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What's the most underrated thing about Rose Hill Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000563
Rose Hill Elementary
6301 Rose Hill Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310 · (703) 313-4200 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
286 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
67%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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Rose Hill Elementary
Rose Hill Elementary's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill Elementary this school | 671 | 42.6% | 63.2% |
| Virginia Run Elementary Centreville | 724 | 41.3% | 69.2% |
| Dranesville Elementary Herndon | 610 | 47.4% | 66.0% |
| Lake Anne Elementary Reston | 616 | 49.4% | 56.0% |
| Frances Hazel Reid Elementary Leesburg | 647 | 48.8% | 67.4% |
| Alice West Fleet Elementary Arlington | 629 | 39.6% | 69.5% |
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 Rose Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #760 of 1,101 | #98 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #594 of 1,111 ▲ 287 | #82 of 136 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #648 of 1,111 ▲ 244 | #94 of 136 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #230 of 1,176 | #56 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #283 of 1,105 | #41 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #332 of 1,106 | #65 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #834 of 1,157 | #50 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #663 of 759 | #92 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
671
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 671 | 52.9 | 12.7:1 | 43% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 51.6 | 13.0:1 | 45% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 51.5 | 13.1:1 | 42% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 55 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 50.2 | 13.8:1 | 41% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 39% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 41% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 22% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rose Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (694 to 671); teachers up 5% (50.2 to 52.9).
About Rose Hill Elementary
Rose Hill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Alexandria, Virginia. The student body numbers 671 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Fairfax County Public Schools counts 179,323 students in its 199 schools, and Rose Hill Elementary is one of them.
The most common group at Rose Hill Elementary is Hispanic students, at 45%. Other groups make up 34% White, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Fairfax County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 52.9 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Rose Hill Elementary is C-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rose Hill Elementary, the prediction is 76.5% and the result is 63.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that the median household income is $153,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Rose Hill Elementary, Fairfax County has 221 other public schools.
Nearby, Twain Middle is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Rose Hill Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rose Hill Elementary ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Rose Hill Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 678 students in 2020-21 and 671 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,294 students
- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
- Mount Vernon HighHigh · 1,858 students
Other Rose Hill Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rose Hill Elementary. Rose Hill Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Rose Hill ElementaryRose Hill, VA · 256 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryKirkland, WA · 570 students
- Rose Hill Elementary SchoolReynoldsburg, OH · 393 students
- Rose Hill Elementary SchoolCOMMERCE CITY, CO · 315 students
- ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Twain Middle0.6 mi · 1,026
- Bush Hill Elementary0.7 mi · 673
- Edison High0.9 mi · 2,294
- Virginia Hills Early Childhood Resource Center1.0 mi · 249
- Clermont Elementary1.0 mi · 549
- Groveton Elementary1.5 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Rose Hill ElementaryHow large is Rose Hill Elementary?
Rose Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rose Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rose Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Rose Hill Elementary have?
Rose Hill Elementary employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Rose Hill Elementary?
Rose Hill Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 45% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rose Hill Elementary?
Rose Hill 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.