Providence Elementary

Providence Elementary operates as a high-enrollment primary school in Fairfax, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 954 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 91% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), Providence Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Providence Elementary shows that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 32% White, 18% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Providence Elementary records 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Providence Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Providence Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fairfax city runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Providence Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Fairfax city shows median household earnings sit near $132,348, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Fairfax city's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,334 students), Providence Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Johnson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Providence Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.2%.

Providence Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 923 students in 2018 compared to 954 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 13% to 18% over that span.

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