Orange Hunt Elementary

Set in Springfield, Virginia, Orange Hunt Elementary is a sprawling primary school, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools. It caters to 874 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 75% larger than typical.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), Orange Hunt Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Orange Hunt Elementary reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Orange Hunt Elementary has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 10% of students at Orange Hunt Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orange Hunt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.5%; this one delivers 83.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) records that median household earnings sit near $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Orange Hunt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Hunt Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orange Hunt Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 85.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange Hunt Elementary has decreased 7%, going from 942 students in 2018 to 874 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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