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Enrollment
799
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002115
Silverbrook Elementary
9350 Crosspointe Dr, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 · (703) 690-5100 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
65 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 | 11 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (116).
Student demographics
58%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
92.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 95.0% |
% 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
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Silverbrook Elementary
Silverbrook Elementary's state test result (88.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverbrook Elementary this school | 799 | 8.1% | 88.8% |
| Orange Hunt Elementary Springfield | 874 | 9.6% | 83.8% |
| Fairview Elementary Fairfax Station | 751 | 10.8% | 85.8% |
| Woolridge Elementary Midlothian | 813 | 11.1% | 87.1% |
| Fox Mill Elementary Herndon | 650 | 9.2% | 87.7% |
| Hunt Valley Elementary Springfield | 735 | 11.7% | 86.8% |
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 Silverbrook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #76 of 1,101 | #21 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #46 of 1,111 ▼ 19 | #17 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #38 of 1,111 ▲ 39 | #16 of 136 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #92 of 1,176 | #22 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #614 of 1,105 | #95 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #609 of 1,106 | #112 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.1% | #1,134 of 1,157 | #125 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #637 of 759 | #87 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
799
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 799 | 56.3 | 14.2:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 54.8 | 14.8:1 | 9% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 51.8 | 15.4:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 50 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 51.5 | 16.2:1 | 9% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 53 | 19.4:1 | 4% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 40 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silverbrook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (832 to 799); teachers up 9% (51.5 to 56.3).
About Silverbrook Elementary
As a large elementary school, Silverbrook Elementary serves students in Fairfax Station, Virginia. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 799 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 60% bigger than that mark.
The district, Fairfax County Public Schools, has 179,323 students enrolled across 199 schools.
About 61% of the student body at Silverbrook Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Fairfax County, the White share is about 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school has 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Silverbrook Elementary scores 88.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 85.9%.
In Fairfax County, home to about 1,147,837 people, median household income comes to about $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 222 public schools in the county, enrolling about 174,475, Silverbrook Elementary among them.
Silverbrook Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Halley Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Silverbrook Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
Silverbrook Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Fairfax Station
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 751 students
- Halley ElementaryElementary · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Halley Elementary0.9 mi · 608
- South County Middle1.4 mi · 943
- Newington Forest Elementary1.7 mi · 579
- Sangster Elementary1.8 mi · 928
- South County High1.8 mi · 2,106
- Laurel Hill Elementary2.1 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Silverbrook ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Silverbrook Elementary?
Silverbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 799 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Silverbrook Elementary serve?
Silverbrook Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Silverbrook Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Silverbrook Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Silverbrook Elementary?
Student demographics at Silverbrook Elementary are roughly 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Silverbrook Elementary in?
Silverbrook Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.