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Lane Elementary

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Lane Elementary ranks 532 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Lane Elementary is a PK–6 school in Alexandria, VA, serving 716 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked 39th of 131 Virginia districts. Lane's 2025–26 state ranking places it at the 52nd percentile among Virginia elementary schools—a solid rebound from two below-average years and a return to its historical middle-of-the-pack position.

Lane stands out among its neighbors for doing more with less. Its per-pupil spending of $10,838 is the lowest among 11 nearby FCPS elementary schools, and its 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio means somewhat larger class sizes than most peers. Yet Lane outperformed six of ten nearby schools in state ranking, including Rose Hill, Franconia, Garfield, Lynbrook, Crestwood, and Forestdale—several of which spend 20–50% more per student. The school also maintains impressively low chronic absenteeism at 9.9%, well below the district (11.9%) and state (14.8%) averages, and lower than neighboring Rose Hill (12.3%) and Franconia (11.4%).

Lane's most defining challenge is a persistent upper-grade performance gap. While 3rd grade math proficiency reached 84.6%—above district and state averages—6th grade math proficiency dropped to 56.9%, below both. Reading shows a similar pattern, with 6th grade reading at 71.2% versus 78.8% in 5th grade. That said, Lane is showing meaningful improvement for many student groups, including multi-racial students (now at the 90th percentile statewide), Hispanic students, and low-income students. With continued attention to upper-grade math and reading, Lane has strong potential to climb from the middle of the pack into the upper tier of its local cluster.

716

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,838

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7137 Beulah St
Alexandria, VA 22315

(703) 924-7700

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Lane Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hayfield Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

20.9%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

532^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	56.6	532 of 1111	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	615 of 1110	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	640 of 1114	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	521 of 1114	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	480 of 1109	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	580 of 1103	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	449 of 1105	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	415 of 1097	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	536 of 1099	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	529 of 1096	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	549 of 1100	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.5	718 of 1110	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	566 of 1120	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	568 of 1117	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	629 of 1117	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	592 of 1113	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.2	782 of 1082	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	795 of 1081	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.4	495 of 1083	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.2	692 of 1071	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	709 of 1062	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	263 of 591	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	259 of 579	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	225 of 588	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	127 of 579	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	117 of 246	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	199 of 238	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	132 of 230	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	270 of 420	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.6	335 of 355	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	210 of 324	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	114 of 326	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	594 of 1100	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	648 of 1096	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	627 of 1098	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	595 of 1100	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	197 of 619	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	175 of 606	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	295 of 580	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	265 of 564	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	634 of 1040	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	851 of 1046	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	881 of 1036	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	470 of 1099	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	556 of 1093	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	634 of 1101	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	424 of 1093	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	150 of 206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	123 of 195	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	101 of 182	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	32 of 306	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	124 of 271	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	179 of 247	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	520 of 974	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	697 of 973	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	721 of 979	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	701 of 984	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)52nd percentile~ school

White (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Science71%~ state avg

Mathematics71%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, April 26, 2018

The best school in the area in terms of education level, organized materials, clean class rooms and over all, and teachers and staff are well prepared. Close Quote

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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
Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7137 Beulah St	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-7700	716	52	13.7	26.1%	270 (37.7%)	147 (20.5%)	150 (20.9%)	73 (10.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.1%)	56.6	532^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	52.1%		48.9	615^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.6%	83		84.6	74.1	57.1	56.9	71.0	77.5	78.6	78.8	71.2	$10,838	$253	$10,585
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
Island Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7855 Morning View Ln	Alexandria	22315	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 642-6300	686	49	13.9	14.1%	288 (42.0%)	115 (16.8%)	112 (16.3%)	82 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.5%)	79.3	211^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.0%		75.4	281^st of 1110 public elementary schools	74.7%	70		86.5	83.2	78.7	78.2	75.3	83.7	85.3	87.5	95.1	$11,936	$306	$11,629
Forestdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6530 Elder Ave	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 313-4300	537	43	12.4	73.9%	108 (20.1%)	60 (11.2%)	247 (46.0%)	93 (17.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	18.2	961^st of 1111 public elementary schools	13.5%		9.8	1026^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.6%	65		64.2	60.0	43.3	47.7	57.1	58.2	53.2	54.2	58.7	$15,450	$1,143	$14,307
Franconia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 Beulah St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 822-2200	492	38	12.9	30.9%	200 (40.7%)	87 (17.7%)	107 (21.7%)	62 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	47.9	634^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.9%		52.4	568^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.8%	66		72.9	79.4	50.0	69.4	57.1	66.3	79.4	65.1	79.2	$12,395	$303	$12,091
Springfield Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Charles Goff Dr	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 921-2300	596	48	12.3	40.9%	145 (24.3%)	98 (16.4%)	204 (34.2%)	114 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	81	187^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	206^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.4%	19	563.0	89.3	94.5	73.8	69.6	80.7	82.8	89.1	84.3	86.3	$11,977	$352	$11,625
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7101 Old Keene Mill Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 923-2900	315	25	12.5	79.4%	53 (16.8%)	19 (6.0%)	135 (42.9%)	100 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	27.1	874^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.2	859^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.6%	15		51.1	57.8	59.3	54.6	66.7	61.7	57.8	70.5	65.7	$16,197	$1,753	$14,445
Rose Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6301 Rose Hill Dr	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-4200	671	53	12.6	42.6%	226 (33.7%)	44 (6.6%)	301 (44.9%)	60 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.4%)	47.7	639^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.5%		47	639^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.4%			67.0	75.0	61.0	83.8	68.6	60.4	78.2	67.1	73.3	$13,476	$283	$13,193
Lynbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5801 Backlick Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 866-2940	595	48	12.3	93.4%	26 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	511 (85.9%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7.7	1048^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.4	1085^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.3%	37		36.0	21.9	31.8	68.2	29.9	36.0	42.5	28.4	57.6	$15,399	$1,369	$14,030
Bush Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5927 Westchester St	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 924-5600	673	53	12.6	27.0%	289 (42.9%)	131 (19.5%)	116 (17.2%)	69 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.1%)	72.1	320^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.9	344^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.0%	24		82.4	82.2	70.8	82.8	71.7	74.3	83.8	77.8	92.0	$13,068	$323	$12,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Lane Elementary

What district is Lane Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Lane Elementary.

Is Lane Elementary a good school?

Lane Elementary ranks 532^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lane Elementary?

Students at Lane Elementary are 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hayfield Secondary

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