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Terra Centre Elementary

Q: Is Terra Centre Elementary a good school?

Terra Centre Elementary ranks 185 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Terra Centre Elementary is a public elementary school in Burke, Virginia, serving 626 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, Terra Centre consistently ranks among the top 20% of Virginia elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subjects.

The school's students significantly outperform the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages in standardized tests, with 92.39% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in SOL/English Reading, compared to 80.07% in Fairfax County and 72.46% in Virginia. Terra Centre also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, with some, like low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 7% of Virginia elementary schools. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Terra Centre Elementary generally outperforms them in academic metrics. For example, Sangster Elementary, located about 2.5 miles away, is the highest-performing school in the area, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional test scores across all grade levels and subjects. The success of Terra Centre Elementary can be attributed to effective teaching practices, a supportive school environment, and engaged student and parent communities.

594

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,598

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6000 Burke Centre Pkwy
Burke, VA 22015

(703) 249-1400

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Terra Centre Elementary usually attend:

High:

Robinson Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.4%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2022) to 83rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

185^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^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	81.8	185 of 1110	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	201 of 1114	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	132 of 1114	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	89 of 1109	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	214 of 1103	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	107 of 1105	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	148 of 1097	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	112 of 1099	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	69.6	314 of 1096	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.8	272 of 1100	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	284 of 1110	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	339 of 1120	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	497 of 1117	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	515 of 1117	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	585 of 1113	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.7	535 of 1082	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	448 of 1081	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	560 of 1083	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	458 of 1071	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.7	598 of 1062	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	76 of 249	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	157 of 238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	160 of 230	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	112 of 355	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	43 of 324	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	118 of 1096	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	225 of 1098	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	229 of 1100	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	221 of 580	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	233 of 564	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	72 of 1046	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	75 of 1036	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	252 of 1093	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	180 of 1101	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	102 of 1093	90.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	82 of 195	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	66 of 182	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	65 of 271	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	275 of 973	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	223 of 979	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	145 of 984	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)68th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)49th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading89%+18 vs state

Mathematics84%+13 vs state

Science81%+12 vs state

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

So far we like Terra Centre very much. Our son enjoys going to school and loves his teachers. 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
Terra Centre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6000 Burke Centre Pkwy	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 249-1400	594	43	13.8	14.6%	341 (57.4%)	33 (5.6%)	87 (14.6%)	70 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.4%)	81.8	185^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.3%		81	201^st of 1114 public elementary schools	82.0%	16	84.5	87.5	70.0	89.4	80.8	90.0	89.8	83.8	92.4	$11,598	$341	$11,257
Cherry Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9732 Ironmaster Dr	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2800	481	41	11.8	7.9%	300 (62.4%)	24 (5.0%)	53 (11.0%)	60 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.7%)	85.7	107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.1	83^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	92.5%	24	92.5	87.1	80.4	89.1	83.6	88.5	90.2	86.6	91.9	$14,859	$439	$14,419
Bonnie Brae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5420 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 321-3900	718	56	12.9	24.7%	351 (48.9%)	70 (9.7%)	118 (16.4%)	105 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.2%)	67.5	383^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.6	386^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.4%	3	72.3	81.8	68.5	87.9	69.9	76.6	81.8	77.4	90.1	$11,089	$265	$10,824
White Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6130 Shiplett Blvd	Burke	22015	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-1400	699	51	13.8	24.5%	279 (39.9%)	66 (9.4%)	160 (22.9%)	122 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.0%)	79.4	223^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.9%		80.6	209^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.2%	14	76.9	89.2	82.8	72.4	80.5	83.6	90.4	85.7	89.8	$11,716	$274	$11,442
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5815 Ox Rd	Fairfax Station	22039	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 503-3700	751	50	15.0	10.8%	506 (67.4%)	27 (3.6%)	78 (10.4%)	63 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	83.2	157^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.9%		82.1	170^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.7%	13	90.5	85.7	75.0	80.3	82.0	87.6	92.4	82.0	93.8	$9,853	$374	$9,478
Laurel Ridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	10110 Commonwealth Blvd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 426-3700	835	60	13.9	9.7%	470 (56.3%)	32 (3.8%)	196 (23.5%)	71 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.7%)	84.4	136^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.7%		73.3	305^th of 1114 public elementary schools	72.6%	169	85.3	92.0	83.7	81.1	81.5	85.1	94.6	91.9	86.0	$12,993	$373	$12,620
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5004 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 764-7100	776	47	16.5	11.0%	441 (56.8%)	28 (3.6%)	88 (11.3%)	137 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (10.4%)	80.7	205^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.6	210^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.1%	5	79.4	81.4	84.8	91.3	84.0	78.0	85.6	87.3	92.2	$10,242	$287	$9,955
Sangster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7420 Reservation Dr	Springfield	22153	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 644-8200	928	54	17.2	3.7%	541 (58.3%)	86 (9.3%)	78 (8.4%)	132 (14.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.5%)	95.6	3^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.8	2^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	100.0	97.7	95.7	98.4	95.9	97.5	98.3	95.9	99.4	$9,898	$183	$9,715
Orange Hunt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6820 Sydenstricker Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 913-6800	874	51	17.1	9.6%	554 (63.4%)	65 (7.4%)	97 (11.1%)	67 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.2%)	83.3	156^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.9%		81.5	181^st of 1114 public elementary schools	83.8%	25	91.6	85.5	82.2	81.0	76.3	91.5	85.4	89.0	91.3	$10,349	$218	$10,130
Cardinal Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Forrester Blvd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-5200	680	55	12.3	31.2%	293 (43.1%)	80 (11.8%)	161 (23.7%)	104 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	65	417^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.4%		64.6	430^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.4%	13	75.0	77.9	72.6	81.0	71.4	71.2	74.0	83.5	87.2	$12,163	$330	$11,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Terra Centre Elementary

What schools do graduates of Terra Centre Elementary attend?

Students who attend Terra Centre Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Robinson Secondary

Is Terra Centre Elementary a good school?

Terra Centre Elementary ranks 185^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Terra Centre Elementary?

Students at Terra Centre Elementary are 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Terra Centre Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Terra Centre Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Terra Centre Elementary.

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