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Dranesville Elementary

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Dranesville Elementary ranks 635 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dranesville Elementary is a PK–6 school in Herndon, Virginia, serving 610 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked 39th out of 131 in Virginia. The school currently holds a statewide rank of 635 out of 1,111 elementary schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars), and while that places it in the mid-tier overall, its trajectory is clearly positive—climbing from just the 15th percentile in 2017–18 to its current standing. About 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it a moderately high-need school in a diverse community.

Academically, Dranesville's standout subject is 3rd-grade math, where 80.33% of students meet proficiency—above both the district (78.38%) and state (74.04%) averages. Reading is also a relative strength, particularly in grades 5 and 6, where proficiency rates of 74.39% and 77.14% exceed state benchmarks. However, upper-grade math presents a challenge: 5th-grade math proficiency drops to 54.24%, well below the state average of 72.39%. The school has also made impressive strides in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 20.6% in 2022–23 to 10.6% in 2024–25—now below both the district and state rates—which likely contributes to rising academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, Dranesville sits squarely in the middle but is outperforming many of its neighbors. It ranks above Hutchison Elementary, Herndon Elementary, and most Loudoun County Public Schools in the area—many of which spend over $20,000 per student and serve nearly 100% economically disadvantaged populations. Armstrong Elementary, about two miles away, ranks highest locally with a more affluent student body, though Dranesville actually surpasses Armstrong in 3rd-grade math. The school's biggest challenge is its equity gap: Hispanic, English-learner, and low-income students score well below their White peers, though ELL students made a notable jump from the 1st to the 22nd percentile in one year. With stronger early-grade instruction, improving attendance, and steady year-over-year gains, Dranesville is a school worth watching.

610

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,283

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Powells Tavern Pl
Herndon, VA 20170-2832

(703) 326-5200

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Dranesville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herndon Middle
High:	Herndon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

38.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

635^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^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	47.9	635 of 1111	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	727 of 1110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	735 of 1114	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	728 of 1114	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	823 of 1109	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	914 of 1103	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	904 of 1105	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	928 of 1097	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	905 of 1099	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.5	693 of 1096	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.3	902 of 1100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	789 of 1110	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	853 of 1120	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1004 of 1117	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	1047 of 1117	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	893 of 1113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	900 of 1082	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	884 of 1081	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.1	685 of 1083	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	553 of 1071	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.6	661 of 1062	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	272 of 420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	281 of 355	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.9	96 of 324	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	247 of 315	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	323 of 326	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	284 of 306	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	250 of 300	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	525 of 1100	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	745 of 1096	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	850 of 1098	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	693 of 1100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	488 of 619	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	512 of 606	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	473 of 580	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	468 of 564	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	781 of 1040	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	883 of 1046	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	863 of 1036	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	691 of 1099	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	684 of 1093	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	591 of 1101	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	764 of 1093	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	250 of 974	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	325 of 973	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	285 of 979	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	273 of 984	72.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading72%~ state avg

Science71%~ state avg

Mathematics67%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

EXcellent teachers and an engaged front office. Many parents are involved and the PE teachers, art and music are amazing Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 28, 2016

It's not useful when a parent just says "this is a terrible school" with no supporting details. I'm going to say "this is a great school" with a lot of supporting details. My son went to Dranesville for grades 1 and 2 until he got into AAP and moved to Clearview, the local Level IV center at the time. My daughter also got into the AAP program and because Dranesville became a Level IV center two years ago, she decided to stay, and she's been there for four years now (first through fourth grade). We've loved the school. My son was bored to death in first and second grade, and his second grade teacher in particular made incredible efforts to accommodate my son to keep him interested and engaged. My daughter's first grade teacher was the most kind, loving, wonderful teacher, and it made my daughter's transition from a private kindergarten to Dranesville so easy. Her second grade teacher was new to the school that year and was a disaster, and the principal at Dranesville, Ms. Toussaint-Williams, is so amazing and so unwilling to put up with mediocrity that the teacher was not back at Dranesville (or any other Fairfax County school, I'm told) the next year. Ms. Toussaint-Williams is one of the smartest, most driven to excellence, most engaged school professionals I've ever met. She is also clearly in love with her job, cares for each and every kid in the school, and is engaged 100% of the time. She is easy to get in touch with and is always willing to make time for parents. The school is also very diverse with over 100 countries represented, I believe. It's been a richer experience having my kids know and learn from children from all backgrounds. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

I have a 23 year old, who went through DES. A 14 year old who went through DES, and 8 year old currently at DES. So we have been a DES family for years! And love the school and the community. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Dranesville Elementary School was a terrible school. We got out of there as quickly as we could. There are excellent schools in the Fairfax County system. This is not one of them. I gave Dranesville one star because it was not possible to give them zero or negative stars. 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)				SOL VA Studies (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	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dranesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 Powells Tavern Pl	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 326-5200	610	48	12.8	47.4%	236 (38.7%)	28 (4.6%)	279 (45.7%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	47.9	635^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.8%		39.2	727^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.5%	92		80.3	70.0	54.2	60.0	70.7	68.9	68.5	74.4	77.1		$14,283	$354	$13,930
Sully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Circle Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4570	476	52	9.0	99.4%	22 (4.6%)	16 (3.4%)	407 (85.5%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	10.7	1022^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	8.0%		3.4	1088^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.0%	66		60.3	42.2	42.9		46.0	56.7	43.8	36.5		70.0	$21,249	$900	$20,349
Forest Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46245 Forest Ridge Dr.	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 434-4560	529	55	9.6	99.4%	80 (15.1%)	22 (4.2%)	355 (67.1%)	56 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	20.3	937^th of 1111 public elementary schools	15.7%		18.1	948^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.6%	11		53.5	65.0	65.5		50.6	40.9	59.5	53.5		76.7	$21,258	$1,078	$20,180
Clearview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12635 Builders Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 708-6000	580	50	11.4	60.2%	154 (26.6%)	37 (6.4%)	325 (56.0%)	40 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	43.3	700^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.0%		36.3	752^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	32.3%	52		71.3	68.2	63.3	68.9	68.9	62.8	58.3	74.3	78.1		$15,631	$1,241	$14,391
Sterling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Church Rd	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4580	430	45	9.6	99.3%	47 (10.9%)	29 (6.7%)	277 (64.4%)	58 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	24.7	900^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.0%		36.1	755^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.0%	145		59.0	70.2	53.6		46.4	48.7	70.8	53.7		93.3	$20,283	$515	$19,768
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Frederick Dr	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4540	562	55	10.2	99.5%	91 (16.2%)	42 (7.5%)	343 (61.0%)	69 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	9.9	1028^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.3	1006^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.4%	22		52.5	57.7	36.0		40.0	49.4	56.3	46.7		59.0	$20,792	$530	$20,262
Herndon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	630 Dranesville Rd	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 326-3100	792	52	15.3	74.4%	102 (12.9%)	81 (10.2%)	549 (69.3%)	42 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	2.1	1098^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.3	1091^st of 1110 public elementary schools	1.7%	7		42.6	37.8	12.1	27.3	33.7	36.6	42.0	42.3	52.8		$14,282	$1,269	$13,013
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Poplar Rd	Sterling	20164	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 434-4550	504	54	9.3	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	23 (4.6%)	412 (81.7%)	37 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	8	1044^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.0%		3.8	1080^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.7%	36		54.6	43.0	60.0		42.5	34.5	37.7	47.5		63.6	$18,499	$459	$18,040
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11900 Lake Newport Rd	Reston	20194	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 375-4800	357	35	10.0	19.3%	215 (60.2%)	30 (8.4%)	54 (15.1%)	26 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	67.2	387^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.2%		54.1	553^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	50.2%	166	≥ 50%	78.0	78.3	393.0	83.3	76.3	70.0	78.3	81.6	83.3		$18,590	$773	$17,817
Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13209 Parcher Ave	Herndon	20170	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 925-8300	970	72	13.5	92.4%	42 (4.3%)	55 (5.7%)	771 (79.5%)	67 (6.9%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2.6	1096^th of 1111 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.4	1087^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.1%	9		44.6	43.5	28.8	31.6	41.6	38.4	37.4	41.4	47.9		$15,579	$1,824	$13,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Dranesville Elementary

What district is Dranesville Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Dranesville Elementary a good school?

Dranesville Elementary ranks 635^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dranesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dranesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herndon Middle
High : Herndon High

What is the racial makeup of Dranesville Elementary?

Students at Dranesville Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% African American.

How many students attend Dranesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Dranesville Elementary.

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