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Timber Lane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
858th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Timber Lane Elementary is a public elementary school located in Falls Church, Virginia, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 645 students. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45th out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Timber Lane Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments for Mathematics and English Reading are consistently lower than the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Timber Lane's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate is 66.29%, compared to 75.55% for Fairfax County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, where the proficiency rate is only 50%, compared to 65.56% for Fairfax County and 71.56% for Virginia.

Timber Lane Elementary also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 7.9% in the 2022-2023 school year to 15.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Lemon Road Elementary (17.85%) and Stenwood Elementary (10.95%). These factors may contribute to the school's relatively low academic performance compared to its nearby counterparts.

584
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,607
Per pupil spending ?
61%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2737 West St
       Falls Church, VA  22046

(703) 206-5300

District: Fairfax County Public Schools


Students who attend Timber Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Longfellow Middle
High:    McLean High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.9%
White:
26.5%
Asian:
10.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 70% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Science scores 14 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg74%
Virginia avg70%
858th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
107th of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools
45th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202527.3858 of 111022.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2875 of 111421.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.0827 of 111425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.2871 of 110921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202147.1634 of 110342.5%★★☆☆☆
201924.0943 of 110514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.11010 of 10977.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201717.2998 of 10999.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.41017 of 10967.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201528.6888 of 110019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201444.0688 of 111038.0%★★☆☆☆
201348.8617 of 112044.9%★★☆☆☆
201261.6414 of 111762.9%★★★☆☆
201170.2267 of 111776.1%★★★★☆
201044.1758 of 111331.9%★★☆☆☆
200942.9743 of 108231.3%★★☆☆☆
200849.0638 of 108141.0%★★☆☆☆
200746.1670 of 108338.1%★★☆☆☆
200654.6526 of 107150.9%★★★☆☆
200522.7938 of 106211.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202439.2172 of 23827.7%★☆☆☆☆
20233.7224 of 2302.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202430.6301 of 35515.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.8260 of 32620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.9229 of 30625.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4242 of 30019.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202532.5790 of 109627.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.1835 of 109824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.9827 of 110024.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.7496 of 60618.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2496 of 58014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6464 of 56417.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202526.5837 of 104620.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3879 of 103615.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.5870 of 109320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0877 of 110120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2802 of 109326.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202583.971 of 97392.7%★★★★★
202487.924 of 97997.5%★★★★★
202364.8342 of 98465.2%★★★☆☆
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)93rd percentile+70 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school
Asian (2024)28th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2024)15th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics65%-6 vs state
English Reading58%-13 vs state
Science55%-14 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Timber Lane Elementary.

Timber Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Timber Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Longfellow Middle
High : McLean High

Students at Timber Lane Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 27% White, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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