Westbriar Elementary

Westbriar Elementary is one of the substantial elementary schools in Vienna, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, with 840 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 68% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Fairfax County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 179,323 students, Westbriar Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Westbriar Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westbriar Elementary has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Westbriar Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 85.7%, the actual is 91.2%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fairfax County reports that median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Westbriar Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Freedom Hill Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westbriar Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 82.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Westbriar Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 858 (now 840). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 48% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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