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Bren Mar Park Elementary

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Bren Mar Park Elementary ranks 789 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bren Mar Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 488 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Academically, Bren Mar Park Elementary's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally lower than the Fairfax County Public Schools and Virginia state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in SOL Mathematics was 65.71% at Bren Mar Park Elementary, compared to 75.55% for Fairfax County Public Schools and 72.89% for Virginia. The school's performance is particularly low in English Reading, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates ranging from 42.67% to 60.87% over the past few years, compared to the Fairfax County Public Schools and Virginia averages of around 66-72%.

Bren Mar Park Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.6% to 65.98% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school also experiences relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. While Bren Mar Park Elementary's performance lags behind many of its nearby counterparts within the Fairfax County Public Schools district, such as Franconia Elementary and Bush Hill Elementary, it outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Lynbrook Elementary and Crestwood Elementary.

490

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,441

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6344 Beryl Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 914-7200

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Bren Mar Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

White:

20.4%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg74%

Virginia avg71%

789^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	789 of 1110	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	923 of 1114	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	789 of 1114	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	596 of 1109	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	738 of 1103	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	600 of 1105	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	469 of 1097	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	437 of 1099	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	553 of 1096	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	759 of 1100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.6	654 of 1110	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	726 of 1120	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	763 of 1117	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	383 of 1117	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.3	619 of 1113	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.6	864 of 1082	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	830 of 1081	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.8	969 of 1083	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	908 of 1071	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.7	554 of 1062	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	266 of 579	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	224 of 588	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	100 of 579	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	219 of 238	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	139 of 326	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	150 of 306	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	152 of 300	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	781 of 1096	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	859 of 1098	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	743 of 1100	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	361 of 606	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	468 of 580	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	420 of 564	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	483 of 1046	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	623 of 1036	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	756 of 1093	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	946 of 1101	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	824 of 1093	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	57.3	451 of 984	54.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+28 vs school

White (2023)54th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science68%~ state avg

English Reading63%-7 vs state

Mathematics63%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bren Mar Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6344 Beryl Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-7200	490	40	12.3	70.2%	100 (20.4%)	92 (18.8%)	213 (43.5%)	62 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	33.8	789^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.8	923^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	17.1%	134	65.7	58.3	64.8		68.5	60.9	62.7	66.2			$14,441	$1,373	$13,067
Weyanoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6520 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 813-5400	590	44	13.5	97.1%	58 (9.8%)	136 (23.1%)	317 (53.7%)	65 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	6.5	1061^st of 1110 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.1	1079^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.1%	18	46.5	50.6	42.1		40.0	47.4	45.9	50.0			$15,350	$1,441	$13,909
Springfield Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Charles Goff Dr	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2300	596	48	12.3	40.9%	145 (24.3%)	98 (16.4%)	204 (34.2%)	114 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	80.5	206^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.4%		78.9	229^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.4%	23	92.9	91.4	66.7	54.6	81.8	85.7	87.1	87.5	86.8		$11,977	$352	$11,625
Franconia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 Beulah St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 822-2200	492	38	12.9	30.9%	200 (40.7%)	87 (17.7%)	107 (21.7%)	62 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	52.4	568^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.8%		47.9	641^st of 1114 public elementary schools	42.5%	73	81.3	67.2	66.1	72.9	71.0	65.6	69.8	67.7	81.4		$12,395	$303	$12,091
Lynbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5801 Backlick Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 866-2940	595	48	12.3	93.4%	26 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	511 (85.9%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3.4	1085^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.3%		5	1080^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.1%	5	34.7	36.1	40.9	35.5	42.4	33.8	28.4	39.1	54.7		$15,399	$1,369	$14,030
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Ferdinand Day Dr	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 933-6300	735	43	17.0	77.0%	187 (25.4%)	213 (29.0%)	166 (22.6%)	94 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (9.3%)	31.3	814^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.7%		39.1	736^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.9%	78	57.5	61.1	62.5		65.8	55.0	68.1	67.5		60.2	$14,433	$455	$13,978
Forestdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6530 Elder Ave	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 313-4300	537	43	12.4	73.9%	108 (20.1%)	60 (11.2%)	247 (46.0%)	93 (17.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	9.8	1026^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.7	1029^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	58.5	48.2	28.6	41.3	57.8	47.5	44.2	40.7	45.6		$15,450	$1,143	$14,307
Bush Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5927 Westchester St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-5600	673	53	12.6	27.0%	289 (42.9%)	131 (19.5%)	116 (17.2%)	69 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.1%)	70.9	344^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.0%		73.5	301^st of 1114 public elementary schools	73.0%	43	73.9	82.3	56.5	81.4	77.3	80.4	85.3	82.3	89.5		$13,068	$323	$12,745
Columbia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Alpine Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 916-2500	377	30	12.3	41.6%	142 (37.7%)	36 (9.5%)	133 (35.3%)	45 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	60.4	469^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.7%		62	465^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.3%	4	81.1	79.7	71.1		75.8	69.8	72.9	73.9			$14,228	$436	$13,792
Parklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4116 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-6900	963	69	14.0	98.1%	257 (26.7%)	155 (16.1%)	294 (30.5%)	237 (24.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	10.8	1017^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.4%		13.6	990^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.1%	27	59.3	46.0	42.4		38.7	52.1	48.3	58.5			$12,802	$1,127	$11,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Bren Mar Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bren Mar Park Elementary?

Students at Bren Mar Park Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 20% White, 19% African American, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Bren Mar Park Elementary a good school?

Bren Mar Park Elementary ranks 789^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bren Mar Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bren Mar Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holmes Middle
High : Edison High

What district is Bren Mar Park Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Bren Mar Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Bren Mar Park Elementary.

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