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Orange Hunt Elementary

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Orange Hunt Elementary ranks 129 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Orange Hunt Elementary is a large public elementary school in Springfield, Virginia, serving 874 students in grades PK through 6 as part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school has become a standout in the area, ranking 129th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools in the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the 88th percentile with a 4-star rating. This represents a remarkable turnaround: just seven years ago, Orange Hunt ranked 568th statewide, and it has now reached its highest rank in available data.

Academically, Orange Hunt performs well above both the Fairfax County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia on nearly every SOL assessment. Across all tested subjects, the school's combined average proficiency is roughly 87%, with particularly strong results in reading, where 4th grade reading proficiency reaches 92%. The school also excels at serving specific student groups, including students with disabilities (87th percentile statewide), African American students (89th percentile), and Hispanic students (82nd percentile). Chronic absenteeism is low at 8.1%, well below the district's 11.9% and the state's 14.8%.

Compared with nearby schools, Orange Hunt ranks above most of its neighbors, including Hunt Valley Elementary, West Springfield Elementary, and Rolling Valley Elementary. What makes this especially notable is that Orange Hunt achieves these results while spending less per student ($10,349) and maintaining larger class sizes than many nearby schools. The one nearby school that stands clearly ahead is Sangster Elementary, ranked 3rd statewide, with higher proficiency in upper-grade math and science. Orange Hunt's relative weak points are 6th grade math (79.5% proficiency) and 5th grade science (83.2%), so strengthening upper-elementary math and science could help close the gap with top-tier neighbors.

874

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,755

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6820 Sydenstricker Rd
Springfield, VA 22152

(703) 913-6800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Orange Hunt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Irving Middle
High:	West Springfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Virginia elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

129^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	84.7	129 of 1111	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	156 of 1110	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	181 of 1114	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	228 of 1114	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	226 of 1109	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	292 of 1103	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	466 of 1105	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	568 of 1097	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.3	283 of 1099	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	271 of 1096	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	282 of 1100	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	216 of 1110	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	195 of 1120	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	217 of 1117	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	154 of 1117	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	123 of 1113	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	316 of 1082	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	237 of 1081	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.0	369 of 1083	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	245 of 1071	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	113 of 1062	89.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	63 of 591	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	134 of 579	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	21 of 588	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	61 of 579	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	119 of 246	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	131 of 249	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	96 of 238	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	159 of 230	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	54 of 420	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	148 of 355	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	149 of 324	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	159 of 1100	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	193 of 1096	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	165 of 1098	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	249 of 1100	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	109 of 619	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.5	46 of 606	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	75 of 580	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	63 of 564	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	251 of 1040	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	261 of 1046	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	280 of 1036	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	102 of 1099	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.5	112 of 1093	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	228 of 1101	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	200 of 1093	81.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	45 of 206	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	47 of 192	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	96 of 195	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	106 of 182	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	78 of 306	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	38 of 271	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	49 of 247	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	71 of 245	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	185 of 974	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	270 of 973	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	334 of 979	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	409 of 984	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)52nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading88%+17 vs state

Mathematics87%+16 vs state

Science83%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Decent school. Overcrowded. Teachers take a lot of time off so it's not uncommon to have substitutes for extended time which can make continuity in the classroom difficult. One substitute taught a complete year of art last year and same substitute is teaching gym this year. Makes you question the quality of the teaching. The German Immersion program is great. Close Quote

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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)				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 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
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%)	84.7	129^th of 1111 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.3	156^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.9%	27	≥ 50%	89.6	90.6	85.5	79.5	83.2	86.5	92.0	86.5	87.8	$10,755	$164	$10,592
Hunt Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7107 Sydenstricker Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 913-8800	735	50	14.7	11.7%	377 (51.3%)	64 (8.7%)	87 (11.8%)	105 (14.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (12.8%)	83.9	146^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.9%		86.4	94^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.5%	52		90.2	88.4	73.3	90.1	80.9	90.2	87.4	86.2	92.2	$12,543	$143	$12,400
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%)	95.7	3^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.6	3^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	99.7%		100.0	98.4	99.4	91.8	96.0	96.7	97.7	98.3	96.7	98.8	$10,375	$129	$10,246
Rolling Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6703 Barnack Dr	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2700	521	36	14.5	24.0%	230 (44.1%)	72 (13.8%)	87 (16.7%)	83 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.2%)	62.8	438^th of 1111 public elementary schools	60.6%		64.1	434^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.9%	4	≥ 50%	84.0	73.9	56.5	77.9	68.5	84.0	78.5	78.2	79.6	$14,104	$357	$13,747
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%)	80.5	195^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.4%		79.4	223^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.9%	28		84.3	84.4	75.4	82.3	81.6	84.1	88.3	85.3	89.9	$13,374	$202	$13,172
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%)	87.4	86^th of 1111 public elementary schools	92.3%		85.7	107^th of 1110 public elementary schools	90.4%	21		92.7	83.6	86.4	86.7	91.2	89.7	87.3	93.0	90.3	$15,639	$258	$15,381
West Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6802 Deland Dr	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 912-4400	524	43	12.2	13.4%	275 (52.5%)	48 (9.2%)	84 (16.0%)	66 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.5%)	84.1	144^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.0%		87	87^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.2%	57	493.0	86.6	89.3	81.3	81.8	85.2	80.6	88.2	87.5	92.1	$14,568	$337	$14,230
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%)	64	426^th of 1111 public elementary schools	61.7%		65	417^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.4%	9	≥ 50%	76.3	82.5	64.5	81.2	61.3	76.5	79.6	78.5	86.4	$14,163	$196	$13,967
Newington Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8001 Newington Forest Ave	Springfield	22153	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 923-2600	579	39	14.9	25.7%	266 (45.9%)	60 (10.4%)	131 (22.6%)	71 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.5%)	67	390^th of 1111 public elementary schools	64.9%		72.4	317^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.4%	73		82.2	78.6	82.6	63.9	76.5	77.5	79.8	77.9	79.6	$12,464	$203	$12,261
Keene Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6310 Bardu Ave	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 644-4700	813	51	16.0	20.5%	311 (38.3%)	107 (13.2%)	167 (20.5%)	152 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.3%)	88.2	68^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.9%		85.4	114^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.7%	46	100.0	91.9	92.7	70.0	75.0	88.1	90.9	94.0	90.9	93.3	$10,708	$158	$10,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Hunt Elementary

What schools do graduates of Orange Hunt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Hunt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irving Middle
High : West Springfield High

What is the racial makeup of Orange Hunt Elementary?

Students at Orange Hunt Elementary are 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% African American.

Is Orange Hunt Elementary a good school?

Orange Hunt Elementary ranks 129^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orange Hunt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Orange Hunt Elementary.

What district is Orange Hunt Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

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