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What's the most underrated thing about Springfield Estates Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000568
Springfield Estates Elementary
6200 Charles Goff Dr, Springfield, VA 22150 · (703) 921-2300 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
244 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 51% smaller than its 6th grade class (108).
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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
85.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Springfield Estates Elementary
Springfield Estates Elementary's state test result (85.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Estates Elementary this school | 596 | 40.9% | 85.2% |
| Camelot Elementary Annandale | 602 | 38.4% | 71.7% |
| Freedom Hill Elementary Vienna | 500 | 45.4% | 66.2% |
| Saratoga Elementary Springfield | 612 | 42.2% | 70.8% |
| Halley Elementary Fairfax Station | 608 | 41.1% | 69.7% |
| 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 Springfield Estates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #168 of 1,101 | #40 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #160 of 1,111 ▲ 74 | #39 of 136 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #141 of 1,111 ▲ 22 | #43 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #366 of 1,176 | #82 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #224 of 1,105 | #26 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #36 of 1,106 | #5 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #847 of 1,157 | #55 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #24 of 759 | #3 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
596
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 596 | 48.3 | 12.3:1 | 41% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 40.8 | 14.6:1 | 38% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 39.8 | 15.4:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 50.3 | 17.9:1 | 32% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 29% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 30% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 15% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Estates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (903 to 596); teachers down 4% (50.3 to 48.3).
About Springfield Estates Elementary
Springfield, Virginia, is home to Springfield Estates Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 596 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Fairfax County Public Schools has 179,323 students in 199 schools, and Springfield Estates Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest group at Springfield Estates Elementary is Hispanic students, at 34%. It is also 24% White, 19% Asian, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fairfax County is roughly 18% Hispanic. The diversity index for Springfield Estates Elementary is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. At Springfield Estates Elementary, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Springfield Estates Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (85.2%) and its predicted rate (77.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Looking at the 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 Springfield Estates Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
Key Middle is about 0.3 miles from Springfield Estates Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Springfield Estates Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 85.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 596 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Key Middle0.3 mi · 700
- Key Center0.3 mi · 43
- Lewis High0.4 mi · 1,658
- Forestdale Elementary0.6 mi · 537
- Franconia Elementary1.0 mi · 492
- Lynbrook Elementary1.3 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Estates ElementaryHow many students attend Springfield Estates Elementary?
Springfield Estates Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-06.
Is Springfield Estates Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springfield Estates Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Springfield Estates Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Springfield Estates Elementary.
How diverse is Springfield Estates Elementary?
Springfield Estates Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 34% Hispanic, 16% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Springfield Estates Elementary public or private?
Springfield Estates Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.