Olde Creek Elementary

Olde Creek Elementary is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Fairfax, Virginia, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, works with 359 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Olde Creek Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that educates 179,323 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olde Creek Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Fairfax County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Olde Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) shows that median household income runs about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olde Creek Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Frost Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Olde Creek Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 84.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 397 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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