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Bush Hill Elementary

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Bush Hill Elementary ranks 320 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bush Hill Elementary is a PK–6 school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 673 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, and it currently ranks in the 71st percentile of Virginia elementary schools with a 4-star SchoolDigger rating. The school's reading results are a clear bright spot: on the most recent SOL tests, proficiency ranged from 74% in 3rd grade to 92% in 6th grade, with 6th grade well above the district average (80.4%) and the state average (73%). Chronic absenteeism is also low at 8.6%, compared with 11.9% districtwide and 14.8% statewide, which suggests students are consistently in class and engaged.

Compared with nearby schools, Bush Hill is one of the stronger academic options in its immediate area. It trails only Clermont Elementary and Springfield Estates Elementary among neighboring Fairfax County schools, and it clearly outperforms Rose Hill Elementary, Franconia Elementary, Cameron Elementary, Bren Mar Park Elementary, and Groveton Elementary. It also outpaces the nearby Alexandria City Public Schools options, including Patrick Henry K-8 School, James K. Polk Elementary, and Samuel W. Tucker Elementary. About 27% of Bush Hill students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a lower share than most of those neighbors, and the school spends roughly $13,068 per student with a 12.6 student-teacher ratio.

The main challenge is 5th grade math, which has dipped below the state average in several recent years; the 2025-26 result improved to 70.8%, though that is still just below the state's 72.4%. Encouragingly, 6th grade math has rebounded strongly to 82.8%, well above the district and state averages, suggesting the school helps students catch up. Bush Hill has also improved its overall state percentile from the 58th percentile in 2015-16 to the 71st percentile today, and it performs well for English Language Learners and other student groups relative to schools across Virginia. For parents, this is a solid, above-average school with strong reading, good attendance, and a clear focus on addressing math gaps.

673

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,477

Per pupil spending ?

27.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5927 Westchester St
Alexandria, VA 22310

(703) 924-5600

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Bush Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twain Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

19.5%

Hispanic:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

320^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

39^th of 131Fairfax 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
2026	72.1	320 of 1111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	344 of 1110	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	301 of 1114	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	377 of 1114	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	187 of 1109	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	313 of 1103	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	443 of 1105	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	458 of 1097	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	348 of 1099	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	464 of 1096	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	479 of 1100	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.4	658 of 1110	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	565 of 1120	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	762 of 1117	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	561 of 1117	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	747 of 1113	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	668 of 1082	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	902 of 1081	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	746 of 1083	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	700 of 1071	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	619 of 1062	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	73 of 591	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	32 of 579	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	88 of 588	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	77 of 579	86.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	191 of 246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	161 of 238	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	165 of 420	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	260 of 355	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	172 of 324	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	66 of 326	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	83 of 306	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	309 of 1100	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	357 of 1096	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	295 of 1098	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	393 of 1100	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	195 of 619	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.6	87 of 606	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	79 of 580	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	115 of 564	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	477 of 1040	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	296 of 1046	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	307 of 1036	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	352 of 1099	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.4	322 of 1093	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	314 of 1101	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	359 of 1093	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	120 of 206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.3	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	123 of 182	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	93 of 306	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	50 of 271	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	30 of 247	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	374 of 974	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	504 of 973	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	433 of 979	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	524 of 984	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2026)42nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading83%+11 vs state

Mathematics80%+9 vs state

Science72%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bush Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5927 Westchester St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-5600	673	53	12.6	27.0%	289 (42.9%)	131 (19.5%)	116 (17.2%)	69 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.1%)	72.1	320^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.9	344^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.0%	24					82.4	82.2	70.8	82.8			71.7		74.3	83.8	77.8	92.0					$13,477	$16	$13,461
Rose Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6301 Rose Hill Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-4200	671	53	12.6	42.6%	226 (33.7%)	44 (6.6%)	301 (44.9%)	60 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.4%)	47.7	639^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.5%		47	639^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.4%						67.0	75.0	61.0	83.8			68.6		60.4	78.2	67.1	73.3					$13,940	$155	$13,785
Clermont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5720 Clermont Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2400	549	34	15.9	15.1%	326 (59.4%)	25 (4.6%)	101 (18.4%)	38 (6.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.5%)	82.8	162^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	85.4%		82.4	171^st of 1110 public elementary schools	84.6%	9					89.3	94.0	77.3	71.4			85.1		81.3	92.0	86.5	87.1					$11,512	$230	$11,283
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Ferdinand Day Dr	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 933-6300	735	43	17.0	77.0%	187 (25.4%)	213 (29.0%)	166 (22.6%)	94 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (9.3%)	30.6	834^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.3	814^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.7%	20					67.4	60.4	63.5				58.8		59.0	60.4	61.5					81.0	$14,045	$69	$13,975
Franconia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 Beulah St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 822-2200	492	38	12.9	30.9%	200 (40.7%)	87 (17.7%)	107 (21.7%)	62 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	47.9	634^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.9%		52.4	568^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.8%	66					72.9	79.4	50.0	69.4			57.1		66.3	79.4	65.1	79.2					$13,249	$12	$13,237
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Campbell Dr	Alexandria	22303	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 329-2100	606	47	12.7	87.6%	151 (24.9%)	122 (20.1%)	207 (34.2%)	92 (15.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	34.6	795^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.6	864^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.2%	69					63.0	76.9	43.9	55.3			48.2		60.8	77.6	54.7	72.3					$14,190	$889	$13,301
Bren Mar Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6344 Beryl Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-7200	490	40	12.3	70.2%	100 (20.4%)	92 (18.8%)	213 (43.5%)	62 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	39.4	742^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	33.2%		33.8	789^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.9%	47					62.5	73.9	68.1				71.0		58.7	72.3	62.3						$16,039	$1,124	$14,915
Patrick Henry K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4643 Taney Ave	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4170	1,075	60	17.9	96.8%	217 (20.2%)	343 (31.9%)	303 (28.2%)	95 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	101 (9.4%)	28.1	865^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.1%		28.5	843^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%	22	471.0		478.0	100.0	72.0	64.0	51.4	61.1	45.7	21.4	48.7	74.6	60.2	58.8	58.7	65.6	65.6	74.6	79.4	70.3	$10,571	$127	$10,444
Groveton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6900 Harrison Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 718-8000	764	55	13.9	83.6%	104 (13.6%)	120 (15.7%)	463 (60.6%)	55 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	12	1012^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.2	997^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.2%	15					63.7	50.0	32.3	26.9			43.3		49.6	54.5	52.3	65.1					$13,576	$961	$12,615
Springfield Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Charles Goff Dr	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2300	596	48	12.3	40.9%	145 (24.3%)	98 (16.4%)	204 (34.2%)	114 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	81	187^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	206^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.4%	19		563.0			89.3	94.5	73.8	69.6			80.7		82.8	89.1	84.3	86.3					$13,639	$270	$13,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Bush Hill Elementary

What district is Bush Hill Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Bush Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Bush Hill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bush Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bush Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twain Middle
High : Edison High

What is the racial makeup of Bush Hill Elementary?

Students at Bush Hill Elementary are 43% White, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

Is Bush Hill Elementary a good school?

Bush Hill Elementary ranks 320^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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