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What advice would you give to incoming students at Terra Centre Elementary?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126001842
Terra Centre Elementary
6000 Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015 · (703) 249-1400 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
87 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 | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
62%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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 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
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 Terra Centre Elementary
Terra Centre Elementary's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra Centre Elementary this school | 594 | 14.6% | 86.0% |
| Glebe Elementary Arlington | 574 | 15.3% | 92.8% |
| Sunrise Valley Elementary Reston | 558 | 15.8% | 82.8% |
| West Springfield Elementary Springfield | 524 | 13.4% | 87.7% |
| Wakefield Forest Elementary Fairfax | 626 | 8.3% | 91.5% |
| 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 Terra Centre Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #136 of 1,101 | #35 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #161 of 1,111 ▲ 49 | #40 of 136 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #99 of 1,111 ▲ 48 | #38 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #373 of 1,176 | #86 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #524 of 1,105 | #77 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #512 of 1,106 | #93 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #1,078 of 1,157 | #103 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #742 of 759 | #110 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
594
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 594 | 42.8 | 13.9:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 43.6 | 14.4:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 42.5 | 14.8:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 40 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 38.2 | 15.7:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 11% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 43 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terra Centre Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (598 to 594); teachers up 12% (38.2 to 42.8).
About Terra Centre Elementary
This page covers Terra Centre Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Burke, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 594 students.
The district, Fairfax County Public Schools, operates 199 schools serving 179,323 students.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Terra Centre Elementary combined. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in Fairfax County, the White share is about 49%. Terra Centre Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 42.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 15% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fairfax County is 37%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Terra Centre Elementary is 1.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 86.0%. Predicted: 84.1%.
In the county around the school, Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Terra Centre Elementary is among the 222 public schools in Fairfax County.
Bonnie Brae Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Terra Centre Elementary at 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 561 in 2020-21 and 594 in 2024-25, a increase of 33 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Burke
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- White Oaks ElementaryElementary · 699 students
- Cherry Run ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- ALC at BurkeElementary
- Burke SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Bonnie Brae Elementary1.4 mi · 718
- Cherry Run Elementary1.4 mi · 481
- White Oaks Elementary1.5 mi · 699
- Fairview Elementary1.7 mi · 751
- Laurel Ridge Elementary2.0 mi · 835
- Lake Braddock Secondary2.1 mi · 4,411
Frequently asked questions
About Terra Centre ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Terra Centre Elementary?
Terra Centre Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-06.
Is Terra Centre Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terra Centre Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Terra Centre Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Terra Centre Elementary.
How diverse is Terra Centre Elementary?
Terra Centre Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Terra Centre Elementary?
Terra Centre 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.