Wolftrap Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Vienna, Virginia, Wolftrap Elementary hosts 529 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.

Wolftrap Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that instructs 179,323 students overall.

Demographically, Wolftrap Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfax County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Wolftrap Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 2% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Wolftrap Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 87.7%; this one delivers 96.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Fairfax County indicate the typical household earns roughly $153,637 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Fairfax County's 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), Wolftrap Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Westbriar Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wolftrap Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 84.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wolftrap Elementary's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 529). Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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