Laurel Ridge Elementary

Laurel Ridge Elementary is a K-5 school of sprawling scale in Fairfax, Virginia, run under Fairfax County Public Schools, instructing 835 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 67% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

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

Demographically, Laurel Ridge Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Laurel Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) logs that median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Laurel Ridge Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Robinson Secondary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laurel Ridge Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 81.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Laurel Ridge Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 850 (now 835). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 23% across the same window.

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