South Fairfax News

There were 12,964 5th-grade students enrolled in Fairfax County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 5th-grade students in the county was Sangster Elementary School.

Within Fairfax County schools, the largest number of students were found in 10th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Fairfax County ranked first in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked first the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 5th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sangster Elementary School	164	18.2%	899
Kent Gardens Elementary School	162	16.1%	1,007
Willow Springs Elementary School	161	18.7%	860
Kings Glen Elementary School	161	34.5%	466
Keene Mill Elementary School	158	19.7%	801
Mantua Elementary School	158	16.4%	964
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary School	156	23.9%	654
Bailey's Upper Elementary School	148	28.2%	525
Mosaic Woods Elementary School	146	15.1%	967
Navy Elementary School	144	16.9%	851
Westbriar Elementary School	144	17%	848
Orange Hunt Elementary School	144	16%	900
Haycock Elementary School	143	17.2%	829
McNair Upper Elementary School	142	23.1%	616
Bull Run Elementary School	141	17.7%	796
Belvedere Elementary School	139	22.1%	628
Canterbury Woods Elementary School	134	16.8%	797
Hutchison Elementary School	131	12.9%	1,015
Braddock Elementary School	131	14.2%	920
Laurel Ridge Elementary School	130	16.2%	804
Union Mill Elementary School	128	14.1%	908
Lorton Station Elementary School	127	17%	748
Spring Hill Elementary School	126	13.3%	948
Greenbriar East Elementary School	126	13.8%	911
Powell Elementary School	125	14.3%	876
Bonnie Brae Elementary School	125	15.1%	828
Parklawn Elementary School	125	13.1%	954
Hybla Valley Elementary School	124	13.9%	891
Glen Forest Elementary School	124	15.7%	790
Poplar Tree Elementary School	124	17.2%	721
Silverbrook Elementary School	124	15.2%	814
Coates Elementary School	124	13%	951
Centreville Elementary School	123	15.9%	773
White Oaks Elementary School	122	16.9%	724
Hunt Valley Elementary School	119	15.9%	747
Colvin Run Elementary School	118	15.4%	766
Louise Archer Elementary School	118	21.8%	541
Oakton Elementary School	117	15.1%	774
Herndon Elementary School	115	14.3%	807
Fairview Elementary School	115	15.1%	761
Laurel Hill Elementary School	115	15.6%	736
Bush Hill Elementary School	113	16.7%	678
Virginia Run Elementary School	113	16.1%	703
Waples Mill Elementary School	113	13.8%	820
Springfield Estates Elementary School	112	18.8%	595
Oak View Elementary School	111	14.3%	775
Stratford Landing Elementary School	109	15.1%	723
Hunters Woods Elementary School	108	15.7%	689
Riverside Elementary School	106	14.7%	719
Floris Elementary School	106	15.2%	699
Oak Hill Elementary School	105	16%	657
Hayfield Elementary School	104	16.9%	614
Churchill Road Elementary School	103	17.2%	600
Groveton Elementary School	102	12.9%	790
Wakefield Forest Elementary School	102	15.7%	648
Lane Elementary School	98	13%	752
Lees Corner Elementary School	97	16.4%	592
Clearview Elementary School	97	15.4%	628
Greenbriar West Elementary School	97	15.5%	624
Waynewood Elementary School	96	13.2%	726
Chesterbrook Elementary School	95	17.7%	537
Lemon Road Elementary School	94	16.3%	577
Flint Hill Elementary School	94	15.4%	609
Annandale Terrace Elementary School	94	14.1%	668
Halley Elementary School	93	15.1%	616
Brookfield Elementary School	93	13.4%	696
Sunrise Valley Elementary School	92	16.1%	570
Mason Crest Elementary School	91	12.6%	720
Lake Anne Elementary School	91	15.6%	583
Shrevewood Elementary School	91	13.9%	653
London Towne Elementary School	91	13.3%	686
Forestville Elementary School	89	15.3%	580
Newington Forest Elementary School	89	15.3%	580
Terra Centre Elementary School	89	14.2%	626
Cardinal Forest Elementary School	89	12.7%	700
Crossfield Elementary School	87	15.6%	556
Island Creek Elementary School	87	12%	722
Hollin Meadows Elementary School	85	13.7%	622
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School	85	15.6%	546
Fox Mill Elementary School	84	13%	645
Westlawn Elementary School	83	11.2%	739
Gunston Elementary School	83	15.2%	545
Stenwood Elementary School	82	15.2%	539
Dranesville Elementary School	82	13.7%	600
Eagle View Elementary School	81	12%	673
Pine Spring Elementary School	81	13.1%	617
Camelot Elementary School	80	13.1%	609
Ravensworth Elementary School	80	14.1%	566
Centre Ridge Elementary School	80	12.2%	658
Marshall Road Elementary School	79	11.4%	696
Cub Run Elementary School	79	13.8%	571
Weyanoke Elementary School	78	13.9%	562
Dogwood Elementary School	78	10.6%	739
West Springfield Elementary School	77	14.1%	548
Wolftrap Elementary School	76	13.8%	550
Westgate Elementary School	76	12.3%	617
Lynbrook Elementary School	76	12.6%	602
Rose Hill Elementary School	75	11.2%	671
Franconia Elementary School	74	15.1%	489
Terraset Elementary School	73	11.9%	611
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	72	15.7%	460
Woodburn Elementary School	71	14.6%	486
Great Falls Elementary School	71	13.7%	517
Fairfax Villa Elementary School	70	13.3%	525
Clermont Elementary School	70	13%	537
Rolling Valley Elementary School	70	13.1%	536
Washington Mill Elementary School	69	12%	575
Saratoga Elementary School	67	11.4%	589
Beech Tree Elementary School	67	16.1%	417
Armstrong Elementary School	65	17.8%	365
Crestwood Elementary School	65	11.9%	547
Timber Lane Elementary School	64	9.9%	646
Aldrin Elementary School	64	14.2%	450
Woodley Hills Elementary School	63	12.1%	520
Fairhill Elementary School	62	11.4%	544
Bren Mar Park Elementary School	61	12.5%	488
Freedom Hill Elementary School	61	11.5%	529
Forestdale Elementary School	60	11.2%	534
Columbia Elementary School	60	15.8%	379
Vienna Elementary School	59	15.6%	377
Deer Park Elementary School	59	10.7%	553
Cherry Run Elementary School	57	12.4%	461
Woodlawn Elementary School	56	12%	468
North Springfield Elementary School	55	11.7%	469
Graham Road Elementary School	55	13.5%	408
Cunningham Park Elementary School	53	13%	409
Cameron Elementary School	53	9.9%	534
Mount Eagle Elementary School	53	15.9%	334
Forest Edge Elementary School	52	11.4%	457
Fort Hunt Elementary School	52	9.1%	573
Sherman Elementary School	49	13.9%	352
Olde Creek Elementary School	48	12.4%	386
Belle View Elementary School	43	10.7%	401
Garfield Elementary School	38	11.2%	339
Bucknell Elementary School	29	10.4%	279
Little Run Elementary School	27	9.7%	277
Kilmer Center	5	8.5%	59
Bryant High School	0	0%	159
Mountain View High School	0	0%	142
Marshall High School	0	0%	2,207
Thoreau Middle School	0	0%	1,248
Dunn Loring E.C. Resource Center	0	0%	237
Cooper Middle School	0	0%	1,072
Pimmit Ec Resource Center	0	0%	36
Sandburg Middle School	0	0%	1,403
West Potomac High School	0	0%	2,682
Centreville High School	0	0%	2,490
Glasgow Middle School	0	0%	1,726
Hayfield Secondary	0	0%	3,245
Bailey's Elementary School	0	0%	817
Kilmer Middle School	0	0%	1,196
Lewis High School	0	0%	1,675
Bull Run E.C. Resource Center	0	0%	221
Chantilly High School	0	0%	3,014
Twain Middle School	0	0%	989
Edison High School	0	0%	2,293
Poe Middle School	0	0%	896
Fort Belvoir Elementary School	0	0%	750
Liberty Middle School	0	0%	904
West Springfield High School	0	0%	2,761
McLean High School	0	0%	2,455
Irving Middle School	0	0%	1,218
Stone Middle School	0	0%	711
Kings Park Elementary School	0	0%	666
Herndon High School	0	0%	2,369
Fairfax County Adult High School	0	0%	241
McNair Elementary School	0	0%	512
Herndon Middle School	0	0%	900
Westfield High School	0	0%	2,756
Woodson High School	0	0%	2,485
Jackson Middle School	0	0%	965
Lake Braddock Secondary	0	0%	4,418
Virginia Hills E.C. Resource Center	0	0%	273
Longfellow Middle School	0	0%	1,254
Mt. Daniel Elementary School	0	0%	481
Justice High School	0	0%	2,406
Holmes Middle School	0	0%	892
Oakton High School	0	0%	2,627
Langley High School	0	0%	2,142
Hughes Middle School	0	0%	1,008
Falls Church High School	0	0%	2,158
Robinson Secondary	0	0%	3,674
Franklin Middle School	0	0%	825
South County High School	0	0%	2,206
Mount Vernon High School	0	0%	1,959
Annandale High School	0	0%	2,196
Thomas Jefferson High School	0	0%	2,017
Rocky Run Middle School	0	0%	887
South County Middle School	0	0%	968
Madison High School	0	0%	2,116
Carson Middle School	0	0%	1,381
Key Center	0	0%	46
Whitman Middle School	0	0%	819
Frost Middle School	0	0%	1,248
South Lakes High School	0	0%	2,488
Key Middle School	0	0%	689