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Parklawn Elementary

Q: Is Parklawn Elementary a good school?

Parklawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Parklawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Parklawn Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Parklawn Elementary?

Students at Parklawn Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% Asian, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Parklawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Glasgow Middle High : Justice High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Parklawn Elementary is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 954 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45th out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Parklawn Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Virginia elementary schools, with lower academic performance than the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 59.33% of Parklawn's 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 75.55% for Fairfax County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages. However, Parklawn's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are on par with nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, Parklawn Elementary's performance is not the lowest in the region. The nearby Ferdinand T. Day Elementary and William Ramsay Elementary, which are part of the Alexandria City Public Schools district, have even lower rankings and academic performance. This suggests that Parklawn may have the potential to improve and outperform some of its peers with the right interventions and support, particularly by leveraging the strengths of its African American student population, who perform relatively better than their Asian and White counterparts.

963

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,802

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4116 Braddock Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 914-6900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glasgow Middle
High:	Justice High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.5%

White:

26.7%

Asian:

24.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (49% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg74%

Virginia avg71%

1,017^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd 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	10.8	1017 of 1110	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	990 of 1114	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1012 of 1114	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	908 of 1109	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	908 of 1103	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	978 of 1105	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	883 of 1097	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	936 of 1099	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1002 of 1096	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	913 of 1100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1019 of 1110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	875 of 1120	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	819 of 1117	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	878 of 1117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	840 of 1113	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	772 of 1082	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	950 of 1081	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	834 of 1083	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.6	724 of 1071	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	712 of 1062	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	215 of 579	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	138 of 588	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	141 of 579	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	238 of 238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	230 of 230	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	231 of 326	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	226 of 306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	229 of 300	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1014 of 1096	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1009 of 1098	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	986 of 1100	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	570 of 606	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	513 of 580	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	528 of 564	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	897 of 1046	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	898 of 1036	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	991 of 1093	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	962 of 1101	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1026 of 1093	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	965 of 973	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	964 of 979	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	924 of 984	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading53%-18 vs state

Mathematics50%-23 vs state

Science39%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 25, 2017

This school is very good, i don't know why the rank is low our children went there they are in honor class in middle school and high school, it is good to learn with varity student and nice teachers and principle . Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Great school within the community. The test scores are deceiving. English is a second language to most. There should be another method to test these children. They are very bright. The Principal is the best. He takes pride in his position and loves the kids. Very active PTA. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 17, 2013

This School needs some guidance on how you speak to children. I have consistently witnessed children being talked down to and screamed at. This is not acceptable behavior for adults. If you can avoid it DO NOT send your Children to this school. This school may have been great at one point in time but it is far from it now. What a shame. Close Quote

Schools Near Parklawn Elementary

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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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6540 Columbia Pike	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 916-6800	606	50	12.1	56.1%	181 (29.9%)	59 (9.7%)	244 (40.3%)	67 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.1%)	67.6	380^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.8%		69.8	360^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.7%	20	74.8	82.9	69.7	75.8	69.7	82.4	83.3		$13,890	$1,009	$12,881
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
William Ramsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Sanger Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 824-6950	689	45	15.3	88.7%	78 (11.3%)	131 (19.0%)	350 (50.8%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.4%)	6	1065^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.3	1066^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.3%	1	53.6	41.3	42.0	47.0	43.6	47.4	44.4	33.3	$15,311	$636	$14,675
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
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	6111 Knollwood Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 575-6800	814	60	13.6	72.4%	141 (17.3%)	29 (3.6%)	592 (72.7%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)								(n/a)									$14,529	$1,268	$13,262
John Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5651 Rayburn Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 824-6970	743	49	15.0	110.8%	147 (19.8%)	184 (24.8%)	303 (40.8%)	81 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	19.5	934^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.9%		17.5	962^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	13.6%	28	51.6	52.9	59.1	62.3	49.1	58.7	59.6	57.0	$15,767	$913	$14,854
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N Beauregard Street	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-8125	589	36	16.3	89.1%	97 (16.5%)	179 (30.4%)	232 (39.4%)	66 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	9.5	1030^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.2%		7.4	1055^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.3%	25	54.6	41.6	46.5	53.6	47.8	40.6	43.8	56.4	$11,865	$691	$11,174
Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 237-7000	475	37	12.9	72.2%	94 (19.8%)	17 (3.6%)	336 (70.7%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19	939^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.4%		9.5	1033^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	7.3%	94	70.5	37.1	54.2	53.7	54.0	40.7	59.7		$15,898	$1,648	$14,250
Beech Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Beechtree Ln	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 531-2600	366	30	12.0	71.0%	82 (22.4%)	16 (4.4%)	227 (62.0%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	27	862^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	22.3%		26.5	881^st of 1114 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	67.4	72.1	41.2	46.2	63.0	65.1	57.7		$13,960	$1,111	$12,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Parklawn Elementary

Is Parklawn Elementary a good school?

Parklawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Parklawn Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Parklawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Parklawn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parklawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glasgow Middle
High : Justice High

What is the racial makeup of Parklawn Elementary?

Students at Parklawn Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% Asian, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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