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Alumni: what's one memory from Orange Hunt Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
874
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000552
Orange Hunt Elementary
6820 Sydenstricker Rd, Springfield, VA 22152 · (703) 913-6800 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
84 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 150 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 44% smaller than its 6th grade class (150).
Student demographics
56%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 Orange Hunt Elementary
Orange Hunt Elementary's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Hunt Elementary this school | 874 | 9.6% | 83.8% |
| Woolridge Elementary Midlothian | 813 | 11.1% | 87.1% |
| Fairview Elementary Fairfax Station | 751 | 10.8% | 85.8% |
| Silverbrook Elementary Fairfax Station | 799 | 8.1% | 88.8% |
| Moseley Elementary Moseley | 972 | 8.3% | 86.5% |
| Old Hundred Elementary Midlothian | 981 | 13.9% | 85.9% |
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 Orange Hunt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #208 of 1,101 | #48 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #190 of 1,111 ▲ 62 | #44 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #97 of 1,111 ▲ 25 | #36 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #43 of 1,176 | #12 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,027 of 1,105 | #140 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #655 of 1,106 | #118 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #1,121 of 1,157 | #119 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #551 of 759 | #74 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
874
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 874 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 10% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 54.7 | 16.4:1 | 8% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 54.8 | 15.9:1 | 7% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | 60 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 49.1 | 19.2:1 | 7% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 5% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 39 | 20.3:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 51 | 17.7:1 | 4% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 40 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Hunt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (942 to 874); teachers up 4% (49.1 to 51).
About Orange Hunt Elementary
Orange Hunt Elementary, located in Springfield, Virginia, is a high-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 874 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 75% higher.
Fairfax County Public Schools enrolls 179,323 students in 199 schools, including Orange Hunt Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Orange Hunt Elementary is White: 63%. Next come 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 7% Black. The county population is about 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orange Hunt Elementary scores 56%.
There are about 17.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Orange Hunt Elementary, which has 51. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Orange Hunt Elementary is about 10%. The 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 27 points higher.
Test results at Orange Hunt Elementary are 1.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (83.8% actual, 85.5% predicted).
The school's county is Fairfax County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfax County's 222 public schools enroll about 174,475 students and include Orange Hunt Elementary.
About 0.7 miles separate Orange Hunt Elementary from the closest public school, Hunt Valley Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Orange Hunt Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Orange Hunt Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 894 students in 2020-21 and 874 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Orange Hunt Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 schools in Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Hunt Valley ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Hunt Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 735
- Sangster Elementary1.2 mi · 928
- Rolling Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 521
- White Oaks Elementary1.4 mi · 699
- Cherry Run Elementary1.6 mi · 481
- West Springfield High1.6 mi · 2,799
Frequently asked questions
About Orange Hunt ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Orange Hunt Elementary?
Orange Hunt Elementary enrolls approximately 874 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Orange Hunt Elementary serve?
Orange Hunt Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Orange Hunt Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Orange Hunt Elementary.
How diverse is Orange Hunt Elementary?
Orange Hunt Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Orange Hunt Elementary in?
Orange Hunt Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.