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Alumni: what's one memory from Timber Lane Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000575
Timber Lane Elementary
2737 West St, Falls Church, VA 22046 · (703) 206-5300 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
356 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 | 55 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
57%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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Timber Lane Elementary
Timber Lane Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Lane Elementary this school | 584 | 61.0% | 58.8% |
| Clearview Elementary Herndon | 580 | 60.2% | 69.0% |
| Mason Crest Elementary Annandale | 684 | 59.2% | 61.2% |
| Barrett Elementary Arlington | 500 | 57.0% | 58.8% |
| Woodburn Elementary Falls Church | 483 | 67.9% | 48.8% |
| Barcroft Elementary Arlington | 495 | 57.2% | 66.0% |
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 Timber Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #858 of 1,101 | #107 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #698 of 1,111 ▲ 54 | #96 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #890 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #112 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #390 of 1,176 | #89 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #99 of 1,105 | #13 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #638 of 1,106 | #115 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #766 of 1,157 | #39 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #708 of 759 | #103 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
584
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 584 | 51.3 | 11.4:1 | 61% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 47.9 | 13.5:1 | 55% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 56% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 49 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 44.2 | 13.4:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 50 | 12.9:1 | 55% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 52% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 36 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (594 to 584); teachers up 16% (44.2 to 51.3).
About Timber Lane Elementary
Timber Lane Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Falls Church. It teaches 584 students in pre-K through 6.
Fairfax County Public Schools serves 179,323 students across 199 schools.
About 59% of the student body at Timber Lane Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 27% White, 10% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Fairfax County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 61% of students at Timber Lane Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fairfax County average 37%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Timber Lane Elementary outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Timber Lane Elementary's results are 12.7 points below predicted: 58.8% against 71.5%.
The school's county is Fairfax County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $153,637 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fairfax County number 222, with about 174,475 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Graham Road Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.0%; Timber Lane Elementary's is 58.8%, ranking 7th 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.
The school's size has been steady, with 593 students in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Timber Lane Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Graham Road Elementary0.4 mi · 438
- Shrevewood Elementary0.8 mi · 579
- Oak Street Elementary0.8 mi · 587
- Pine Spring Elementary0.9 mi · 607
- Mary Ellen Henderson Middle1.2 mi · 632
- Meridian High1.3 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Lane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Timber Lane Elementary?
Timber Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Timber Lane Elementary serve?
Timber Lane Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Timber Lane Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Timber Lane Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Timber Lane Elementary?
At Timber Lane Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 59% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Timber Lane Elementary public or private?
Timber Lane 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.