Westlawn Elementary

Westlawn Elementary is one of the large elementary campuss in Falls Church, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, with 789 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 58% above the state mean of about 499.

Fairfax County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 179,323 students. Westlawn Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Westlawn Elementary lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 9% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Westlawn Elementary has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Westlawn Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fairfax County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westlawn Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 67.1%; actual is 44.0%, a gap of -23.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Westlawn Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Beech Tree Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westlawn Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 789 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 17% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.