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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000533
Mantua Elementary
9107 Horner Court, Fairfax, VA 22031 · (703) 645-6300 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
143 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 158 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 54% smaller than its 6th grade class (158).
Student demographics
69%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% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp 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 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Mantua Elementary
Mantua Elementary's state test result (89.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Elementary this school | 909 | 15.7% | 89.2% |
| Canterbury Woods Elementary Annandale | 735 | 13.2% | 89.7% |
| Haymarket Elementary Haymarket | 963 | 22.5% | 90.5% |
| Piney Branch Elementary Bristow | 760 | 21.4% | 84.3% |
| Oakton Elementary Oakton | 795 | 13.2% | 87.0% |
| Waples Mill Elementary Oakton | 750 | 12.5% | 87.2% |
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 Mantua Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #71 of 1,101 | #18 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #82 of 1,111 ▲ 70 | #22 of 136 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #96 of 1,111 ▼ 20 | #35 of 136 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #31 of 1,176 | #10 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #874 of 1,105 | #120 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #277 of 1,106 | #55 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,063 of 1,157 | #99 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #283 of 759 | #39 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
909
-77 (-8%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 909 | 58.2 | 15.6:1 | 16% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 61.1 | 15.8:1 | 15% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 932 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 13% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 986 | 67 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 59.3 | 18.1:1 | 13% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 11% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 40 | 21.6:1 | 10% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 9% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 33 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mantua Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,075 to 909); teachers down 2% (59.3 to 58.2).
About Mantua Elementary
Mantua Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Fairfax, Virginia. The student body numbers 909 students, from pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 82% above the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Mantua Elementary falls under Fairfax County Public Schools, which has 199 schools enrolling 179,323 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Mantua Elementary is White (48%). Other groups include 22% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 49% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Mantua Elementary comes in at 69%.
Federal data list 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mantua Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 16% of students at Mantua Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Mantua Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.2% is 5.3 points above the 83.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Fairfax County has about 1,147,837 residents, and median household income is about $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 222 public schools in Fairfax County, with a combined enrollment of about 174,475.
The shortest distance from Mantua Elementary to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Woodson High. The five-mile area around Mantua Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mantua Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mantua Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 986 in 2020-21 and 909 in 2024-25, a decrease of 77 students.
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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
Nearby schools
- Woodson High1.0 mi · 2,436
- Wakefield Forest Elementary1.1 mi · 626
- Frost Middle1.1 mi · 1,272
- Olde Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 359
- Little Run Elementary1.5 mi · 264
- Fairhill Elementary1.6 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Mantua ElementaryHow many students attend Mantua Elementary?
Mantua Elementary enrolls approximately 909 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mantua Elementary serve?
Mantua Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mantua Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Mantua Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mantua Elementary?
At Mantua Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 22% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mantua Elementary public or private?
Mantua 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.