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Enrollment
963
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000553
Parklawn Elementary
4116 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312 · (703) 914-6900 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
945 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 | 48 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 172 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
75%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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Parklawn Elementary
Parklawn Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parklawn Elementary this school | 963 | 98.1% | 48.3% |
| Hugh Mercer Elementary Fredericksburg | 859 | 90.3% | 44.1% |
| Dumbarton Elementary Richmond | 684 | 90.2% | 45.8% |
| Lafayette Elementary Fredericksburg | 812 | 90.8% | 54.0% |
| Springfield Park Elementary Glen Allen | 652 | 90.5% | 78.5% |
| Cameron Elementary Alexandria | 606 | 87.6% | 57.3% |
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 Parklawn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,000 of 1,101 | #123 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,000 of 1,111 ▼ 84 | #124 of 136 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #969 of 1,111 ▲ 50 | #116 of 136 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #17 of 1,176 | #4 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #571 of 1,105 | #89 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #60 of 1,106 | #11 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #215 of 1,157 | #3 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.5% | #23 of 324 | #4 of 32 |
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
963
+293 (+44%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 963 | 68.7 | 14.0:1 | 98% (945) |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 62.8 | 15.2:1 | 94% (900) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 91% (825) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 54 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 48.4 | 14.8:1 | 74% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 65% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 69% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 63% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parklawn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (716 to 963); teachers up 42% (48.4 to 68.7).
About Parklawn Elementary
Parklawn Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Alexandria, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 963 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Fairfax County Public Schools operates 199 schools. Combined enrollment is 179,323 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Parklawn Elementary, at 31%. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 25% Asian, and 16% Black. Among all residents of Fairfax County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Parklawn Elementary's 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
The allk12 Grade for Parklawn Elementary is D. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Parklawn Elementary would be expected to post about 61.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.3%.
Fairfax County has these Census figures: 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%. Fairfax County is home to 222 public schools and about 174,475 public school students.
The school nearest to Parklawn Elementary is Glasgow Middle, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Parklawn Elementary is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Parklawn Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 670 in 2020-21 and 963 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Nearby schools
- Glasgow Middle0.7 mi · 1,702
- Belvedere Elementary0.9 mi · 606
- Weyanoke Elementary1.2 mi · 590
- William Ramsay Elementary1.2 mi · 689
- Columbia Elementary1.3 mi · 377
- Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences1.3 mi · 814
Frequently asked questions
About Parklawn ElementaryHow large is Parklawn Elementary?
Parklawn Elementary enrolls approximately 963 students in grades PK-05.
Is Parklawn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parklawn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Parklawn Elementary?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Parklawn Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parklawn Elementary?
At Parklawn Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 25% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Parklawn Elementary in?
Parklawn Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.