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Parklawn Elementary

Q: Is Parklawn Elementary a good school?

Parklawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Parklawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Parklawn Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Parklawn Elementary?

Students at Parklawn Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% Asian, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Parklawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Glasgow Middle High : Justice High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Parklawn Elementary is a large PK–5 school in Alexandria, Virginia, enrolling 963 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 70th percentile statewide. The school itself, however, sits at the 7th percentile of Virginia elementary schools with a 0-star rating, reflecting the significant challenges it faces. Nearly all of its students (98.13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty elementary schools in the area — only Glen Forest at 97.56% and Weyanoke at 97.12% have similarly high concentrations of poverty among nearby Fairfax County schools.

Academically, Parklawn's SOL proficiency rates lag far behind district and state averages. In 3rd grade math, 46.1% of students passed versus the FCPS average of 78.38%. In 5th grade science, only 35.4% passed compared to 72.65% district-wide. Even compared to schools with nearly identical poverty levels, Parklawn trails — in 5th grade math, it posted 37.96% proficiency versus 41.46% at Glen Forest and 50.0% at Weyanoke. There are some bright spots, though: 4th grade results are notably stronger, with 61.64% proficiency in math and 60.0% in reading, both higher than several neighboring schools. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, falling from 20.5% in 2022–2023 to 11.8% in 2024–2025, now essentially matching the district rate of 11.9%.

One of the most striking findings for families is a resource-equity concern. Parklawn spends $12,802 per student — less than every other nearby Fairfax County elementary school — while also carrying the highest student–teacher ratio (14.0) among its peers, which range from 12.0 to 13.6. Given the school's extreme poverty concentration, families might expect above-average funding; instead, the data shows a school with greater needs and fewer resources per student. Despite sitting within a strong district, Parklawn's scores are often more comparable to Alexandria City Public Schools, which ranks in the 21st percentile statewide. Closing the gap will likely require both instructional improvements and a more equitable distribution of resources.

963

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,802

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4116 Braddock Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 914-6900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glasgow Middle
High:	Justice High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.5%

White:

26.7%

Asian:

24.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (48% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

1,036^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	8.8	1036 of 1111	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	1017 of 1110	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	990 of 1114	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1012 of 1114	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	908 of 1109	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	908 of 1103	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	978 of 1105	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	883 of 1097	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	936 of 1099	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1002 of 1096	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	913 of 1100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1019 of 1110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	875 of 1120	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	819 of 1117	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	878 of 1117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	840 of 1113	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	772 of 1082	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	950 of 1081	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	834 of 1083	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.6	724 of 1071	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	712 of 1062	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	302 of 591	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.9	215 of 579	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	138 of 588	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	141 of 579	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	0.8	246 of 246	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.9	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	238 of 238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	230 of 230	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	410 of 420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	258 of 315	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	231 of 326	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	226 of 306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	229 of 300	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1050 of 1100	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1014 of 1096	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1009 of 1098	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	986 of 1100	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	612 of 619	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	570 of 606	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	513 of 580	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	528 of 564	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	943 of 1040	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	897 of 1046	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	898 of 1036	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1014 of 1099	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	991 of 1093	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	962 of 1101	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1026 of 1093	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	967 of 974	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	965 of 973	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	964 of 979	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	924 of 984	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading51%-20 vs state

Mathematics49%-24 vs state

Science35%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 25, 2017

This school is very good, i don't know why the rank is low our children went there they are in honor class in middle school and high school, it is good to learn with varity student and nice teachers and principle . Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Great school within the community. The test scores are deceiving. English is a second language to most. There should be another method to test these children. They are very bright. The Principal is the best. He takes pride in his position and loves the kids. Very active PTA. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 17, 2013

This School needs some guidance on how you speak to children. I have consistently witnessed children being talked down to and screamed at. This is not acceptable behavior for adults. If you can avoid it DO NOT send your Children to this school. This school may have been great at one point in time but it is far from it now. What a shame. 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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4116 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 914-6900	963	69	14.0	98.1%	257 (26.7%)	155 (16.1%)	294 (30.5%)	237 (24.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	8.8	1036^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.8	1017^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.4%	19		46.1	61.6	38.0	35.4	44.9	60.0	48.7		$12,802	$1,127	$11,675
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6540 Columbia Pike	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 916-6800	606	50	12.1	56.1%	181 (29.9%)	59 (9.7%)	244 (40.3%)	67 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.1%)	71.1	337^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.6	380^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.8%	43		80.3	82.7	58.8	79.7	75.0	84.6	82.5		$13,890	$1,009	$12,881
Weyanoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6520 Braddock Rd	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 813-5400	590	44	13.5	97.1%	58 (9.8%)	136 (23.1%)	317 (53.7%)	65 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	8.7	1037^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.7%		6.5	1061^st of 1110 public elementary schools	4.4%	24	≥ 50%	60.0	48.5	50.0	48.4	44.6	49.5	49.5		$15,350	$1,441	$13,909
William Ramsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Sanger Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 824-6950	689	45	15.3	88.7%	78 (11.3%)	131 (19.0%)	350 (50.8%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.4%)	9.8	1029^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.4%		6	1065^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.1%	36		41.4	60.0	53.8	46.8	32.7	48.5	47.8	57.7	$15,311	$636	$14,675
Columbia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Alpine Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 916-2500	377	30	12.3	41.6%	142 (37.7%)	36 (9.5%)	133 (35.3%)	45 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	71.9	324^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.8%		60.4	469^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.7%	145		92.1	86.0	78.1	68.9	83.9	77.6	78.3		$14,228	$436	$13,792
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	6111 Knollwood Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 575-6800	814	60	13.6	72.4%	141 (17.3%)	29 (3.6%)	592 (72.7%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)								(n/a)										$14,529	$1,268	$13,262
John Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5651 Rayburn Ave	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 824-6970	743	49	15.0	110.8%	147 (19.8%)	184 (24.8%)	303 (40.8%)	81 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	24.9	895^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.4%		19.5	934^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.9%	39		43.0	57.9	65.1	63.1	43.8	56.3	58.8	88.9	$15,767	$913	$14,854
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N Beauregard Street	Alexandria	22311	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-8125	589	36	16.3	89.1%	97 (16.5%)	179 (30.4%)	232 (39.4%)	66 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	19.3	955^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.5	1030^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.2%	75		57.5	52.8	58.7	60.9	46.8	58.6	51.7	75.0	$11,865	$691	$11,174
Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 237-7000	475	37	12.9	72.2%	94 (19.8%)	17 (3.6%)	336 (70.7%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	18.2	962^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	13.4%		19	939^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.4%	23		66.0	67.1	26.0	28.6	48.9	67.6	42.9		$15,898	$1,648	$14,250
Beech Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Beechtree Ln	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 531-2600	366	30	12.0	71.0%	82 (22.4%)	16 (4.4%)	227 (62.0%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	41.7	715^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.6%		27	862^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	22.3%	147		77.3	74.5	54.6	72.5	60.6	69.2	52.5		$13,960	$1,111	$12,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Parklawn Elementary

What district is Parklawn Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Parklawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Parklawn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parklawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parklawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glasgow Middle
High : Justice High

Is Parklawn Elementary a good school?

Parklawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Parklawn Elementary?

Students at Parklawn Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% Asian, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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