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Forest Edge Elementary

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Forest Edge Elementary ranks 530 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Forest Edge Elementary is a PK–6 elementary school in Reston, Virginia, serving 454 students in Fairfax County Public Schools. The school carries a 3-star rating and ranks in the 52nd percentile of Virginia elementary schools — squarely in the middle of a sharply divided local field. About 78% of its students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25, making it one of the more economically disadvantaged elementary schools in its immediate Reston/Great Falls cluster. The school spends about $14,914 per student and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Despite its high poverty rate, Forest Edge stands out for strong attendance and upper-grade performance. Chronic absenteeism was just 9.4% in 2024-25, below the district average of 11.9% and better than several nearby schools with far lower poverty, such as Armstrong Elementary and Lake Anne Elementary. In 6th grade, reading proficiency reached 84.5% and math hit 75.0%, both well above state averages. Forest Edge Elementary also outpaced high-poverty peers like Herndon Elementary and Dogwood Elementary by 20 to 30 percentage points in several grades and subjects. Its 5th grade science proficiency of 78.0% also exceeded district and state averages.

The school's overall results mask some internal gaps. White students rank in the 83rd percentile statewide, for example, while students from low-income households rank in the 46th percentile and male students in the 47th. Early-elementary reading is a soft spot, with 3rd grade reading proficiency at 66.1%, barely below the state average. Still, Forest Edge improved in nearly every grade and subject in 2025-26 compared with the prior year, and its ranking jumped from the 42nd to the 52nd percentile even as poverty rose sharply. The picture for parents is a school making good use of its resources — with small classes, strong attendance, and solid upper-grade results — even as clear equity gaps remain for its most vulnerable students.

454

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,977

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1501 Beacontree Ln
Reston, VA 20190

(703) 925-8000

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Forest Edge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hughes Middle
High:	South Lakes High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.8%

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

24.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

530^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	56.6	530 of 1111	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	647 of 1110	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	637 of 1114	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	545 of 1114	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	503 of 1109	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	653 of 1103	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	797 of 1105	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	776 of 1097	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.6	609 of 1099	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	758 of 1096	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	520 of 1100	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	440 of 1110	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	449 of 1120	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	375 of 1117	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	277 of 1117	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.5	384 of 1113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	330 of 1082	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	411 of 1081	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	462 of 1083	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	308 of 1071	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	290 of 1062	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	299 of 591	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.5	221 of 579	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	192 of 588	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	207 of 579	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	225 of 420	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	120 of 315	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	127 of 326	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	155 of 306	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	125 of 300	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	473 of 1100	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	495 of 1096	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	571 of 1098	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	521 of 1100	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	296 of 619	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	384 of 606	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	276 of 580	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	330 of 564	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	559 of 1040	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	687 of 1046	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	595 of 1036	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	584 of 1099	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	726 of 1093	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	669 of 1101	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	553 of 1093	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	167 of 974	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	365 of 973	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	414 of 979	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	338 of 984	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)83rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

English Reading74%+3 vs state

Mathematics72%~ state avg

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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
Forest Edge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 Beacontree Ln	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8000	454	40	11.3	78.4%	139 (30.6%)	140 (30.8%)	112 (24.7%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	56.6	530^th of 1111 public elementary schools	52.3%		46.6	647^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.7%	117			71.4	74.6	65.8	75.0	78.0	66.1	73.0	74.1	84.5	$15,977	$1,435	$14,542
Aldrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11375 Center Harbor Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-3800	455	42	10.8	24.0%	213 (46.8%)	32 (7.0%)	94 (20.7%)	85 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	80.7	193^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	82.6%		73.2	307^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.3%	114	≥ 50%		86.7	94.7	84.6	61.3	80.0	81.4	91.2	83.3	91.8	$18,418	$297	$18,121
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
Forestville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1085 Utterback Store Rd	Great Falls	22066	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 404-6000	571	36	15.7	6.1%	313 (54.8%)	17 (3.0%)	48 (8.4%)	145 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	90.3	41^st of 1111 public elementary schools	96.3%		93.6	13^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.8%	28		100.0	94.3	96.6	85.4	93.5	81.0	84.3	95.4	96.4	96.4	$11,911	$236	$11,674
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Lake Newport Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 375-4800	357	35	10.0	19.3%	215 (60.2%)	30 (8.4%)	54 (15.1%)	26 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	67.2	387^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.2%		54.1	553^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	50.2%	166		≥ 50%	78.0	78.3	393.0	83.3	76.3	70.0	78.3	81.6	83.3	$20,223	$492	$19,732
Sunrise Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10824 Cross School Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 715-3800	558	42	13.4	15.8%	335 (60.0%)	37 (6.6%)	60 (10.8%)	67 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.4%)	87.5	85^th of 1111 public elementary schools	92.3%		85.3	115^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.6%	30		497.0	88.0	90.5	83.3	86.3	87.8	81.1	94.1	92.0	95.3	$13,537	$259	$13,278
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
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
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
Great Falls Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	701 Walker Rd	Great Falls	22066	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 757-2100	513	37	14.0	7.4%	329 (64.1%)	8 (1.6%)	37 (7.2%)	82 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.9%)	93	12^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.9%		93	19^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.3%	7		≥ 50%	92.9	91.8	95.0	95.7	95.0	90.0	96.9	96.7	96.0	$12,749	$284	$12,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Edge Elementary

What district is Forest Edge Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Forest Edge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Forest Edge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Edge Elementary?

Students at Forest Edge Elementary are 31% African American, 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Forest Edge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Edge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Middle
High : South Lakes High

Is Forest Edge Elementary a good school?

Forest Edge Elementary ranks 530^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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