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Which teacher or staff member at Poplar Tree Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002182
Poplar Tree Elementary
13440 Melville Ln, Chantilly, VA 20151 · (703) 633-7400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
70 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 58% smaller than its 6th grade class (130).
Student demographics
66%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
91.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% 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 Poplar Tree Elementary
Poplar Tree Elementary's state test result (91.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Tree Elementary this school | 683 | 10.2% | 91.0% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary Aldie | 756 | 12.2% | 83.5% |
| Navy Elementary Fairfax | 848 | 5.9% | 94.8% |
| Legacy Elementary Ashburn | 627 | 16.7% | 90.5% |
| Floris Elementary Herndon | 666 | 11.9% | 85.0% |
| Waxpool Elementary Ashburn | 678 | 16.7% | 89.9% |
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 Poplar Tree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #38 of 1,101 | #14 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #36 of 1,111 ▼ 8 | #12 of 136 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #76 of 1,111 ▼ 28 | #30 of 136 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #209 of 1,176 | #52 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #522 of 1,105 | #76 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #372 of 1,106 | #75 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #1,117 of 1,157 | #117 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #441 of 759 | #57 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
683
+45 (+7%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 683 | 49.2 | 13.9:1 | 10% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 46.6 | 15.5:1 | 9% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 45.5 | 14.8:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 46 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 48.4 | 15.8:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 21% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 7% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplar Tree Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (762 to 683); teachers up 2% (48.4 to 49.2).
About Poplar Tree Elementary
Poplar Tree Elementary is an elementary school in Chantilly, Virginia, reachable at (703) 633-7400. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 683 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 37% higher.
Besides Poplar Tree Elementary, Fairfax County Public Schools runs 198 other schools. The district enrolls 179,323 students.
Enrollment at Poplar Tree Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 45%. Other reported shares: 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. That compares with about 20% Asian among all Fairfax County residents. By the diversity index, Poplar Tree Elementary comes in at 66%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 10%. The average for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 85.3% at Poplar Tree Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 91.0%.
In Fairfax County (population about 1,147,837), median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poplar Tree Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County, which together enroll about 174,475 students.
The nearest other public school, Rocky Run Middle, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.5%; Poplar Tree Elementary's is 91.0%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Poplar Tree Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Poplar Tree Elementary saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Chantilly
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
- J. Michael Lunsford MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Rocky Run MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Brookfield ElementaryElementary · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Run Middle0.8 mi · 882
- Greenbriar West Elementary1.1 mi · 630
- Powell Elementary1.2 mi · 872
- Greenbriar East Elementary1.2 mi · 922
- Chantilly High1.3 mi · 2,937
- Brookfield Elementary1.4 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About Poplar Tree ElementaryHow large is Poplar Tree Elementary?
Poplar Tree Elementary enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Poplar Tree Elementary serve?
Poplar Tree Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Poplar Tree Elementary have?
Poplar Tree Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Poplar Tree Elementary?
Student demographics at Poplar Tree Elementary are roughly 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 45% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Poplar Tree Elementary in?
Poplar Tree Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.