1
Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000583
Waynewood Elementary
1205 Waynewood Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22308 · (703) 704-7100 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
16.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
32%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
93.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
92.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Waynewood Elementary
Waynewood Elementary's state test result (92.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynewood Elementary this school | 738 | 4.1% | 92.0% |
| Cardinal Elementary Arlington | 682 | 6.7% | 93.8% |
| Tuckahoe Elementary Richmond | 682 | 8.9% | 92.7% |
| Bettie Weaver Elementary Midlothian | 605 | 3.8% | 89.8% |
| Princess Anne Elementary Virginia Beach | 654 | 11.2% | 92.4% |
| Southeastern Elementary Chesapeake | 828 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
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 Waynewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #31 of 1,101 | #10 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #64 of 1,111 ▼ 23 | #20 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #29 of 1,111 ▲ 3 | #12 of 136 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #146 of 1,176 | #39 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #924 of 1,105 | #128 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #969 of 1,106 | #139 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.1% | #1,147 of 1,157 | #134 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #317 of 324 | #32 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
738
+67 (+10%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 42.7 | 17.0:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 42.8 | 16.7:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 41.6 | 17.7:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 34 | 21.0:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 8% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (735 to 738); teachers up 11% (41.6 to 46).
About Waynewood Elementary
Waynewood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Alexandria. A total of 738 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 48% higher.
Enrollment across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools totals 179,323 students.
The student body at Waynewood Elementary is 82% White. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 49% of Fairfax County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Waynewood Elementary's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 4%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Fairfax County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Waynewood Elementary is A. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 87.0% for a school in Virginia with Waynewood Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Waynewood Elementary posts 92.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fairfax County, the median household income is $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 222 public schools in Fairfax County, enrolling about 174,475 students in all.
The school nearest to Waynewood Elementary is Sandburg Middle, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.4%; Waynewood Elementary's is 92.0%, ranking 1st of 9.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 67 more students in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria City HighHigh · 4,655 students
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- West Potomac HighHigh · 2,710 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyHigh · 2,108 students
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Nearby schools
- Sandburg Middle0.4 mi · 1,401
- Fort Hunt Elementary0.7 mi · 551
- Stratford Landing Elementary0.7 mi · 669
- Whitman Middle1.6 mi · 828
- Hollin Meadows Elementary2.0 mi · 594
- Mount Vernon High2.0 mi · 1,858
Frequently asked questions
About Waynewood ElementaryHow large is Waynewood Elementary?
Waynewood Elementary enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-06.
Is Waynewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waynewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waynewood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waynewood Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waynewood Elementary?
At Waynewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Waynewood Elementary public or private?
Waynewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
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