West Springfield Elementary

West Springfield Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Springfield, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school works with 524 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (179,323 students total), West Springfield Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Springfield Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, West Springfield Elementary lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, West Springfield Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.7%.

In the broader community, Fairfax County reports that median household income runs about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), West Springfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rolling Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Springfield Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Springfield Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 75.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 533 students in 2018 compared to 524 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 62% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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