Newington Forest Elementary

Newington Forest Elementary is a primary school of mid-sized scale in Springfield, Virginia, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools, instructing 579 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Newington Forest Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Newington Forest Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Black, 8% multiracial. Compared to Fairfax County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Newington Forest Elementary reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Newington Forest Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Newington Forest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.1%; this one delivers 78.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) shows that median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Newington Forest Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is South County Middle, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newington Forest Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 79.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Newington Forest Elementary's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 579). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.