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What's something Navy Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
848
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000544
Navy Elementary
3500 W Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22033 · (703) 262-7100 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 146 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (146).
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
96.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 95.0% |
% 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
94.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Navy Elementary
Navy Elementary's state test result (94.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Elementary this school | 848 | 5.9% | 94.8% |
| Poplar Tree Elementary Chantilly | 683 | 10.2% | 91.0% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary Aldie | 756 | 12.2% | 83.5% |
| Henrietta Lacks Elementary Aldie | 780 | 8.6% | N/A |
| Westbriar Elementary Vienna | 840 | 8.9% | 91.2% |
| Madison's Trust Elementary Ashburn | 1,004 | 15.0% | 92.0% |
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 Navy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.8% | #8 of 1,101 | #5 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #19 of 1,111 ▼ 3 | #8 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #8 of 1,111 ▲ 23 | #6 of 136 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #56 of 1,176 | #15 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #888 of 1,105 | #123 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #383 of 1,106 | #77 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.9% | #1,142 of 1,157 | #132 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #328 of 759 | #44 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
848
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 848 | 53.9 | 15.7:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 52.5 | 16.2:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 54.5 | 16.8:1 | 7% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 59 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 4% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 40 | 20.3:1 | 5% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Navy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (983 to 848); teachers down 6% (57 to 53.9).
About Navy Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Navy Elementary serves students in Fairfax, Virginia. It enrolled 848 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 70% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Navy Elementary is one of the 199 schools that make up Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students in total).
Navy Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 45%. Other students are 35% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Black. By comparison, Fairfax County residents are about 20% Asian. Navy Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.7:1, with 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Navy Elementary is 6%. The 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 31 points higher.
Navy Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 94.8% and a predicted 86.5%.
Among Fairfax County residents, median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 222 public schools in Fairfax County, with a combined enrollment of about 174,475.
The nearest public school is Greenbriar East Elementary, at about 1.5 miles. Navy Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 94.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Navy Elementary the locale 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 900 in 2020-21 and 848 in 2024-25, a decrease of 52 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Greenbriar East Elementary1.5 mi · 922
- Chantilly High1.6 mi · 2,937
- Greenbriar West Elementary1.7 mi · 630
- Lees Corner Elementary1.7 mi · 547
- Rocky Run Middle2.0 mi · 882
- Crossfield Elementary2.0 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Navy ElementaryHow large is Navy Elementary?
Navy Elementary enrolls approximately 848 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Navy Elementary serve?
Navy Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Navy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Navy Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Navy Elementary?
Student demographics at Navy Elementary are roughly 35% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 45% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Navy Elementary in?
Navy Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.