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Enrollment
684
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002873
Mason Crest Elementary
3705 Crest Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 · (571) 226-2600 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
405 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 | 74 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
66%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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Mason Crest Elementary
Mason Crest Elementary's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Crest Elementary this school | 684 | 59.2% | 61.2% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Leesburg | 581 | 55.4% | 66.8% |
| Timber Lane Elementary Falls Church | 584 | 61.0% | 58.8% |
| London Towne Elementary Centreville | 658 | 69.1% | 60.2% |
| Belvedere Elementary Falls Church | 606 | 56.1% | 78.7% |
| Abingdon Elementary Arlington | 768 | 57.6% | 60.9% |
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 Mason Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #809 of 1,101 | #103 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #644 of 1,111 ▲ 133 | #92 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #807 of 1,111 ▼ 1 | #105 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #207 of 1,176 | #51 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #155 of 1,105 | #17 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #368 of 1,106 | #74 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #772 of 1,157 | #41 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #128 of 324 | #14 of 32 |
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
684
+112 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 684 | 57.8 | 11.8:1 | 59% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 55.8 | 12.9:1 | 50% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 53.3 | 12.4:1 | 51% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 45 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 47.3 | 13.2:1 | 46% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 51% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (622 to 684); teachers up 22% (47.3 to 57.8).
About Mason Crest Elementary
Students in Annandale, Virginia, attend Mason Crest Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 684 students. It has 37% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Fairfax County Public Schools serves 179,323 students across 199 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Mason Crest Elementary is 51%, a majority. The remaining students are 23% White, 16% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Fairfax County is about 18% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Mason Crest Elementary reported 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 59% of students at Mason Crest Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Mason Crest Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 72.0% at Mason Crest Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.2%.
Census data for Fairfax County show the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Fairfax County number 222, with about 174,475 students.
Mason Crest Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Beech Tree Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mason Crest Elementary is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 572 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 684 by 2024-25.
People who know Mason Crest Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Annandale
- Annandale HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Braddock ElementaryElementary · 955 students
- Poe MiddleMiddle · 879 students
- Canterbury Woods ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- Annandale Terrace ElementaryElementary · 680 students
- Camelot ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Beech Tree Elementary1.1 mi · 366
- Woodburn Elementary1.1 mi · 483
- Annandale Terrace Elementary1.2 mi · 680
- Columbia Elementary1.4 mi · 377
- Falls Church High1.5 mi · 2,170
- Belvedere Elementary1.5 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Mason Crest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mason Crest Elementary?
Mason Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 684 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mason Crest Elementary serve?
Mason Crest Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mason Crest Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Mason Crest Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mason Crest Elementary?
Student demographics at Mason Crest Elementary are roughly 23% White, 51% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mason Crest Elementary in?
Mason Crest Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
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