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Lemon Road Elementary

Q: Is Lemon Road Elementary a good school?

Lemon Road Elementary ranks 157 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lemon Road Elementary is a mid-sized PK-6 school in Falls Church, Virginia, serving 595 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools and ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for 2025-2026. The school has been remarkably consistent over the past decade, rarely falling below the 78th percentile and earning a 5-star rating in its best recent year, 2022-2023. While it doesn't quite reach the heights of the very top schools in its immediate area, it clearly outperforms most nearby Fairfax County elementary schools and rivals schools in the highly regarded Falls Church City Public Schools district.

Academically, Lemon Road exceeds both district and state proficiency averages in nearly every subject and grade on the most recent SOL tests. Reading is a particular strength, with every grade level scoring in the 80s or 90s, and 5th grade science is similarly strong. The one soft spot is upper-elementary math, where 5th and 6th grade proficiency rates, while still above state averages, trail the school's own 3rd and 4th grade math scores. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 14.6% to 7.3% in just two years, now roughly half the state rate. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 and about $11,198 in per-student spending, the school is achieving upper-tier results with moderate resources.

Lemon Road's neighborhood is remarkably polarized. Within a two-mile radius, parents will find some of the top schools in Virginia, including Haycock Elementary, Kent Gardens Elementary, and Tuckahoe Elementary, as well as schools facing more challenges, such as Graham Road Elementary and Timber Lane Elementary. Lemon Road sits in a strong middle position, with a free/reduced-price lunch rate of about 19% — higher than the elite schools nearby but far lower than the high-poverty schools in the same attendance area. The school's greatest opportunity for growth is closing the gap for English language learners and low-income students, who perform around the state median.

595

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,198

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7230 Idylwood Rd
Falls Church, VA 22043

(703) 714-6400

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

Asian:

32.1%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2023 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2023) to 86th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

157^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^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	83.2	157 of 1111	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	175 of 1110	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	137 of 1114	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	60 of 1114	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	171 of 1109	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	178 of 1103	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	242 of 1105	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	210 of 1097	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	131 of 1099	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	238 of 1096	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	187 of 1100	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	89.2	36 of 1110	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	71.4	279 of 1120	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	124 of 1117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	240 of 1117	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	393 of 1113	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	560 of 1082	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.7	697 of 1081	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.9	904 of 1083	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	770 of 1071	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.5	487 of 1062	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	67 of 246	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	45 of 249	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	19 of 238	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	94 of 420	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	55 of 355	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	188 of 315	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	115 of 326	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	94 of 306	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.7	22 of 300	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	170 of 1100	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	218 of 1096	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	115 of 1098	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	72 of 1100	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	225 of 619	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	339 of 606	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	214 of 580	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.6	68 of 564	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	619 of 1040	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	519 of 1046	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	526 of 1036	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	145 of 1099	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	148 of 1093	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	182 of 1101	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	58 of 1093	94.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	24 of 306	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	5 of 974	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	52 of 973	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	174 of 979	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	126 of 984	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-45 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%~ state avg

English Reading87%+16 vs state

Science85%+16 vs state

Mathematics85%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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 Algebra I 5th 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	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lemon Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7230 Idylwood Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-6400	595	38	15.4	19.0%	198 (33.3%)	30 (5.0%)	124 (20.8%)	191 (32.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)	83.2	157^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.9%		82.3	175^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.2%	18		100.0	90.9	86.1	78.3	74.5	84.8	85.7	82.8	89.5	91.0		$11,198	$234	$10,964
Mount Daniel Elementary School	Public	K-2	2328 N. Oak St	Falls Church	22046	Falls Church city	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 248-5640	486	39	12.6	15.6%	302 (62.1%)	14 (2.9%)	71 (14.6%)	34 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)								(n/a)													$15,817	$241	$15,576
Haycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6616 Haycock Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 531-4000	838	49	17.0	4.4%	416 (49.6%)	10 (1.2%)	70 (8.4%)	264 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.2%)	95.4	5^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.8	2^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.8%	3	≥ 50%	100.0	96.4	96.6	98.7	98.4	96.8	94.5	94.4	98.1	98.8		$9,712	$309	$9,402
Shrevewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7525 Shreve Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 645-6600	579	41	14.1	38.0%	229 (39.6%)	48 (8.3%)	153 (26.4%)	109 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	34.3	797^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.3%		34.5	779^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.8%	18			69.0	60.3	51.6	50.0	53.9	71.0	67.1	64.7	75.0		$11,032	$200	$10,832
Westgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Magarity Rd	Falls Church	22043	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 610-5700	614	44	14.0	37.3%	182 (29.6%)	39 (6.4%)	159 (25.9%)	196 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	55.5	548^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.7%		49.6	603^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	45.7%	55		≥ 50%	79.5	81.9	59.7	60.5	60.2	77.0	75.0	76.3	80.0		$11,865	$245	$11,620
Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	601 S Oak St	Falls Church	22046	Falls Church city	Falls Church City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 248-5660	587	45	13.1	11.8%	387 (65.9%)	20 (3.4%)	75 (12.8%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.6%)	84.6	131^st of 1111 public elementary schools	88.2%		85.1	122^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	89.0%	9			86.1	89.2	89.6		79.8	86.6	88.0	90.5		89.6	$14,333	$496	$13,837
Kent Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1717 Melbourne Dr	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 394-5600	918	53	17.1	4.0%	491 (53.5%)	26 (2.8%)	71 (7.7%)	243 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	95.6	4^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.5	7^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.4%	3		100.0	99.2	97.5	100.0	95.2	97.5	95.2	97.4	95.6	97.5		$9,471	$236	$9,235
Timber Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2737 West St	Falls Church	22046	Falls Church city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 206-5300	584	51	11.3	61.0%	155 (26.5%)	9 (1.5%)	344 (58.9%)	61 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	33.8	805^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.3	858^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.7%	53			50.7	73.6	62.8	62.3	59.7	45.6	71.3	72.2	68.0		$13,607	$1,187	$12,420
Graham Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2831 Graham Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 226-2700	438	35	12.3	92.7%	25 (5.7%)	17 (3.9%)	369 (84.2%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	6.6	1055^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.1	982^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	11.5%	73			58.2	54.6	20.5	50.0	25.6	40.0	40.0	20.9	51.1		$15,736	$1,882	$13,855
Freedom Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1945 Lord Fairfax Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 506-7800	500	40	12.5	45.4%	156 (31.2%)	46 (9.2%)	178 (35.6%)	88 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	42.3	708^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.7	702^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.8%	6			75.4	58.7	73.5	56.9	71.6	62.9	55.6	75.8	74.3		$13,379	$458	$12,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Lemon Road Elementary

Is Lemon Road Elementary a good school?

Lemon Road Elementary ranks 157^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lemon Road Elementary?

Students at Lemon Road Elementary are 33% White, 32% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Lemon Road Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Lemon Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Lemon Road Elementary.

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