Hill Elementary serve?
Laurel Hill Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Hill Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Laurel Hill Elementary.
How diverse is Laurel Hill Elementary?
Laurel Hill Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Laurel Hill Elementary in?
Laurel Hill Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.