Poplar Tree Elementary

Poplar Tree Elementary is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Chantilly, Virginia, one of the schools within Fairfax County Public Schools, serveing 683 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Poplar Tree Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Poplar Tree Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Poplar Tree Elementary has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Poplar Tree Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 85.3%, the actual is 91.0%, a residual of +5.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fairfax County put the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Poplar Tree Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rocky Run Middle, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Poplar Tree Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 77.5%.

Poplar Tree Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poplar Tree Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 762 students in 2018 to 683 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.