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Stenwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Stenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Vienna, Virginia, serving 539 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, Stenwood has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools in recent years.

Stenwood Elementary's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and state on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90% of 3rd-grade students at Stenwood were proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 75.55% for Fairfax County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students. Notably, Stenwood's multi-racial students ranked 1st out of 247 Virginia elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and its disabled students ranked 6th out of 324 Virginia elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

In addition to its academic excellence, Stenwood Elementary stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.4% to 19.3% in recent years, which are lower than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student, between $9,561 and $10,471, is higher than the national average but lower than some of the nearby schools in the Fairfax County district. Overall, Stenwood Elementary's consistent high performance, strong student outcomes, and effective attendance and resource management make it an attractive option for families in the Vienna, Virginia, area.

538

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,187

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2620 Gallows Rd
Vienna, VA 22180

(703) 208-7600

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Stenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kilmer Middle
High:	Marshall High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

Asian:

25.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

93^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax 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
2025	86.5	93 of 1110	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	86 of 1114	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	64 of 1114	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	117 of 1109	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	155 of 1103	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	80 of 1105	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	97 of 1097	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	79.0	162 of 1099	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	250 of 1096	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	224 of 1100	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	151 of 1110	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	121 of 1120	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	163 of 1117	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	186 of 1117	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	209 of 1113	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	167 of 1082	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	205 of 1081	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	270 of 1083	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	163 of 1071	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	153 of 1062	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	101 of 249	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	129 of 238	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	73 of 230	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	84.8	21 of 355	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	6 of 324	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	122 of 1096	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	116 of 1098	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	32 of 1100	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	62 of 606	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	440 of 1036	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	91 of 1093	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	78 of 1101	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	173 of 1093	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	93.7	1 of 247	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	22 of 245	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	119 of 973	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	49 of 979	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	162 of 984	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)100th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)58th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading90%+19 vs state

Mathematics88%+18 vs state

Science84%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Stenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Gallows Rd	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 208-7600	538	39	13.7	10.8%	251 (46.7%)	23 (4.3%)	64 (11.9%)	138 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.3%)	86.5	93^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	91.6%		87.1	86^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.3%	7	90.0	89.5	84.1	85.1	83.6	82.5	90.8	90.1	95.1	$12,187	$317	$11,869
Cunningham Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 Park St SE	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 255-5600	412	39	10.6	35.0%	180 (43.7%)	10 (2.4%)	154 (37.4%)	37 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	51.9	576^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.1%		41.3	714^th of 1114 public elementary schools	35.9%	138	69.5	73.1	43.5	73.3	70.5	63.6	70.6	75.0	85.7	$14,020	$520	$13,500
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%)	34.5	779^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.8%		43	695^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.6%	84	55.2	60.3	63.3	61.8	64.9	54.8	65.6	71.2	74.7	$11,032	$200	$10,832
Fairhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Chichester Ln	Fairfax	22031	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 208-8100	566	40	14.0	35.3%	205 (36.2%)	43 (7.6%)	124 (21.9%)	134 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.4%)	66.5	400^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.0%		71.3	331^st of 1114 public elementary schools	70.3%	69	77.8	80.3	65.9	75.6	77.1	72.2	84.4	76.8	82.0	$12,112	$259	$11,853
Pine Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7607 Willow Ln	Falls Church	22042	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 226-4400	607	45	13.6	74.6%	109 (18.0%)	26 (4.3%)	394 (64.9%)	66 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	30.4	823^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	25.9%		29.1	852^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	23.5%	29	57.0	64.4	69.0	61.8	69.6	44.6	52.8	62.9	69.1	$14,586	$1,036	$13,551
Timber Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2737 West St	Falls Church	22046	Fairfax County	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%)	27.3	858^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.7%		27.2	875^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.5%	17	66.3	75.7	50.0	59.0	55.4	55.2	63.9	55.6	57.9	$13,607	$1,187	$12,420
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%)	41.7	702^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.8%		34.7	782^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	29.8%	80	57.9	72.6	57.7	63.4	66.2	53.6	78.7	66.2	80.7	$13,379	$458	$12,921
Marshall Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	730 Marshall Rd SW	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-1500	691	56	12.3	33.9%	271 (39.2%)	31 (4.5%)	189 (27.4%)	141 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	38.5	733^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.0%		30.8	833^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	25.2%	100	67.9	67.0	63.3	57.9	61.5	68.0	71.1	65.4	67.1	$12,881	$446	$12,435
Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	128 Center St S	Vienna	22180	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-6000	357	28	12.9	7.3%	226 (63.3%)	5 (1.4%)	42 (11.8%)	47 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	83	162^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.4	78^th of 1114 public elementary schools	93.0%	84	91.1	94.6	75.7	100.0	68.3	90.9	96.4	77.5	100.0	$14,027	$549	$13,478
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%)	15.1	982^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	11.5%		4.8	1083^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	2.8%	101	78.3	34.0	38.8	65.4	38.0	45.5	19.6	38.8	49.1	$15,736	$1,882	$13,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Stenwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Stenwood Elementary?

Students at Stenwood Elementary are 47% White, 26% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Stenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Stenwood Elementary.

What district is Stenwood Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Stenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kilmer Middle
High : Marshall High

Is Stenwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Stenwood Elementary ranks in the top 8.4% of Virginia elementary schools.

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