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Woodley Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Woodley Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 520 students in grades PK-6. 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 its location in Fairfax County, Woodley Hills Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with a 0-star rating in most years. The school's proficiency rates in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments for Mathematics and English Reading are significantly lower than the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels. This underperformance is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools like Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, Stratford Landing Elementary, and Waynewood Elementary, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

Woodley Hills Elementary faces several challenges that may contribute to its underperformance. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 75-91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Additionally, the school has a high proportion of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup. Woodley Hills Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 19.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, suggesting that resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and community engagement could be crucial for improving the school's outcomes and providing a high-quality education for its students.

495

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,121

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd
Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 799-2000

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Woodley Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

15.4%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

977^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^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	15.5	977 of 1110	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1042 of 1114	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1084 of 1114	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1053 of 1109	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1026 of 1103	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1025 of 1105	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1047 of 1097	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1037 of 1099	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	1051 of 1096	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	1036 of 1100	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	1054 of 1110	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	1055 of 1120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	40.6	777 of 1117	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.7	862 of 1117	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	968 of 1113	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	927 of 1082	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	980 of 1081	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	50.6	584 of 1083	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.1	463 of 1071	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.8	553 of 1062	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	271 of 326	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	258 of 306	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	287 of 300	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	971 of 1096	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1045 of 1098	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1053 of 1100	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	513 of 606	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	545 of 580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	556 of 564	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	877 of 1046	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	982 of 1036	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	918 of 1093	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1001 of 1101	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1073 of 1093	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	776 of 984	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)21st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading58%-13 vs state

Science54%-15 vs state

Mathematics43%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Woodley Hills 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hollin Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2310 Nordok Place	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-8300	594	42	14.2	76.3%	169 (28.5%)	113 (19.0%)	225 (37.9%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	15.9	970^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.6%		17.8	958^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.0%	12	54.0	48.0	41.1	55.6	48.1	48.2	52.9	61.3	65.9	$13,672	$1,312	$12,361
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodley Hills Elementary

What district is Woodley Hills Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Woodley Hills Elementary?

Students at Woodley Hills Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 15% White, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Woodley Hills Elementary a good school?

Woodley Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Woodley Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodley Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

How many students attend Woodley Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Woodley Hills Elementary.

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