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What advice would you give to incoming students at Newington Forest Elementary?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001993
Newington Forest Elementary
8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield, VA 22153 · (703) 923-2600 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
149 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
70%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
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Newington Forest Elementary
Newington Forest Elementary's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newington Forest Elementary this school | 579 | 25.7% | 78.7% |
| Kings Park Elementary Springfield | 653 | 22.7% | 79.0% |
| Sanders Corner Elementary Ashburn | 503 | 26.0% | 82.3% |
| Cedar Point Elementary Bristow | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Bristow Run Elementary Bristow | 562 | 28.6% | 84.4% |
| Baker-Butler Elementary Charlottesville | 692 | 30.2% | 76.1% |
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 Newington Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #344 of 1,101 | #64 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #278 of 1,111 ▲ 68 | #59 of 136 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #267 of 1,111 ▲ 47 | #60 of 136 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #403 of 1,176 | #93 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #757 of 1,105 | #108 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #205 of 1,106 | #43 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #974 of 1,157 | #81 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #101 of 324 | #12 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
579
+74 (+15%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 579 | 38.8 | 14.9:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 37.7 | 15.4:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 36.8 | 15.6:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 29.3 | 17.6:1 | 28% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 31% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 31% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 19% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 42 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newington Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (515 to 579); teachers up 32% (29.3 to 38.8).
About Newington Forest Elementary
Students in Springfield, Virginia, attend Newington Forest Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 579 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
Fairfax County Public Schools has 179,323 students in 199 schools, and Newington Forest Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Newington Forest Elementary, at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is close to the 49% White share among all Fairfax County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Newington Forest Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The lunch program counts 26% of students at Newington Forest Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Fairfax County, the average is 37%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Newington Forest Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 78.7% actual against 81.1% predicted.
Fairfax County has these Census figures: the median household income is $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Fairfax County is home to 222 public schools and about 174,475 public school students.
The school nearest to Newington Forest Elementary is South County Middle, at a distance of about 1.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Newington Forest Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Newington Forest Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Newington Forest Elementary climbed 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 505 to 579 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Newington Forest Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
Nearby schools
- South County Middle1.2 mi · 943
- Saratoga Elementary1.4 mi · 612
- South County High1.5 mi · 2,106
- Laurel Hill Elementary1.5 mi · 743
- Hunt Valley Elementary1.6 mi · 735
- Silverbrook Elementary1.7 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Newington Forest ElementaryHow many students attend Newington Forest Elementary?
Newington Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Newington Forest Elementary serve?
Newington Forest Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Newington Forest Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Newington Forest Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newington Forest Elementary?
At Newington Forest Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Newington Forest Elementary public or private?
Newington Forest 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.