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Woodlawn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Woodlawn Elementary is a PK–6 school in Fairfax County Public Schools in Alexandria, VA, serving 447 students. The school is well-resourced, with per-pupil spending of $16,143 and a favorable 11.5 student-teacher ratio, yet it serves a high-poverty population—83.45% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Despite these investments, the school ranks in the 13th percentile statewide (1 star), consistent with a trend of bottom-quartile performance since 2017.

The most striking academic pattern is in math. Woodlawn Elementary's 3rd graders scored near the district average (77.55% vs. 78.38%), but proficiency falls off sharply each year: 57.69% in 4th, 46.81% in 5th, and just 25.81% in 6th grade. That's a 52-point drop, while the district only declines about 9 points across those grades. Reading is more stable, but every grade runs 18–29 points below the district average, making it a pervasive weakness. Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%—well above district (11.9%) and state (14.8%) levels—though it's much improved from 26.2% in 2021-22.

There are notable bright spots and illuminating comparisons. The school's results with its African American students rank in the 61st percentile statewide (3 stars), up from the 33rd percentile in 2022-23, and its low-income students improved to the 40th percentile. Nearby Riverside Elementary, a direct demographic comparison with 80.3% free/reduced lunch, significantly outperforms Woodlawn: 6th grade math proficiency is 71.7% vs. 25.8%, and 5th grade science is 73.2% vs. 46.8%—while spending $2,000 less per pupil. Just 2.67 miles away, Stratford Landing Elementary is a top-tier school at the 84th percentile. Woodlawn's high investment hasn't yet produced overall high outcomes, but the improving subgroup results suggest the additional resources may be starting to show promise.

447

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,143

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8505 Highland Ln
Alexandria, VA 22309

(703) 619-4800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Woodlawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

African American:

19.0%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (54% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

965^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^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	18.0	965 of 1111	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1023 of 1110	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	996 of 1114	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1037 of 1114	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	989 of 1109	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1003 of 1103	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1057 of 1105	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1027 of 1097	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	969 of 1099	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.4	770 of 1096	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	766 of 1100	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.8	891 of 1110	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	955 of 1120	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	996 of 1117	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	855 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1030 of 1113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	941 of 1082	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	990 of 1081	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1010 of 1083	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	903 of 1071	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	752 of 1062	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	229 of 591	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	311 of 579	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	388 of 579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	301 of 324	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	210 of 315	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	238 of 326	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	164 of 306	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	248 of 300	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	937 of 1100	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	1007 of 1096	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	996 of 1098	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1025 of 1100	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	515 of 619	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	564 of 606	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	477 of 580	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	517 of 564	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	621 of 1040	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	871 of 1046	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	842 of 1036	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	927 of 1099	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	998 of 1093	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	964 of 1101	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1023 of 1093	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	964 of 984	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)7th percentile~ school

White (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading56%-16 vs state

Mathematics55%-16 vs state

Science47%-22 vs state

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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)				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 6th Grade	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
Woodlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8505 Highland Ln	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-4800	447	39	11.5	83.4%	45 (10.1%)	85 (19.0%)	266 (59.5%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	18	965^th of 1111 public elementary schools	13.1%		10.2	1023^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	7.8%	58		77.6	57.7	46.8	25.8	46.8	53.1	59.6	47.8	62.3	$16,143	$1,683	$14,460
Woodley Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-2000	495	45	11.0	83.6%	76 (15.4%)	69 (13.9%)	309 (62.4%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.2%)	20	942^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.5	977^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.0%	35		60.9	54.2	46.3	43.6	59.3	51.6	58.6	54.7	75.0	$14,121	$1,154	$12,967
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8410 Old Mount Vernon Rd	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 799-6000	741	51	14.4	80.3%	135 (18.2%)	179 (24.2%)	336 (45.3%)	61 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	47.9	636^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.8%		47	640^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%	4	≥ 50%	75.0	74.8	52.3	71.7	73.2	63.6	71.8	67.6	75.0	$14,070	$1,458	$12,612
Fort Belvoir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5980 Meeres Rd	Fort Belvoir	22060	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 781-2700	707	50	14.1	33.4%	366 (51.8%)	93 (13.2%)	139 (19.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	83 (11.7%)								(n/a)											$10,242	$582	$9,660
Washington Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9100 Cherrytree Dr	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 619-2500	592	41	14.5	78.9%	116 (19.6%)	170 (28.7%)	239 (40.4%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	35.2	782^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	29.6%		34	786^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.2%	4		72.8	62.4	69.5	61.3	68.7	48.2	60.4	68.7	73.7	$13,366	$992	$12,374
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	5970 Meeres Road	Fort Belvoir	22060	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 982-1300	761	52	14.5	31.9%	389 (51.1%)	106 (13.9%)	164 (21.6%)	14 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	75 (9.9%)	59.2	490^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.1	563^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	49.3%	73	≥ 50%	73.2	73.0	74.8	70.4	74.1	70.0	75.3	79.8	83.0	$10,571	$549	$10,022
Mount Vernon Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4015 Fielding St	Alexandria	22309	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 619-2800	507	42	12.0	97.6%	22 (4.3%)	109 (21.5%)	323 (63.7%)	38 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.6	1023^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.3	1015^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.6%	8		51.5	61.5	17.5	34.6	38.5	44.1	56.9	48.1	63.9	$14,693	$1,825	$12,867
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7633 Telegraph Rd	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-4500	600	37	16.3	20.0%	282 (47.0%)	89 (14.8%)	103 (17.2%)	54 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.7%)	73.9	294^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.1	298^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.2%	4		88.5	86.3	66.7	83.0	75.6	80.0	84.2	77.9	86.4	$11,401	$303	$11,099
Stratford Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8484 Riverside Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3600	669	51	13.1	26.9%	361 (54.0%)	133 (19.9%)	82 (12.3%)	37 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.4%)	81.3	182^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.6%		82.9	165^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.1%	17	≥ 50%	87.4	90.5	57.1	68.0	79.2	82.6	89.0	93.8	92.0	$9,855	$221	$9,634
Hybla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3415 Lockheed Blvd	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 718-7000	878	63	14.0	99.1%	17 (1.9%)	80 (9.1%)	731 (83.3%)	37 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	7.4	1050^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.7	1027^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.5%	23		53.5	43.0	38.6	55.4	42.9	45.2	48.0	44.3	54.8	$13,489	$1,512	$11,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlawn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Woodlawn Elementary?

Students at Woodlawn Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Woodlawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodlawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

How many students attend Woodlawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Woodlawn Elementary.

Is Woodlawn Elementary a good school?

Woodlawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Woodlawn Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

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