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Sleepy Hollow Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

962^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sleepy Hollow Elementary is a PK–5 school in Falls Church, VA, serving 475 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a district that ranks 39th in Virginia and earns 4 stars. The school itself, however, sits at the 13th percentile statewide (962nd of 1,111 elementary schools) with a 1-star rating for 2025–2026 — a dramatic contrast with the district's overall strong standing. Sleepy Hollow serves a substantially high-need population: 72.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school spends generously at $15,898 per student and maintains a 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting resources and staffing are not the primary barrier to improvement.

The most urgent warning sign is a sharp 5th-grade achievement gap. In 2025–2026, Sleepy Hollow's 5th graders reached only 26% proficiency in math, 28.6% in science, and 42.9% in reading — far below district averages of 66.6%, 72.7%, and 76.5%. Nearby schools prove this is not inevitable: Mason Crest Elementary posted 82.6% proficiency in 5th-grade math, Columbia Elementary reached 78.3% in 5th-grade reading, and Beech Tree Elementary — which has a nearly identical poverty rate of 71% — performs better across nearly every subject. Belvedere Elementary also spends thousands less per student while producing far stronger results. Just two miles away, Arlington Traditional, in Arlington County Public Schools, ranks in the 93rd percentile with 90%+ proficiency in nearly every subject.

There are genuine bright spots. Chronic absenteeism at Sleepy Hollow has fallen from 22.8% in 2022–2023 to 9.2% in 2024–2025 — now below both the district (11.9%) and state (14.8%) averages. Subgroup gains are also encouraging: English learners jumped from the 1st to the 34th percentile, and low-income students improved from the 5th to the 23rd percentile since 2023–2024. However, female students remain in the 6th percentile — a significant concern — and year-to-year test scores swing dramatically, making stable trends hard to confirm. Sleepy Hollow still has a long way to go to match its higher-performing neighbors, but its attendance turnaround and recent subgroup momentum offer genuine reasons for cautious optimism.

475

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,898

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22044

(703) 237-7000

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glasgow Middle
High:	Justice High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

19.8%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

962^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^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	18.2	962 of 1111	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	939 of 1110	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1033 of 1114	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	918 of 1114	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	717 of 1109	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	726 of 1103	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	863 of 1105	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	733 of 1097	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	553 of 1099	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	746 of 1096	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	874 of 1100	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.4	594 of 1110	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.6	804 of 1120	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.1	590 of 1117	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	578 of 1117	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	487 of 1113	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	312 of 1082	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	61.4	416 of 1081	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	613 of 1083	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.3	315 of 1071	70.6%	★★★★☆
2005	65.8	337 of 1062	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	207 of 315	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	290 of 326	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	303 of 306	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	252 of 300	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	1034 of 1100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	996 of 1096	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1013 of 1098	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	909 of 1100	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	536 of 619	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	551 of 606	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	573 of 580	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	509 of 564	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	799 of 1040	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	922 of 1046	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	986 of 1036	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	790 of 1099	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	855 of 1093	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1044 of 1101	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	918 of 1093	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	354 of 973	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	339 of 979	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	161 of 984	83.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)64th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading55%-16 vs state

Mathematics55%-19 vs state

Science29%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 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
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
Westlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Westley Rd	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 241-5100	789	53	14.7	77.1%	106 (13.4%)	21 (2.7%)	571 (72.4%)	71 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	11.6	1017^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.5%		10	1024^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.7%	7	58.0	47.2	46.7	60.5	50.0	49.5	48.2	47.8	56.4	$14,013	$1,486	$12,527
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
Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	3-5	6245 Leesburg Pike	Falls Church	22044	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 503-2700	539	40	13.6	87.6%	62 (11.5%)	24 (4.5%)	416 (77.2%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	18.3	960^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.6%		10.3	1022^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.9%	62	57.1	72.8	53.7		49.1	42.3	63.5	52.5		$15,826	$1,395	$14,431
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
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
Mason Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 Crest Dr	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 226-2600	684	58	11.8	59.2%	159 (23.2%)	42 (6.1%)	346 (50.6%)	106 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	49.2	617^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.5%		30.5	822^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	25.9%	205	76.4	75.0	82.6		67.7	61.7	70.8	67.0		$13,913	$1,087	$12,827
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sleepy Hollow Elementary

How many students attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Sleepy Hollow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sleepy Hollow Elementary?

Students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sleepy Hollow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glasgow Middle
High : Justice High

What district is Sleepy Hollow Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Sleepy Hollow Elementary a good school?

Sleepy Hollow Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

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