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Providence Elementary

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Providence Elementary ranks 640 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Providence Elementary is a large Pre-K through 6th grade school in Fairfax, VA, serving 954 students as part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Providence currently ranks 640th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 42nd percentile with a 2-star rating—the lowest-ranked school among its immediate neighbors. The school stands out demographically from nearby schools: about 48.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to single-digit rates at Navy Elementary (5.9%) and Flint Hill Elementary (6.7%).

Academically, math is a relative strength. Providence's math proficiency (72.4%) is essentially in line with the Fairfax County average (73.3%), and the school slightly outperformed the district in the two prior years. Reading is a bigger concern, consistently trailing the district by 7–8 percentage points. Only 63.8% of 4th graders were reading proficiently in 2025–2026, versus 77.7% districtwide. Science is also weak: 65.3% of 5th graders passed the SOL science test, compared to 72.7% districtwide. There are bright spots in subgroup outcomes: the school ranks in the 80th percentile statewide for serving African American students and also earns strong marks for multiracial students. English Language Learners improved significantly in the most recent year.

Providence spends about $13,431 per student—well above nearby high performers like Flint Hill Elementary ($10,349) and Oakton Elementary ($10,786)—but this investment has not yet translated into comparable outcomes. Notably, Eagle View Elementary has a nearly identical poverty rate (47.2%) yet ranks roughly 150 places higher in Virginia. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved from 16.7% in 2022–2023 to 11.9%, exactly matching the district average. Still, after climbing to the 53rd percentile back in 2022–2023, the school has plateaued in the low 40s for three consecutive years. With math performing well and attendance trending in the right direction, the school's biggest opportunities lie in targeted literacy and science instruction.

954

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,431

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3616 Jermantown Rd
Fairfax, VA 22030

(703) 460-4400

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Providence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson Middle
High:	Fairfax High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.3%

White:

31.6%

Asian:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 42nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

640^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd 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	47.7	640 of 1111	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	632 of 1110	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	634 of 1114	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	529 of 1114	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	557 of 1109	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	697 of 1103	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	780 of 1105	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	802 of 1097	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.1	780 of 1099	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.0	804 of 1096	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.5	653 of 1100	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.3	376 of 1110	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	517 of 1120	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	257 of 1117	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	364 of 1117	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.1	566 of 1113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	638 of 1082	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	750 of 1081	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	831 of 1083	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.2	644 of 1071	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.8	374 of 1062	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	114 of 579	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	185 of 246	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	164 of 238	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	137 of 230	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	314 of 420	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	276 of 355	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.2	159 of 324	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	178 of 315	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	123 of 326	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	157 of 306	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	110 of 300	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	653 of 1100	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	659 of 1096	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	614 of 1098	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	509 of 1100	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	434 of 619	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	459 of 606	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	447 of 580	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	370 of 564	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	653 of 1040	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	629 of 1046	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	751 of 1036	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	634 of 1099	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	599 of 1093	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	652 of 1101	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	513 of 1093	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	100 of 306	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	85 of 271	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	123 of 247	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	123 of 245	49.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	588 of 974	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	483 of 973	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	478 of 979	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	317 of 984	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)80th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

White (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading69%~ state avg

Science65%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Never had an issue with any teach or admin, they spotted my childs reading issue in K and not only fixed it but now he excels, they constantly work with parents to make the school experience better for the kids, I will only say that many PARENTS have been disappointing with their lack of participation in their children's life and I have seen many more than I should pass their kids over to the school to be raised, they take NO part in anything EVER, then blame the school when something is wrong. This particular school has a great mix of students and frankly I think the rating put on this page is OFF by a long shot. I work full time and some parents complaining may use the fact that they work for NOT participating but the truth is if you have time to leave work for parties then you have it for school stuff too. And just because the school approaches you saying your kid needs extra help, it's NOT to insult your child, it's to help! 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
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3616 Jermantown Rd	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 460-4400	954	64	14.8	48.6%	301 (31.6%)	62 (6.5%)	337 (35.3%)	170 (17.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.9%)	47.7	640^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.4%		47.4	632^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	43.1%	8		78.5	72.1	69.0	69.9	65.3	69.7	63.8	68.7	75.0	$13,431	$879	$12,552
Waples Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11509 Waples Mill Rd	Oakton	22124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 390-7700	750	54	14.0	12.5%	406 (54.1%)	35 (4.7%)	70 (9.3%)	179 (23.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.5%)	88.9	58^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.8%		87.7	81^st of 1110 public elementary schools	92.7%	23	≥ 50%	92.3	93.0	87.8	87.0	85.9	85.6	93.9	91.2	90.4	$12,066	$242	$11,824
Oakton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 Chain Bridge Rd	Oakton	22124	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-6100	795	46	17.2	13.2%	383 (48.2%)	40 (5.0%)	84 (10.6%)	210 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.8%)	91.2	29^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.4%		85.2	118^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.4%	89	100.0	91.6	96.7	88.4	84.9	93.4	87.8	93.3	92.6	94.0	$10,786	$295	$10,491
Fairfax Villa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10900 Santa Clara Dr	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 267-2800	514	40	12.7	32.1%	178 (34.6%)	28 (5.4%)	115 (22.4%)	143 (27.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	75.6	272^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	75.5%		75.4	282^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	74.6%	10		74.7	85.7	85.2	88.0	83.8	75.3	79.2	86.1	90.8	$13,351	$498	$12,853
Daniels Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3705 Blenheim Boulevard	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 279-8400	811	57	14.2	38.7%	319 (39.3%)	43 (5.3%)	289 (35.6%)	99 (12.2%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	55.7	546^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.9%		47.3	634^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.9%	88	507.0	69.3	84.7	74.0	66.3	68.7	69.3	83.6	73.5	70.6	$12,752	$329	$12,423
Mosaic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9819 Five Oaks Rd	Fairfax	22031	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 937-1600	927	60	15.5	26.6%	329 (35.5%)	77 (8.3%)	153 (16.5%)	303 (32.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.7%)	83.8	148^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.7%		84.5	135^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.8%	13	100.0	88.4	91.5	82.4	90.1	76.4	85.6	87.0	88.3	91.4	$10,182	$288	$9,895
Eagle View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dixie Hill Road	Fairfax	22030	Fairfax city	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 322-3100	665	52	12.8	47.2%	270 (40.6%)	121 (18.2%)	89 (13.4%)	138 (20.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.8%)	58.6	497^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.3%		46.7	644^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.0%	147		82.6	79.3	68.8	71.7	67.4	67.9	76.6	72.9	81.0	$13,842	$380	$13,462
Flint Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2444 Flint Hill Rd	Vienna	22181	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 242-6100	614	40	15.3	6.7%	418 (68.1%)	13 (2.1%)	57 (9.3%)	82 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.7%)	91.9	22^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	98.0%		90.4	44^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.0%	22		92.4	91.7	98.2	100.0	92.9	91.2	85.7	95.2	97.1	$10,349	$450	$9,899
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5004 Sideburn Rd	Fairfax	22032	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 764-7100	776	47	16.5	11.0%	441 (56.8%)	28 (3.6%)	88 (11.3%)	137 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (10.4%)	76.7	261^st of 1111 public elementary schools	76.5%		80.7	205^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.5%	56	473.0	80.2	86.7	68.8	83.7	81.0	75.8	82.7	85.8	90.5	$10,242	$287	$9,955
Navy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 W Ox Rd	Fairfax	22033	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 262-7100	848	54	15.7	5.9%	300 (35.4%)	25 (2.9%)	66 (7.8%)	384 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.5%)	92.8	14^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.7%		93.2	17^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.5%	3	100.0	93.9	94.7	94.4	90.3	93.6	92.1	91.7	93.6	94.6	$10,432	$244	$10,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Elementary

What schools do graduates of Providence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Providence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson Middle
High : Fairfax High

How many students attend Providence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 954 students attended Providence Elementary.

Is Providence Elementary a good school?

Providence Elementary ranks 640^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Providence Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Providence Elementary?

Students at Providence Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 32% White, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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