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Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary

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Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary ranks 490 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary in Fort Belvoir, VA, serves 761 students in grades 3–6 on the Fort Belvoir military installation and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. The school shares a two-campus structure with nearby Fort Belvoir Elementary, which serves grades PK–2. In 2025–26, Fort Belvoir Upper ranked 490th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (56th percentile), placing it in the middle-to-upper tier statewide and making it the third-highest-ranked school among its 10 nearby peer schools, behind only Island Creek Elementary and Hayfield Elementary.

Academically, the school is performing well overall. Across grades 3–6, average SOL proficiency was roughly 73% in math and 77% in reading, above Virginia state averages (70.7% math, 71.7% reading) and nearly identical to Fairfax County averages (73.3% math, 76.8% reading). The strongest results come in the upper grades: 6th-grade reading hit 83% and 5th-grade math reached 74.8%, both well above district averages. By contrast, 3rd- and 4th-grade math trail the district by roughly 5–6 points. The school has also improved dramatically over the past several years, climbing from the 14th percentile in 2018–19 to the 56th percentile in 2025–26, with large two-year SOL gains in math across grades 3–5.

Notable strengths include Hispanic students ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide and low-SES students in the 63rd percentile. However, military-connected students rank in the 6th percentile, and disabled students rank in the 18th percentile—a significant concern given the school’s location on a military base. Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, well above the district rate of 11.9% and far higher than high-performing nearby schools like Island Creek (5.1%). The school spends $10,571 per student, less than most nearby schools, yet it outperforms several higher-spending schools such as Woodlawn Elementary and Mount Vernon Woods Elementary.

761

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,571

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5970 Meeres Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

(571) 982-1300

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitman Middle
High:	Mount Vernon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2019 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

490^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 42 pts since 2019

From bottom 14% (2019) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd 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	59.2	490 of 1111	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	563 of 1110	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	684 of 1114	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	646 of 1114	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	502 of 1109	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	502 of 1103	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	955 of 1105	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	325 of 591	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	321 of 579	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	282 of 588	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	318 of 579	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	346 of 420	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	332 of 355	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	290 of 324	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	458 of 1100	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	580 of 1096	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	665 of 1098	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	567 of 1100	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	104 of 619	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	232 of 606	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	389 of 580	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	324 of 564	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	380 of 1040	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	441 of 1046	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	570 of 1036	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	518 of 1099	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	525 of 1093	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	716 of 1101	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	730 of 1093	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	182 of 192	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	191 of 195	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	180 of 182	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	200 of 306	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	166 of 271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	159 of 247	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	177 of 245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	632 of 974	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	705 of 973	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	825 of 979	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	816 of 984	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2026)18th percentile-38 vs school

Military Connected (2026)6th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?

Students at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary are 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary a good school?

Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary ranks 490^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

How many students attend Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitman Middle
High : Mount Vernon High

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