Westgate Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Falls Church, Virginia, Westgate Elementary works with 614 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Westgate Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Westgate Elementary records that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 20% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Westgate Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Fairfax County shows median household earnings sit near $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Westgate Elementary is one of 222 public schools in Fairfax County (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students).

The closest other public school is Pimmit Early Childhood Resource Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westgate Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 84.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westgate Elementary has climbed 10%, going from 559 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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