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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at London Towne Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000526
London Towne Elementary
6100 Stone Rd, Centreville, VA 20120 · (703) 227-5400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
455 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
70%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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 London Towne Elementary
London Towne Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Towne Elementary this school | 658 | 69.1% | 60.2% |
| John D. Jenkins Elementary Woodbridge | 634 | 70.2% | 67.5% |
| Occoquan Elementary Woodbridge | 571 | 69.9% | 78.6% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Woodbridge | 547 | 70.4% | 68.4% |
| George P. Mullen Elementary Manassas | 667 | 69.7% | 60.1% |
| Antietam Elementary Woodbridge | 752 | 70.3% | 72.4% |
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 London Towne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #831 of 1,101 | #104 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #915 of 1,111 ▼ 11 | #112 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #791 of 1,111 ▲ 14 | #103 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #250 of 1,176 | #60 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #391 of 1,105 | #58 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #230 of 1,106 | #46 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #707 of 1,157 | #37 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #125 of 759 | #19 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
658
-145 (-18%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 658 | 49.8 | 13.2:1 | 69% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 54.5 | 12.6:1 | 61% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 52.5 | 13.4:1 | 55% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 61 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 57.4 | 14.8:1 | 49% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 63 | 14.2:1 | 46% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 43% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 21% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 41 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for London Towne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (852 to 658); teachers down 13% (57.4 to 49.8).
About London Towne Elementary
London Towne Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Centreville, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 658 students enrolled. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools with a combined 179,323 students. London Towne Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at London Towne Elementary is Hispanic students, at 47%. It is also 24% White, 12% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fairfax County is roughly 18% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, London Towne Elementary scores 70%.
With 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at London Towne Elementary, 69% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fairfax County average 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, London Towne Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Virginia public elementary schools.
London Towne Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.2% is 9.1 points below the 69.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Fairfax County, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Fairfax County has 222 public schools with about 174,475 students, including London Towne Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Centre Ridge Elementary, is about 1.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. London Towne Elementary places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 803 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 658 by 2024-25.
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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 Centreville
- Powell ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Cardinal Ridge ElementaryElementary · 834 students
- Bull Run ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Centreville ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Virginia Run ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Stone MiddleMiddle · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Centre Ridge Elementary1.1 mi · 635
- Stone Middle1.2 mi · 718
- Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center1.3 mi · 236
- Bull Run Elementary1.3 mi · 766
- Deer Park Elementary1.3 mi · 522
- Centreville Elementary1.7 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About London Towne ElementaryHow many students attend London Towne Elementary?
London Towne Elementary enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does London Towne Elementary serve?
London Towne Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does London Towne Elementary have?
London Towne Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at London Towne Elementary?
Student demographics at London Towne Elementary are roughly 24% White, 47% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is London Towne Elementary in?
London Towne Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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