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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000588
Westlawn Elementary
3200 Westley Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042 · (703) 241-5100 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
608 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (92).
Student demographics
45%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
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 52.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Westlawn Elementary
Westlawn Elementary's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlawn Elementary this school | 789 | 77.1% | 44.0% |
| Cougar Elementary Manassas Park | 857 | 82.4% | N/A |
| Manassas Park Elementary Manassas Park | 712 | 81.9% | 48.5% |
| Yorkshire Elementary Manassas | 851 | 70.5% | 62.1% |
| Herndon Elementary Herndon | 792 | 74.4% | 41.5% |
| Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences Falls Church | 814 | 72.4% | N/A |
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 Westlawn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,037 of 1,101 | #128 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #976 of 1,111 ▲ 26 | #119 of 136 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,035 of 1,111 ▲ 34 | #124 of 136 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #102 of 1,176 | #25 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #730 of 1,105 | #106 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #842 of 1,106 | #132 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #534 of 1,157 | #24 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #675 of 759 | #98 of 110 |
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
789
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 789 | 53.4 | 14.8:1 | 77% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 51.4 | 14.4:1 | 71% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 51.5 | 14.4:1 | 68% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 60 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 59.8 | 13.6:1 | 68% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 66% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 60% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 37% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westlawn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (812 to 789); teachers down 11% (59.8 to 53.4).
About Westlawn Elementary
Westlawn Elementary is a public elementary school run by Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia. It has an enrollment of 789 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 58% bigger than that mark.
The district for Westlawn Elementary is Fairfax County Public Schools, with 199 schools and 179,323 students.
More than half of enrollment at Westlawn Elementary is Hispanic: 72%. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 9% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 55 points above the 18% share among Fairfax County residents. The diversity index for Westlawn Elementary is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Westlawn Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. By family income, 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
On the allk12 Grade, Westlawn Elementary lands at F, ahead of 4% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 67.1% for Westlawn Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 44.0%. The 23.1-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
The county, Fairfax County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $153,637 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Westlawn Elementary, Fairfax County has 222 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Beech Tree Elementary is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Westlawn Elementary is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Westlawn Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (805) to 2024-25 (789). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Westlawn Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
Other Westlawn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westlawn Elementary. Westlawn Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Westlawn Elementary SchoolTEXARKANA, TX · 317 students
- Westlawn ElementaryCedarburg, WI · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Beech Tree Elementary0.7 mi · 366
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary0.9 mi · 475
- Graham Road Elementary1.0 mi · 438
- Falls Church High1.3 mi · 2,170
- Timber Lane Elementary1.4 mi · 584
- Oak Street Elementary1.4 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Westlawn ElementaryHow many students attend Westlawn Elementary?
Westlawn Elementary enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Westlawn Elementary serve?
Westlawn Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Westlawn Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Westlawn Elementary.
How diverse is Westlawn Elementary?
Westlawn Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 72% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Westlawn Elementary public or private?
Westlawn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.