Lorton Station Elementary

Lorton Station Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in Lorton, Virginia, run under Fairfax County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 745 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Lorton Station Elementary sits 49% above that benchmark.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), Lorton Station Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lorton Station Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lorton Station Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate 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%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Lorton Station Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Laurel Hill Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lorton Station Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Lorton Station Elementary's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 915 (now 745). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 22% to 27% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.