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Washington Mill Elementary

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Washington Mill Elementary ranks 786 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Washington Mill Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 575. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Washington Mill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is significantly lower than the Fairfax County and Virginia averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in SOL Mathematics at Washington Mill Elementary was 64.58%, compared to 75.55% for Fairfax County and 72.89% for Virginia.

When compared to nearby schools within the Fairfax County Public Schools district, Washington Mill Elementary's performance lags behind its peers. For instance, Waynewood Elementary, located just 2.81 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Virginia elementary schools and outperforms Washington Mill Elementary across various academic metrics. Similarly, Stratford Landing Elementary, located 2.3 miles away, also demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement compared to Washington Mill Elementary.

592

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,366

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9100 Cherrytree Dr
Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 619-2500

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Washington Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

African American:

28.7%

White:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 70% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

786^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st 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	34.0	786 of 1110	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	870 of 1114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	880 of 1114	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	948 of 1109	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	887 of 1103	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	953 of 1105	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	920 of 1097	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	884 of 1099	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.0	727 of 1096	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	815 of 1100	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	940 of 1110	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	989 of 1120	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	789 of 1117	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.2	573 of 1117	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	904 of 1113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	1010 of 1082	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	883 of 1081	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	881 of 1083	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	720 of 1071	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.8	882 of 1062	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	265 of 579	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	374 of 588	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	382 of 579	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	214 of 326	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	210 of 300	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	771 of 1096	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	841 of 1098	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	803 of 1100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	433 of 606	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	424 of 580	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	455 of 564	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	775 of 1046	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	819 of 1036	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	784 of 1093	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	858 of 1101	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	942 of 1093	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	510 of 973	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	587 of 979	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	493 of 984	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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)54th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Mathematics63%-7 vs state

English Reading62%-9 vs state

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Amazing school. Teachers are very committed and school leadership dedicated. Couldn’t ask for a more engaging school environment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9100 Cherrytree Dr	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 619-2500	592	41	14.5	78.9%	116 (19.6%)	170 (28.7%)	239 (40.4%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	34	786^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.6	870^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.9%	84	64.6	67.7	66.1	53.5	69.0	51.0	70.0	69.1	63.9	$13,366	$992	$12,374
Woodley Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-2000	495	45	11.0	83.6%	76 (15.4%)	69 (13.9%)	309 (62.4%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.2%)	15.5	977^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.9	1042^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	6.5%	65	49.1	50.9	31.8	34.9	54.1	37.7	61.1	59.3	70.5	$14,121	$1,154	$12,967
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8505 Highland Ln	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-4800	447	39	11.5	83.4%	45 (10.1%)	85 (19.0%)	266 (59.5%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	10.2	1023^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.9	996^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.6%	27	58.7	36.0	46.4	32.5	47.4	53.2	36.2	51.9	57.9	$16,143	$1,683	$14,460
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-6000	741	51	14.4	80.3%	135 (18.2%)	179 (24.2%)	336 (45.3%)	61 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	47	640^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%		41.4	713^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.0%	73	71.3	68.7	73.6	52.2	81.0	62.4	63.5	78.3	67.6	$14,070	$1,458	$12,612
Fort Hunt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8832 Linton Ln	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 619-2600	551	35	15.6	29.9%	299 (54.3%)	96 (17.4%)	121 (22.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	61	464^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.2%		56.5	533^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	52.2%	69	81.8	72.2	72.1	76.9	64.7	77.6	73.6	80.9	79.1	$12,919	$343	$12,576
Fort Belvoir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5980 Meeres Rd	Fort Belvoir	22060	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 781-2700	707	50	14.1	33.4%	366 (51.8%)	93 (13.2%)	139 (19.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	83 (11.7%)								(n/a)										$10,242	$582	$9,660
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	5970 Meeres Road	Fort Belvoir	22060	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 982-1300	761	52	14.5	31.9%	389 (51.1%)	106 (13.9%)	164 (21.6%)	14 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	75 (9.9%)	53.1	563^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	49.3%		43.8	684^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.6%	121	73.8	65.1	65.3	72.2	70.6	71.6	72.7	72.9	80.9	$10,571	$549	$10,022
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4015 Fielding St	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-2800	507	42	12.0	97.6%	22 (4.3%)	109 (21.5%)	323 (63.7%)	38 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	11.3	1015^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.7	1030^th of 1114 public elementary schools	7.5%	15	56.3	41.5	35.6	32.1	49.2	46.0	50.9	48.4	66.7	$14,693	$1,825	$12,867
Stratford Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8484 Riverside Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3600	669	51	13.1	26.9%	361 (54.0%)	133 (19.9%)	82 (12.3%)	37 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.4%)	82.9	165^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.1%		73.6	300^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.1%	135	90.8	86.8	58.3	66.7	81.0	89.1	94.4	88.2	96.3	$9,855	$221	$9,634
Waynewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 Waynewood Blvd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 704-7100	738	46	16.0	4.1%	602 (81.6%)	23 (3.1%)	57 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	90.5	43^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	96.1%		91	35^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.9%	8	89.6	95.6	82.5	91.8	93.6	84.9	93.5	96.4	96.7	$9,938	$217	$9,721

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Mill Elementary

Is Washington Mill Elementary a good school?

Washington Mill Elementary ranks 786^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Washington Mill Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Washington Mill Elementary?

Students at Washington Mill Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 29% African American, 20% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Washington Mill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

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