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Enrollment
980
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000567
Spring Hill Elementary
8201 Lewinsville Rd, McLean, VA 22102 · (703) 506-3400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
109 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (131).
Student demographics
65%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 95.0% | 97.0% |
% 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
91.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Spring Hill Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary's state test result (91.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill Elementary this school | 980 | 11.1% | 91.3% |
| Westbriar Elementary Vienna | 840 | 8.9% | 91.2% |
| Henrietta Lacks Elementary Aldie | 780 | 8.6% | N/A |
| Willow Springs Elementary Fairfax | 818 | 15.0% | 89.0% |
| Hovatter Elementary Aldie | 810 | 3.7% | 84.4% |
| Haycock Elementary Falls Church | 838 | 4.4% | 98.0% |
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 Spring Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.3% | #35 of 1,101 | #12 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #63 of 1,111 ▼ 46 | #19 of 136 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #72 of 1,111 ▼ 51 | #26 of 136 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #14 of 1,176 | #2 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,024 of 1,105 | #139 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #390 of 1,106 | #78 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #1,107 of 1,157 | #113 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #666 of 759 | #94 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
980
+143 (+17%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 980 | 57.4 | 17.1:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 948 | 51.9 | 18.3:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 49 | 17.7:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 55 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,011 | 52.2 | 19.4:1 | 4% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 950 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 45 | 21.3:1 | 2% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 2% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 42 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,011 to 980); teachers up 10% (52.2 to 57.4).
About Spring Hill Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary, a large elementary school, is located in McLean, Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 980 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Fairfax County Public Schools has 199 schools and 179,323 students, and Spring Hill Elementary is one of those schools.
Spring Hill Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 37% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Spring Hill Elementary was 17.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 17.1:1 here. Spring Hill Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11%. It compares with 37% for public schools in Fairfax County.
Spring Hill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 91.3%, compared with a predicted 85.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Fairfax County census figures show that the median household income is $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Fairfax County is home to 222 public schools and about 174,475 public school students.
Westbriar Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Spring Hill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Spring Hill Elementary ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 91.3% versus an 85.4% average.
For locale, NCES codes Spring Hill Elementary as City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 980, a 17% gain from 837 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Spring Hill Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 McLean
- McLean HighHigh · 2,428 students
- Langley HighHigh · 2,181 students
- Cooper MiddleMiddle · 997 students
- Kent Gardens ElementaryElementary · 918 students
- Churchill Road ElementaryElementary · 635 students
- Chesterbrook ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Other Spring Hill Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Spring Hill Elementary. Spring Hill Elementary is the largest of the 12.
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRING HILL, FL · 829 students
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolFayetteville, GA · 661 students
- Spring Hill ElementaryWisconsin Dells, WI · 628 students
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolSpring Hill, KS · 600 students
- Spring Hill ElementaryAkron, OH · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Westbriar Elementary1.6 mi · 840
- Westgate Elementary1.9 mi · 614
- Freedom Hill Elementary1.9 mi · 500
- Pimmit Early Childhood Resource Center2.0 mi · 33
- Colvin Run Elementary2.0 mi · 750
- Cooper Middle2.1 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Hill Elementary?
Spring Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 980 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Spring Hill Elementary serve?
Spring Hill Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Spring Hill Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Spring Hill Elementary.
How diverse is Spring Hill Elementary?
Spring Hill Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 37% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Hill Elementary?
Spring 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.