Powell Elementary

Powell Elementary, an expansive elementary school in Centreville, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, educates 872 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 75% larger 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; Powell Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Powell Elementary logs that the largest single group is Asian, at 60% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 18% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 20% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Powell Elementary has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Powell Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Fairfax County reports that the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Powell Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View High, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Powell Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 84.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Powell Elementary's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 916 (now 872).

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