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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000549
Oakton Elementary
3000 Chain Bridge Rd, Oakton, VA 22124 · (703) 937-6100 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
105 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 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
67%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
87.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Oakton Elementary
Oakton Elementary's state test result (87.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakton Elementary this school | 795 | 13.2% | 87.0% |
| Waples Mill Elementary Oakton | 750 | 12.5% | 87.2% |
| Canterbury Woods Elementary Annandale | 735 | 13.2% | 89.7% |
| Little River Elementary South Riding | 701 | 16.7% | 85.4% |
| Mantua Elementary Fairfax | 909 | 15.7% | 89.2% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Fairfax | 818 | 15.0% | 89.0% |
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 Oakton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #114 of 1,101 | #30 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #131 of 1,111 ▼ 8 | #34 of 136 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #71 of 1,111 ▲ 27 | #25 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #97 of 1,176 | #23 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,033 of 1,105 | #142 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #314 of 1,106 | #62 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #1,089 of 1,157 | #107 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #664 of 759 | #93 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
795
+71 (+10%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 795 | 46.2 | 17.2:1 | 13% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 49.6 | 15.6:1 | 14% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 48.5 | 16.0:1 | 12% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 47 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 49.3 | 16.6:1 | 9% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 8% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 7% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 34 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (821 to 795); teachers down 6% (49.3 to 46.2).
About Oakton Elementary
This page covers Oakton Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school in Oakton, Virginia. The school enrolls 795 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Oakton Elementary is one school in Fairfax County Public Schools, a system of 199 schools with 179,323 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Oakton Elementary, at 48%. Other groups make up 26% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 49% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 46.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.2:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 13%. On average, public schools in Fairfax County report 37%.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 84.5%. Oakton Elementary scores 87.0%.
Within Fairfax County, 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%. In all, Fairfax County has 222 public schools and roughly 174,475 students.
The closest public school, Oakton High, is about 1.2 miles from Oakton Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oakton Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Oakton Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Oakton Elementary's enrollment grew from 724 in 2020-21 to 795 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.4:1 to 17.2:1.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Oakton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oakton Elementary. Oakton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Oakton Elementary SchoolEvanston, IL · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Oakton High1.2 mi · 2,621
- Mosaic Elementary1.2 mi · 927
- Flint Hill Elementary1.5 mi · 614
- Providence Elementary1.6 mi · 954
- Fairfax High1.7 mi · 2,404
- Madison High1.8 mi · 2,090
Frequently asked questions
About Oakton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oakton Elementary?
Oakton Elementary enrolls approximately 795 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Oakton Elementary serve?
Oakton Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakton Elementary is approximately 17.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakton Elementary?
At Oakton Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 26% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Oakton Elementary public or private?
Oakton 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.