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What's the biggest difference between Rolling Valley Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000562
Rolling Valley Elementary
6703 Barnack Dr, Springfield, VA 22152 · (703) 923-2700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
125 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
72%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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Rolling Valley Elementary
Rolling Valley Elementary's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Valley Elementary this school | 521 | 24.0% | 74.8% |
| Bristow Run Elementary Bristow | 562 | 28.6% | 84.4% |
| Cedar Point Elementary Bristow | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Centerville Elementary Virginia Beach | 570 | 28.1% | 84.0% |
| Lowes Island Elementary Sterling | 528 | 21.4% | 82.4% |
| Cub Run Elementary Centreville | 620 | 23.9% | 74.5% |
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 Rolling Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #438 of 1,101 | #69 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #425 of 1,111 ▲ 108 | #70 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #321 of 1,111 ▲ 45 | #62 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #524 of 1,176 | #110 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #675 of 1,105 | #101 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #127 of 1,106 | #32 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #985 of 1,157 | #84 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #389 of 759 | #51 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
521
-72 (-12%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 521 | 35.9 | 14.5:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 41.9 | 12.8:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 46 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 36.5 | 16.1:1 | 18% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 16% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 35 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (590 to 521); teachers down 2% (36.5 to 35.9).
About Rolling Valley Elementary
Rolling Valley Elementary is a public elementary school run by Fairfax County Public Schools in Springfield, Virginia. The school counted 521 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Federal data list 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, with 179,323 students enrolled.
The largest group at Rolling Valley Elementary is White students, at 44%. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 14% Black, and 9% multiracial. The diversity index for Rolling Valley Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Rolling Valley Elementary has a ratio of 14.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%. Across public schools in Fairfax County, the average is 37%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 81.6% at Rolling Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.8%.
In Fairfax County, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Fairfax County, 222 public schools serve about 174,475 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rolling Valley Elementary is closest to West Springfield Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rolling Valley Elementary ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 521, down from 593 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.5:1, from 12.9:1.
Rolling Valley Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Springfield
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Lewis HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Irving MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Sangster ElementaryElementary · 928 students
- Orange Hunt ElementaryElementary · 874 students
- Keene Mill ElementaryElementary · 813 students
Nearby schools
- West Springfield Elementary0.7 mi · 524
- Hunt Valley Elementary0.8 mi · 735
- Irving Middle0.9 mi · 1,204
- Keene Mill Elementary1.0 mi · 813
- West Springfield High1.3 mi · 2,799
- Orange Hunt Elementary1.3 mi · 874
Frequently asked questions
About Rolling Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rolling Valley Elementary?
Rolling Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Rolling Valley Elementary serve?
Rolling Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rolling Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rolling Valley Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rolling Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Rolling Valley Elementary are roughly 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolling Valley Elementary?
Rolling Valley Elementary is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.