1
What's one community event at Sunrise Valley Elementary more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000571
Sunrise Valley Elementary
10824 Cross School Rd, Reston, VA 20191 · (703) 715-3800 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
88 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
60%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% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
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 89 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 84.0% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Sunrise Valley Elementary
Sunrise Valley Elementary's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Valley Elementary this school | 558 | 15.8% | 82.8% |
| Terra Centre Elementary Burke | 594 | 14.6% | 86.0% |
| Glebe Elementary Arlington | 574 | 15.3% | 92.8% |
| West Springfield Elementary Springfield | 524 | 13.4% | 87.7% |
| Taylor Elementary Arlington | 530 | 9.1% | 87.4% |
| Fox Mill Elementary Herndon | 650 | 9.2% | 87.7% |
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 Sunrise Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #232 of 1,101 | #50 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #132 of 1,111 ▲ 121 | #35 of 136 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #74 of 1,111 ▲ 49 | #28 of 136 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #446 of 1,176 | #97 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #426 of 1,105 | #60 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #569 of 1,106 | #103 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #1,061 of 1,157 | #98 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #670 of 759 | #96 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
558
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 558 | 41.6 | 13.4:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 41.9 | 13.6:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 39.8 | 13.7:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 43 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 36.9 | 15.6:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 20 | 32.2:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 11% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (575 to 558); teachers up 13% (36.9 to 41.6).
About Sunrise Valley Elementary
Sunrise Valley Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Reston, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 558 students.
Within Fairfax County Public Schools, Sunrise Valley Elementary is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 179,323 students.
White students are 60% of those enrolled at Sunrise Valley Elementary. Next come 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 49% White among all Fairfax County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Sunrise Valley Elementary are from different groups.
With 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. Roughly 16% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 83.8% for Sunrise Valley Elementary. The school posts 82.8%, within a point of the prediction.
In Fairfax County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 222 public schools in the county, enrolling about 174,475, Sunrise Valley Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hughes Middle, is about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Sunrise Valley Elementary is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Sunrise Valley Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 551 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 558.
This page is set up for the Sunrise Valley Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Reston
- South Lakes HighHigh · 2,434 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Dogwood ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and SciencesElementary · 726 students
- Lake Anne ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Terraset ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Hughes Middle1.0 mi · 1,012
- South Lakes High1.2 mi · 2,434
- Terraset Elementary1.2 mi · 598
- Forest Edge Elementary2.0 mi · 454
- Lake Anne Elementary2.2 mi · 616
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences2.3 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise Valley ElementaryHow large is Sunrise Valley Elementary?
Sunrise Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sunrise Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunrise Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Sunrise Valley Elementary have?
Sunrise Valley Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunrise Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunrise Valley Elementary are roughly 60% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sunrise Valley Elementary in?
Sunrise Valley Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.