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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Stenwood Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000569
Stenwood Elementary
2620 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22180 · (703) 208-7600 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
58 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%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% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp 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 90 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
88.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% 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 Stenwood Elementary
Stenwood Elementary's state test result (88.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stenwood Elementary this school | 538 | 10.8% | 88.2% |
| Archer Elementary Vienna | 543 | 14.0% | 86.8% |
| Forestville Elementary Great Falls | 571 | 6.1% | 94.0% |
| Crossfield Elementary Herndon | 513 | 8.2% | 85.3% |
| Glenkirk Elementary Gainesville | 554 | 18.2% | 89.8% |
| Short Pump Elementary Richmond | 545 | 18.5% | 84.8% |
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 Stenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #88 of 1,101 | #23 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #112 of 1,111 ▲ 12 | #29 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #73 of 1,111 ▼ 28 | #27 of 136 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #486 of 1,176 | #104 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #502 of 1,105 | #72 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #272 of 1,106 | #54 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #1,113 of 1,157 | #116 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #527 of 759 | #72 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
538
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 538 | 39.1 | 13.8:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 38.6 | 14.0:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 37.5 | 14.4:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 35.8 | 16.3:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 12% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (585 to 538); teachers up 9% (35.8 to 39.1).
About Stenwood Elementary
Stenwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Vienna, Virginia. The latest federal count shows 538 students in pre-K through 6.
Stenwood Elementary is run by Fairfax County Public Schools, whose 199 schools enroll 179,323 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Stenwood Elementary is White (47%). Other groups include 26% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 49% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Stenwood Elementary comes in at 69%.
Stenwood Elementary operates with 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. About 11% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 85.2% at Stenwood Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 88.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County show that median household income is about $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Stenwood Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County, which together enroll about 174,475 students.
The closest public school, Thoreau Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Stenwood Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Stenwood Elementary is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 531 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 538. Students per teacher fell from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
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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 Vienna
- Oakton HighHigh · 2,621 students
- Madison HighHigh · 2,090 students
- Thoreau MiddleMiddle · 1,239 students
- Kilmer MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Westbriar ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Colvin Run ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Thoreau Middle0.6 mi · 1,239
- Dunn Loring Early Childhood Resource Center0.8 mi · 266
- Jackson Middle1.1 mi · 991
- Cunningham Park Elementary1.2 mi · 412
- Shrevewood Elementary1.3 mi · 579
- Kilmer Middle1.4 mi · 1,199
Frequently asked questions
About Stenwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stenwood Elementary?
Stenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Stenwood Elementary serve?
Stenwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Stenwood Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Stenwood Elementary.
How diverse is Stenwood Elementary?
Stenwood Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Stenwood Elementary public or private?
Stenwood 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.