North Springfield Elementary

Located at 7602 Heming Court, in Springfield, Virginia, North Springfield Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community that hosts 465 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Fairfax County Public Schools.

North Springfield Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that works with 179,323 students overall.

On demographics, North Springfield Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 26% White, 18% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, North Springfield Elementary shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Springfield Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate median household income runs about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), North Springfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ravensworth Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Springfield Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 496 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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