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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002144
Saratoga Elementary
8111 Northumberland Rd, Springfield, VA 22153 · (703) 440-2600 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
258 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
76%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
71.0%
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 71 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 up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Saratoga Elementary
Saratoga Elementary's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Elementary this school | 612 | 42.2% | 70.8% |
| Halley Elementary Fairfax Station | 608 | 41.1% | 69.7% |
| Hoffman-Boston Elementary Arlington | 592 | 43.8% | 62.5% |
| Landstown Elementary Virginia Beach | 632 | 41.5% | 59.5% |
| Shrevewood Elementary Falls Church | 579 | 38.0% | 66.5% |
| Steuart W. Weller Elementary Ashburn | 710 | 39.2% | 79.8% |
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 Saratoga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #559 of 1,101 | #81 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #480 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #74 of 136 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #582 of 1,111 ▲ 13 | #87 of 136 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #338 of 1,176 | #72 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #163 of 1,105 | #19 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #25 of 1,106 | #3 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #838 of 1,157 | #51 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #499 of 759 | #69 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
612
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 914
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 612 | 51.4 | 11.9:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 50.5 | 11.7:1 | 38% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 46.5 | 12.5:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 55 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 52.6 | 12.8:1 | 43% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 42% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 37% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 880 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 25% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 914 | 45 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saratoga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (672 to 612); teachers down 2% (52.6 to 51.4).
About Saratoga Elementary
Saratoga Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Springfield, Virginia. Federal data show 612 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 23% above that mark.
Federal data list 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, with 179,323 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Saratoga Elementary, 34%, is White. Next come 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 17% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 49% White among all Fairfax County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
There are 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 1.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Saratoga Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.8% is 5.8 points below the 76.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, 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 about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Saratoga Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Newington Forest Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Saratoga Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 70.8% is below the 78.4% average for nearby schools.
Saratoga Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (601) to 2024-25 (612).
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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 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
Other Saratoga Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Saratoga Elementary. Saratoga Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Saratoga Elementary SchoolMorris, IL · 786 students
- Saratoga ElementarySaratoga, CA · 297 students
- SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 216 students
- Saratoga ElementarySaratoga, WY · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Newington Forest Elementary1.4 mi · 579
- Laurel Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 743
- South County High1.8 mi · 2,106
- South County Middle1.9 mi · 943
- Lorton Station Elementary2.0 mi · 745
- West Springfield Elementary2.3 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Saratoga ElementaryHow large is Saratoga Elementary?
Saratoga Elementary enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Saratoga Elementary serve?
Saratoga Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Saratoga Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Saratoga Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saratoga Elementary?
At Saratoga Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Saratoga Elementary?
Saratoga 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.