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Sunrise Valley Elementary

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Sunrise Valley Elementary ranks 115 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Reston, Virginia, serving 570 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, Sunrise Valley has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% of Virginia elementary schools for the past several years.

Sunrise Valley Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 92.68% of 3rd-grade students 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 different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Sunrise Valley has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and spends more per student than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Fairfax County district, such as Dogwood Elementary, Crossfield Elementary, and Terraset Elementary, Sunrise Valley Elementary stands out as a top-performing school, with higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and potentially greater access to resources and effective teaching practices.

558

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,241

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10824 Cross School Rd
Reston, VA 20191-5199

(703) 715-3800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Sunrise Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hughes Middle
High:	South Lakes High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Asian:

12.0%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

115^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	85.3	115 of 1110	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	223 of 1114	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	152 of 1114	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	181 of 1109	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	133 of 1103	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	88 of 1105	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	144 of 1097	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	173 of 1099	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	118 of 1096	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	102 of 1100	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.4	27 of 1110	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	77.3	194 of 1120	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	143 of 1117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.2	324 of 1117	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	278 of 1113	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	196 of 1082	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	115 of 1081	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	137 of 1083	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	134 of 1071	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	104 of 1062	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	51 of 238	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	53 of 230	77.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	60 of 355	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	42 of 324	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	164 of 1096	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	228 of 1098	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	102 of 1100	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	41 of 606	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	54 of 580	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	82 of 564	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	124 of 1046	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	275 of 1036	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	108 of 1093	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	243 of 1101	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	235 of 1093	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	192 of 973	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	366 of 979	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	237 of 984	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)83rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading90%+19 vs state

Mathematics87%+17 vs state

Science80%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Fantastic administration and faculty. Ensures every kid thrives Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Great teachers, principal and staff working to make each kid successful. Small class sizes. Lots of enrichment opportunities, community events for families to participate. Close Quote

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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
Sunrise Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10824 Cross School Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 715-3800	558	42	13.4	15.8%	335 (60.0%)	37 (6.6%)	60 (10.8%)	67 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.4%)	85.3	115^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.6%		79.3	223^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	80.0%	108	92.7	90.6	80.0	77.4	80.3	92.7	91.6	90.1	87.6	$12,241	$347	$11,894
Terraset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11411 Ridge Heights Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 390-5600	598	46	12.9	34.1%	276 (46.2%)	54 (9.0%)	186 (31.1%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	58.5	499^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.0%		51.5	591^st of 1114 public elementary schools	46.9%	92	75.0	69.7	64.6	76.9	72.5	71.1	73.3	75.6	90.3	$12,938	$446	$12,492
Forest Edge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 Beacontree Ln	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8000	454	40	11.3	78.4%	139 (30.6%)	140 (30.8%)	112 (24.7%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	46.6	647^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.7%		48.3	637^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.8%	10	76.1	72.2	48.7	57.1	64.9	64.7	71.7	63.8	87.9	$14,914	$1,578	$13,336
Lake Anne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	11510 North Shore Dr	Reston	20190	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 326-3500	616	45	13.5	49.4%	196 (31.8%)	84 (13.6%)	248 (40.3%)	44 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	24.1	885^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.3%		24.3	910^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.3%	25	60.7	49.3	53.2	72.5	48.7	54.8	59.7	58.3	64.7	$12,719	$513	$12,206
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2401 Colts Neck Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-7400	726	45	16.0	22.9%	350 (48.2%)	75 (10.3%)	85 (11.7%)	147 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	79.1	227^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.3	191^st of 1114 public elementary schools	82.9%	36	80.5	92.1	70.2	86.2	80.6	79.7	91.1	81.8	89.6	$12,429	$259	$12,170
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12300 Glade Dr	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 262-3100	745	59	12.5	98.5%	87 (11.7%)	104 (14.0%)	439 (58.9%)	77 (10.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	5.1	1072^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.7	1050^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.7%	22	53.5	51.1	36.8	42.7	39.1	36.7	39.3	37.7	41.8	$13,667	$1,230	$12,437
Crossfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2791 Fox Mill Rd	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 295-1100	513	40	12.7	8.2%	300 (58.5%)	15 (2.9%)	44 (8.6%)	118 (23.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	82.1	179^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.9%		83.2	149^th of 1114 public elementary schools	86.6%	30	89.9	88.4	72.7	83.3	83.1	82.6	89.5	81.7	91.5	$12,556	$348	$12,208
Aldrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11375 Center Harbor Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 904-3800	455	42	10.8	24.0%	213 (46.8%)	32 (7.0%)	94 (20.7%)	85 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	73.2	307^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.3%		74.8	286^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.3%	21	91.7	86.7	64.5	65.6	66.7	84.8	85.0	80.4	88.9	$17,721	$668	$17,053
Colvin Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Trap Rd.	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 757-3000	750	52	14.5	2.9%	398 (53.1%)	25 (3.3%)	51 (6.8%)	199 (26.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.9%)	94.1	9^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.2%		94.2	6^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.5%	3	97.4	93.9	90.7	95.7	94.0	94.0	94.6	98.3	99.2	$11,671	$256	$11,415
Wolftrap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1903 Beulah Rd	Vienna	22182	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 319-7300	529	33	16.2	1.5%	347 (65.6%)	7 (1.3%)	55 (10.4%)	71 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.3%)	94.6	6^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	5^th of 1114 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	96.2	97.4	95.8	89.1	96.0	96.2	97.4	98.7	96.2	$10,925	$288	$10,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Middle
High : South Lakes High

What district is Sunrise Valley Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Sunrise Valley Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Valley Elementary ranks 115^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunrise Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Sunrise Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Valley Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Valley Elementary are 60% White, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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