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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000088
Waples Mill Elementary
11509 Waples Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124 · (703) 390-7700 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
94 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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (118).
Student demographics
63%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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 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 up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
87.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% 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 Waples Mill Elementary
Waples Mill Elementary's state test result (87.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waples Mill Elementary this school | 750 | 12.5% | 87.2% |
| Oakton Elementary Oakton | 795 | 13.2% | 87.0% |
| Canterbury Woods Elementary Annandale | 735 | 13.2% | 89.7% |
| Oak View Elementary Fairfax | 776 | 11.0% | 84.5% |
| Mantua Elementary Fairfax | 909 | 15.7% | 89.2% |
| Colvin Run Elementary Vienna | 750 | 2.9% | 96.0% |
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 Waples Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #108 of 1,101 | #29 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #109 of 1,111 ▲ 98 | #26 of 136 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #47 of 1,111 ▲ 95 | #17 of 136 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #134 of 1,176 | #32 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #559 of 1,105 | #86 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #464 of 1,106 | #86 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #1,094 of 1,157 | #109 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #216 of 759 | #32 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
750
-116 (-13%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 750 | 53.6 | 14.0:1 | 13% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 59.7 | 13.7:1 | 13% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 56.8 | 14.8:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 61 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 56.5 | 16.3:1 | 11% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 9% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 6% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 3% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waples Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (919 to 750); teachers down 5% (56.5 to 53.6).
About Waples Mill Elementary
Waples Mill Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Oakton, Virginia. Enrolled students number 750 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 50% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Waples Mill Elementary is one school in Fairfax County Public Schools, a system of 199 schools with 179,323 students.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Waples Mill Elementary combined. The school is also 24% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Waples Mill Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Waples Mill Elementary, 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 13% of enrollment. The 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County is 24 points higher.
Test results at Waples Mill Elementary are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (87.2% actual, 84.7% predicted).
In the county around the school, Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 222 public schools operate in Fairfax County, serving about 174,475 students.
Of nearby public schools, Providence Elementary is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Waples Mill Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 87.2% against a local average of 78.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 750, 13% below the 866 of 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Providence Elementary1.3 mi · 954
- Johnson Middle1.5 mi · 1,165
- Eagle View Elementary2.0 mi · 665
- Navy Elementary2.0 mi · 848
- Oakton Elementary2.2 mi · 795
- Greenbriar East Elementary2.7 mi · 922
Frequently asked questions
About Waples Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waples Mill Elementary?
Waples Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 750 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Waples Mill Elementary serve?
Waples Mill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Waples Mill Elementary have?
Waples Mill Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Waples Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Waples Mill Elementary are roughly 54% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 24% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Waples Mill Elementary in?
Waples Mill Elementary is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.