Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000525
Little Run Elementary
4511 Olley Ln, Fairfax, VA 22032 · (703) 503-3500 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
81 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
72%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
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Little Run Elementary
Little Run Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Run Elementary this school | 264 | 30.7% | 72.7% |
| Aldrin Elementary Reston | 455 | 24.0% | 79.7% |
| Olde Creek Elementary Fairfax | 359 | 16.7% | 78.7% |
| Columbia Elementary Annandale | 377 | 41.6% | 74.8% |
| Horizon Elementary Sterling | 510 | 32.0% | 80.9% |
| Long Branch Elementary Arlington | 442 | 33.7% | 72.1% |
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 Little Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #506 of 1,101 | #73 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #449 of 1,111 ▲ 2 | #71 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #503 of 1,111 ▼ 25 | #77 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,025 of 1,176 | #141 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #5 of 1,105 | #3 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #128 of 1,106 | #33 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #935 of 1,157 | #74 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #78 of 759 | #11 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
264
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 264 | 30.2 | 8.7:1 | 31% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 30.5 | 9.1:1 | 31% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 26.5 | 11.6:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 29 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 22% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 18% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Run Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (357 to 264); teachers up 4% (29 to 30.2).
About Little Run Elementary
Little Run Elementary is a small elementary school in Fairfax, Virginia, under Fairfax County Public Schools. It educates 264 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Little Run Elementary is one school in Fairfax County Public Schools, a system of 199 schools with 179,323 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Little Run Elementary. The largest is White students, at 40%. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Fairfax County's population at about 49%. Little Run Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Little Run Elementary and a ratio of 8.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 31% of enrollment.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Little Run Elementary is 7.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.7% actual, 79.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Census estimates describe Fairfax County this way: the median household income is $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Fairfax County has 222 public schools and roughly 174,475 students.
Nearby, Olde Creek Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Little Run Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Little Run Elementary ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 290 in 2020-21 to 264 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.0:1 to 8.7:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Olde Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 359
- Frost Middle0.8 mi · 1,272
- Canterbury Woods Elementary1.0 mi · 735
- Woodson High1.1 mi · 2,436
- Wakefield Forest Elementary1.3 mi · 626
- Mantua Elementary1.5 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About Little Run ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Little Run Elementary?
Little Run Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Little Run Elementary serve?
Little Run Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Little Run Elementary have?
Little Run Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Little Run Elementary?
Student demographics at Little Run Elementary are roughly 40% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Little Run Elementary public or private?
Little Run Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.