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Enrollment
954
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002531
Providence Elementary
3616 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 · (703) 460-4400 · Fairfax city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL954 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
464 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 | 32 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (122).
Student demographics
73%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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Providence Elementary
Providence Elementary's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Elementary this school | 954 | 48.6% | 68.7% |
| Bull Run Elementary Centreville | 766 | 48.0% | 67.8% |
| Daniels Run Elementary Fairfax | 811 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| Abingdon Elementary Arlington | 768 | 57.6% | 60.9% |
| Countryside Elementary Sterling | 648 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| Greenbriar East Elementary Fairfax | 922 | 39.3% | 66.8% |
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 Providence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #628 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #481 of 1,111 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #626 of 1,111 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 954 | #21 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #755 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #97 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #797 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #243 of 324 |
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
954
+80 (+9%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 954 | 64.1 | 14.9:1 | 49% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 59.9 | 14.9:1 | 46% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 61.5 | 14.1:1 | 43% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 66 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 60.7 | 15.2:1 | 43% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 62 | 15.5:1 | 39% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 35% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 26% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providence Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (923 to 954); teachers up 6% (60.7 to 64.1).
About Providence Elementary
Students in Fairfax, Virginia, attend Providence Elementary, a large elementary school. A federal count lists 954 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 91% above that.
Fairfax County Public Schools enrolls 179,323 students, and its 199 schools include Providence Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Providence Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 35%. The next largest groups are 32% White, 18% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. In Fairfax city overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Providence Elementary is 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.9:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Fairfax city.
Providence Elementary is 6.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (68.7% versus 74.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Providence Elementary is located in Fairfax city, where the median household income is $132,348, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Providence Elementary is one of 5 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Johnson Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 78.2%; Providence Elementary's is 68.7%, ranking 7th of 9.
The federal government classifies Providence Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 874. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
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Fairfax city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,026
Census ACS
Median income
$132,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
5,334 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 Fairfax
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Woodson HighHigh · 2,436 students
- Fairfax HighHigh · 2,404 students
- Frost MiddleMiddle · 1,272 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Mosaic ElementaryElementary · 927 students
Other Providence Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Providence Elementary. Providence Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Providence ElementaryNorth Chesterfield, VA · 682 students
- Providence ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 547 students
- Providence ElementaryHuntsville, AL · 1,152 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolAUBREY, TX · 678 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolTemple, GA · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson Middle0.3 mi · 1,165
- Waples Mill Elementary1.3 mi · 750
- Oakton Elementary1.6 mi · 795
- Fairfax Villa Elementary1.7 mi · 514
- Daniels Run Elementary1.8 mi · 811
- Fairfax High2.1 mi · 2,404
Frequently asked questions
About Providence ElementaryHow large is Providence Elementary?
Providence Elementary enrolls approximately 954 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Providence Elementary serve?
Providence Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Providence Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Providence Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Providence Elementary?
At Providence Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Providence Elementary public or private?
Providence Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.