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Woodlawn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Woodlawn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 468 students. It 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 relatively high-performing district, Woodlawn Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 989 and 1057 out of around 1,100 schools. The school's proficiency rates on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are significantly lower than the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in 4th and 6th grade math where proficiency rates are below 40%. Woodlawn Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools like Stratford Landing Elementary, Hayfield Elementary, and Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, Woodlawn's academic performance lags significantly, with much higher proficiency rates and state rankings at these other schools. To address these challenges, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, improving student attendance and engagement, and exploring opportunities to collaborate with higher-performing nearby schools.

447

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,143

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8505 Highland Ln
Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 619-4800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Woodlawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

African American:

19.0%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (48% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

1,023^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th 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	10.2	1023 of 1110	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	996 of 1114	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1037 of 1114	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	989 of 1109	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1003 of 1103	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1057 of 1105	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1027 of 1097	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	969 of 1099	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.4	770 of 1096	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	766 of 1100	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.8	891 of 1110	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	955 of 1120	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	996 of 1117	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	855 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1030 of 1113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	941 of 1082	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	990 of 1081	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1010 of 1083	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	903 of 1071	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	752 of 1062	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	311 of 579	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	388 of 579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	301 of 324	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	238 of 326	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	164 of 306	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	248 of 300	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1007 of 1096	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	996 of 1098	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1025 of 1100	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	564 of 606	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	477 of 580	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	517 of 564	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	871 of 1046	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	842 of 1036	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	998 of 1093	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	964 of 1101	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1023 of 1093	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	964 of 984	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading50%-21 vs state

Science47%-22 vs state

Mathematics45%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Woodlawn Elementary

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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7633 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-4500	600	37	16.3	20.0%	282 (47.0%)	89 (14.8%)	103 (17.2%)	54 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.7%)	74.1	298^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.2%		72.7	314^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.8%	16	84.9	78.8	79.7	68.4	79.6	75.6	86.1	83.7	87.2	$11,401	$303	$11,099
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
Hybla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3415 Lockheed Blvd	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-7000	878	63	14.0	99.1%	17 (1.9%)	80 (9.1%)	731 (83.3%)	37 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	9.7	1027^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.1	1014^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.0%	13	48.1	33.3	35.5	60.8	49.1	39.2	42.0	38.5	61.5	$13,489	$1,512	$11,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlawn Elementary

What district is Woodlawn Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Woodlawn Elementary?

Students at Woodlawn Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Woodlawn Elementary a good school?

Woodlawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

How many students attend Woodlawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Woodlawn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Woodlawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodlawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

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