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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126003078
McNair Upper Elementary
2410 Fox Mill Road, Herndon, VA 20171 · (703) 793-4800 · Fairfax County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
210 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 147 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
78.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 McNair Upper Elementary
McNair Upper Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNair Upper Elementary this school | 605 | 34.7% | 72.7% |
| Colonial Trail Elementary Glen Allen | 710 | 21.5% | 84.0% |
| McNair Elementary Herndon | 520 | 48.8% | N/A |
| Arcola Elementary Aldie | 748 | 24.3% | 77.9% |
| Twin Hickory Elementary Glen Allen | 516 | 20.7% | 85.7% |
| Pinebrook Elementary Aldie | 699 | 21.9% | 86.9% |
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 McNair Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #507 of 1,101 | #74 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #507 of 1,111 ▼ 52 | #77 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #478 of 1,111 ▼ 27 | #76 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #351 of 1,176 | #78 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,017 of 1,105 | #137 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #303 of 1,106 | #59 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #901 of 1,157 | #66 of 140 |
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
605
-73 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 605 | 35.7 | 16.9:1 | 35% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 32% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 26% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 40 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNair Upper Elementary.
About McNair Upper Elementary
McNair Upper Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Herndon, Virginia. It offers grades 3 through 6 and has 605 students enrolled. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Fairfax County Public Schools has 199 schools and 179,323 students, and McNair Upper Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at McNair Upper Elementary, about 50 are Asian, the largest group. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fairfax County is roughly 20% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 35.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. Roughly 35% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, McNair Upper Elementary is 6.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.7% actual, 78.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
In the wider Fairfax County area, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Fairfax County, 222 public schools serve about 174,475 students.
McNair Upper Elementary is about 0.1 miles from McNair Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, McNair Upper Elementary is ahead of the 64.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
McNair Upper Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 678 to 605.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at McNair Upper Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Herndon
- Herndon HighHigh · 2,261 students
- Carson MiddleMiddle · 1,358 students
- Coates ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Hutchison ElementaryElementary · 970 students
- Herndon MiddleMiddle · 895 students
- Herndon ElementaryElementary · 792 students
Nearby schools
- McNair Elementary0.1 mi · 520
- Coates Elementary0.9 mi · 996
- Hutchison Elementary1.0 mi · 970
- Floris Elementary1.0 mi · 666
- Herndon Middle1.5 mi · 895
- Carson Middle1.6 mi · 1,358
Frequently asked questions
About McNair Upper ElementaryHow large is McNair Upper Elementary?
McNair Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does McNair Upper Elementary serve?
McNair Upper Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McNair Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McNair Upper Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McNair Upper Elementary?
At McNair Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 50% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is McNair Upper Elementary public or private?
McNair Upper 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.