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How has Laurel Ridge Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
835
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000519
Laurel Ridge Elementary
10110 Commonwealth Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22032 · (703) 426-3700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
81 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (137).
Student demographics
61%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Ridge Elementary
Laurel Ridge Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Ridge Elementary this school | 835 | 9.7% | 82.2% |
| Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary Haymarket | 813 | 15.1% | 88.5% |
| Silverbrook Elementary Fairfax Station | 799 | 8.1% | 88.8% |
| Orange Hunt Elementary Springfield | 874 | 9.6% | 83.8% |
| Fairview Elementary Fairfax Station | 751 | 10.8% | 85.8% |
| Hunt Valley Elementary Springfield | 735 | 11.7% | 86.8% |
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 Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #252 of 1,101 | #52 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #158 of 1,111 ▲ 120 | #37 of 136 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #95 of 1,111 ▲ 67 | #34 of 136 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 835 | #65 of 1,176 | #18 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #546 of 1,105 | #81 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #532 of 1,106 | #97 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #1,120 of 1,157 | #118 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #705 of 759 | #102 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
835
+83 (+11%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 835 | 59.9 | 13.9:1 | 10% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 55.7 | 14.4:1 | 8% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 56.5 | 13.9:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 60 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 850 | 57.1 | 14.9:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 45 | 18.8:1 | 9% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 6% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | 41 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (850 to 835); teachers up 5% (57.1 to 59.9).
About Laurel Ridge Elementary
Laurel Ridge Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school found in Fairfax, Virginia. The school counted 835 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. It has 67% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Fairfax County Public Schools oversees Laurel Ridge Elementary and 198 other schools, with 179,323 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Laurel Ridge Elementary is White: 56%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Laurel Ridge Elementary reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Laurel Ridge Elementary, 10% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Laurel Ridge Elementary scores 82.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 85.5%.
In the surrounding county, Fairfax County, median household income comes to about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 222, with about 174,475 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Robinson Secondary, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Laurel Ridge Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 752 (2020-21) to 835 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
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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
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Woodson HighHigh · 2,436 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,272 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 954 students
Other Laurel Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Laurel Ridge Elementary. Laurel Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Laurel Ridge Elementary SchoolDecatur, GA · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Secondary0.4 mi · 3,710
- Oak View Elementary0.8 mi · 776
- Bonnie Brae Elementary1.0 mi · 718
- Olde Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 359
- Lake Braddock Secondary1.8 mi · 4,411
- Little Run Elementary1.8 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Ridge Elementary?
Laurel Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 835 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Laurel Ridge Elementary serve?
Laurel Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurel Ridge Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Laurel Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Laurel Ridge Elementary are roughly 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Laurel Ridge Elementary?
Laurel Ridge Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
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