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Best Elementary Schools
in Fairfax County Public Schools

This page covers 141 elementary schools in Fairfax County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Sherman Elementary
Grades PK–06337 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (65/100) · small class sizes (13.0:1)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
65/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
2
rank
Chesterbrook Elementary
Grades PK–06527 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (65/100) · above-average investment ($19,816/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
65/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
2%
Low economic need
3
rank
Poplar Tree Elementary
Grades PK–06671 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,816/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
4
rank
Churchill Road Elementary
Grades PK–06606 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (65/100) · above-average investment ($19,816/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
65/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
2%
Low economic need
5
rank
Olde Creek Elementary
Grades PK–06358 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($19,816/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
6
rank
Lees Corner Elementary
Grades PK–06594 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,816/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
7
rank
Wolftrap Elementary
Grades PK–06539 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,816/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
3%
Low economic need
8
rank
Cherry Run Elementary
Grades PK–06469 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($19,816/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
9
rank
Cub Run Elementary
Grades PK–06586 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,816/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
10
rank
Colvin Run Elementary
Grades PK–06783 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,816/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,816
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
131 more elementary schools in Fairfax County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
141
Elementary Schools
199
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Sherman Elementary
Score: 68/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.