Silverbrook Elementary

Silverbrook Elementary is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in Fairfax Station, Virginia, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools, with 799 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

Silverbrook Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that works with 179,323 students overall.

On demographics, Silverbrook Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Silverbrook Elementary has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fairfax County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Silverbrook Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.9%; this one delivers 88.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Fairfax County) shows that median household earnings sit near $153,637, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Silverbrook Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Halley Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Silverbrook Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 82.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Silverbrook Elementary's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 832 (now 799). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Silverbrook Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.