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What tradition at Terraset Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000573
Terraset Elementary
11411 Ridge Heights Rd, Reston, VA 20191 · (703) 390-5600 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
204 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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
67%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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Terraset Elementary
Terraset Elementary's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraset Elementary this school | 598 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
| Jordan Springs Elementary Stephenson | 668 | 39.5% | 70.6% |
| Christopher Farms Elementary Virginia Beach | 626 | 36.7% | 85.5% |
| Courtland Elementary Spotsylvania | 548 | 40.7% | 71.1% |
| Evergreen Mill Elementary Leesburg | 569 | 33.7% | 79.6% |
| Garrisonville Elementary Stafford | 735 | 37.6% | 72.8% |
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 Terraset Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #466 of 1,101 | #71 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #505 of 1,111 ▲ 99 | #75 of 136 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #397 of 1,111 ▲ 82 | #69 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #365 of 1,176 | #81 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #329 of 1,105 | #53 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #322 of 1,106 | #64 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #903 of 1,157 | #67 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #156 of 324 | #20 of 32 |
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
598
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 598 | 46.2 | 12.9:1 | 34% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 45.9 | 13.3:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 29% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 47 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 39.9 | 13.9:1 | 31% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 33% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 29% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 33 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terraset Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (554 to 598); teachers up 16% (39.9 to 46.2).
About Terraset Elementary
Terraset Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Reston, Virginia, under Fairfax County Public Schools. It had 598 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
The 199 schools of Fairfax County Public Schools, including Terraset Elementary, enroll 179,323 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Terraset Elementary is White, with 46% of students. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Fairfax County overall, the White share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Classroom staffing at Terraset Elementary totals 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 34% of students (204) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Fairfax County is close, at 37%.
Terraset Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.0% and a predicted 78.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fairfax County show that 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. Fairfax County has 222 public schools with about 174,475 students, including Terraset Elementary.
About 0.2 miles separate Terraset Elementary from the closest public school, Hughes Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 73.6%; Terraset Elementary's is 74.0%, ranking 7th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Terraset Elementary enrolled 600; in 2024-25, 598.
People who know Terraset Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 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
- Sunrise Valley ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Hughes Middle0.2 mi · 1,012
- South Lakes High0.3 mi · 2,434
- Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences1.1 mi · 726
- Sunrise Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 558
- Dogwood Elementary1.6 mi · 745
- Crossfield Elementary1.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Terraset ElementaryHow many students attend Terraset Elementary?
Terraset Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-06.
Is Terraset Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terraset Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Terraset Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Terraset Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Terraset Elementary?
Terraset Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Terraset Elementary public or private?
Terraset 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.