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Dogwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary is a PK–6 elementary school in Reston, VA, serving 745 students in Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top third of Virginia. Dogwood itself, however, has been stuck near the bottom of Virginia's elementary school rankings for the past decade, placing in the 3rd–10th percentile in most years. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: within roughly one mile, Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences and Fox Mill Elementary rank in the top 15–20% of the state, with SOL proficiency rates in reading, math, and science that run 30 to 50 percentage points higher than Dogwood's in nearly every grade level.

Dogwood serves a very high-poverty population, with about 98.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 9–23% at nearby Hunters Woods, Fox Mill, Crossfield Elementary, and Floris Elementary. The school is well-resourced—spending about $13,700 per student with a 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio, both more favorable than several higher-performing neighbors. One area of real progress is attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from nearly 29% in 2021-2022 to under 9% in 2024-2025, now below the district and state averages. While SOL scores have improved somewhat, they remain far behind district expectations.

The data also shows uneven results for different student groups. Dogwood's African American students perform around the statewide median for their subgroup (46th percentile), and English Language Learners rank above the school's overall standing. Other groups, including Hispanic, White, and low-income students, rank near the bottom statewide. Dogwood is not alone in this pattern—nearby Hutchison Elementary and Herndon Elementary face similar challenges with high poverty and low performance—but its location among some of Virginia's strongest schools makes the gap especially visible. For parents, the picture is mixed: real improvements in attendance and relative strength for certain students, but persistent academic struggles overall.

745

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,266

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

12300 Glade Dr
Reston, VA 20191

(703) 262-3100

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hughes Middle
High:	South Lakes High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.9%

African American:

14.0%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (47% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Reading scores 30 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

1,046^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd 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	7.8	1046 of 1111	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1072 of 1110	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1050 of 1114	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1003 of 1114	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	939 of 1109	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1028 of 1103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1054 of 1105	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1069 of 1097	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1065 of 1099	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1013 of 1096	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	907 of 1100	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	938 of 1110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	971 of 1120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	954 of 1117	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.0	857 of 1117	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.6	726 of 1113	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	918 of 1082	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1016 of 1081	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	1015 of 1083	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	1045 of 1071	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	930 of 1062	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	317 of 591	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	309 of 579	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	353 of 588	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	339 of 579	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	341 of 420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	318 of 355	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	230 of 315	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	299 of 326	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	228 of 306	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	214 of 300	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1025 of 1100	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1054 of 1096	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1026 of 1098	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1036 of 1100	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	569 of 619	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	580 of 606	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	535 of 580	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	495 of 564	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	953 of 1040	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	994 of 1046	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	960 of 1036	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1032 of 1099	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	1058 of 1093	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1045 of 1101	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	950 of 1093	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	935 of 973	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	966 of 979	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	690 of 984	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)46th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2026)19th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%-20 vs state

Science49%-19 vs state

English Reading41%-30 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)				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 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	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
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12300 Glade Dr	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 262-3100	745	59	12.5	—	87 (11.7%)	104 (14.0%)	439 (58.9%)	77 (10.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	7.8	1046^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.9%		5.1	1072^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	3.4%	26			54.0	50.0	45.9	55.3	49.4	40.3	45.1	39.8	39.3	$14,266	$1,419	$12,847
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2401 Colts Neck Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-7400	726	45	16.0	22.9%	350 (48.2%)	75 (10.3%)	85 (11.7%)	147 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	82.5	165^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.1%		79.1	227^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.5%	62		100.0	80.2	94.4	81.8	74.1	85.0	80.2	90.7	89.0	88.5	$12,706	$193	$12,514
Fox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2611 Viking Dr	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-2700	650	46	14.1	9.2%	395 (60.8%)	18 (2.8%)	67 (10.3%)	79 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (13.7%)	85.2	123^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	88.9%		89.4	58^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.8%	65			90.6	92.5	78.7	88.6	81.9	81.9	89.6	88.0	92.2	$13,523	$228	$13,295
Terraset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11411 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 390-5600	598	46	12.9	34.1%	276 (46.2%)	54 (9.0%)	186 (31.1%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	58.6	498^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.2%		58.5	499^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.0%	1			71.4	76.1	71.1	70.0	74.0	73.8	84.8	72.6	73.9	$14,008	$288	$13,720
McNair Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	2410 Fox Mill Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 793-4800	605	36	16.9	34.7%	76 (12.6%)	103 (17.0%)	103 (17.0%)	300 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	52.3	588^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.1%		53.7	558^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.7%	30	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	67.7	77.7	63.3	71.9	68.1	66.9	69.8	75.0	84.9	$10,973	$242	$10,731
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2499 Thomas Jefferson Dr.	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 793-4800	520	41	12.6	48.8%	93 (17.9%)	111 (21.3%)	84 (16.2%)	213 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)												$13,979	$229	$13,750
Crossfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2791 Fox Mill Rd	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 295-1100	513	40	12.7	8.2%	300 (58.5%)	15 (2.9%)	44 (8.6%)	118 (23.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	84.6	132^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	88.1%		82.1	179^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.9%	47		525.0	89.7	88.7	78.7	79.0	85.3	83.8	93.0	89.5	91.3	$14,179	$224	$13,955
Lake Anne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11510 North Shore Dr	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 326-3500	616	45	13.5	49.4%	196 (31.8%)	84 (13.6%)	248 (40.3%)	44 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	35.2	784^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.4%		24.1	885^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.3%	101			70.2	57.3	58.8	76.8	49.2	65.7	72.0	62.3	69.2	$13,246	$792	$12,454
Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13209 Parcher Ave	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8300	970	72	13.5	92.4%	42 (4.3%)	55 (5.7%)	771 (79.5%)	67 (6.9%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2.6	1096^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.4	1087^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.1%	9			44.6	43.5	28.8	31.6	41.6	38.4	37.4	41.4	47.9	$15,492	$1,682	$13,811
Herndon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	630 Dranesville Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 326-3100	792	52	15.3	74.4%	102 (12.9%)	81 (10.2%)	549 (69.3%)	42 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	2.1	1098^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.3	1091^st of 1110 public elementary schools	1.7%	7			42.6	37.8	12.1	27.3	33.7	36.6	42.0	42.3	52.8	$14,508	$1,211	$13,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary?

Students at Dogwood Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% White, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Dogwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Middle
High : South Lakes High

What district is Dogwood Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

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