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McNair Upper Elementary

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McNair Upper Elementary ranks 558 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

McNair Upper Elementary is a public elementary school in Herndon, Virginia, serving 616 students in grades 3-6 and part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district.

McNair Upper Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with most grade levels outperforming the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments for Mathematics and English Reading. The school's 6th-grade students have particularly excelled, with 81.33% proficient or better in English Reading, compared to 80.07% for Fairfax County and 72.46% for Virginia. However, the school faces challenges in addressing performance gaps for certain student subgroups, and has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism.

Compared to nearby schools, McNair Upper Elementary generally outperforms Clearview Elementary and Dogwood Elementary in academic metrics, but lags behind the higher-performing Fox Mill Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary schools. This disparity may be partly due to McNair Upper Elementary's higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, as well as its lower per-student spending compared to some of the nearby schools.

605

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,903

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2410 Fox Mill Road
Herndon, VA 20171

(703) 793-4800

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend McNair Upper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carson Middle
High:	Westfield High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.6%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg74%

Virginia avg70%

558^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 28 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 137Elementary Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax 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
2025	53.7	558 of 1110	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	505 of 1114	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	288 of 1114	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	318 of 1109	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	250 of 1103	77.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	427 of 579	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	406 of 588	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	344 of 579	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	65 of 249	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	63 of 238	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	49 of 230	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	131 of 326	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	152 of 306	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	74 of 300	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	501 of 1096	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	438 of 1098	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	239 of 1100	78.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	583 of 606	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	524 of 580	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	338 of 564	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	982 of 1046	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	858 of 1036	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	591 of 1093	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	566 of 1101	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	365 of 1093	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	666 of 973	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	789 of 979	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	535 of 984	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)74th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading74%+3 vs state

Mathematics71%~ state avg

Science68%~ state avg

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Schools Near McNair Upper Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
McNair Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	2410 Fox Mill Road	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 793-4800	605	36	16.9	34.7%	76 (12.6%)	103 (17.0%)	103 (17.0%)	300 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	53.7	558^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.7%		58.5	505^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.7%	53	66.7	75.0	65.7	75.7	67.8	66.9	69.9	78.5	81.3	$10,903	$271	$10,633
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2499 Thomas Jefferson Dr.	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 793-4800	520	41	12.6	48.8%	93 (17.9%)	111 (21.3%)	84 (16.2%)	213 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$14,714	$423	$14,291
Coates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2480 River Birch Rd.	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 713-3000	996	70	14.1	71.7%	165 (16.6%)	273 (27.4%)	325 (32.6%)	184 (18.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	15.8	974^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.3%		12.2	1002^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	10.1%	28	53.2	53.7	51.0	65.1	49.6	35.0	51.2	50.8	67.2	$12,009	$375	$11,634
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%)	3.4	1087^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.1	1068^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.1%	19	30.4	51.4	33.3	38.7	41.7	28.1	37.9	31.6	47.2	$15,579	$1,824	$13,756
Floris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2708 Centreville Rd	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 561-2900	666	44	15.0	11.9%	193 (29.0%)	37 (5.6%)	48 (7.2%)	338 (50.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.6%)	75.2	286^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.7	288^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.1%	2	74.8	83.5	87.0	72.6	90.5	70.7	82.1	89.5	85.9	$10,732	$335	$10,396
Fox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2611 Viking Dr	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-2700	650	46	14.1	9.2%	395 (60.8%)	18 (2.8%)	67 (10.3%)	79 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (13.7%)	89.4	58^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.8%		85.6	108^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.3%	50	94.6	92.0	80.0	97.7	85.9	82.7	93.0	94.8	97.6	$12,526	$320	$12,205
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12300 Glade Dr	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 262-3100	745	59	12.5	98.5%	87 (11.7%)	104 (14.0%)	439 (58.9%)	77 (10.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	5.1	1072^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.7	1050^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.7%	22	53.5	51.1	36.8	42.7	39.1	36.7	39.3	37.7	41.8	$13,667	$1,230	$12,437
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3210 Kinross Circle	Herndon	20171	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 467-3500	628	47	13.4	8.3%	272 (43.3%)	14 (2.2%)	59 (9.4%)	226 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.1%)	86.4	95^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.4	97^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.3%	2	92.8	95.9	76.7	79.6	83.2	86.6	95.9	86.9	91.4	$12,571	$298	$12,272
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%)	3.3	1091^st of 1110 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.2	1078^th of 1114 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	42.0	32.7	20.6	14.7	44.8	42.7	38.5	48.4	45.9	$14,282	$1,269	$13,013
Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2401 Colts Neck Rd	Reston	20191	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 262-7400	726	45	16.0	22.9%	350 (48.2%)	75 (10.3%)	85 (11.7%)	147 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.4%)	79.1	227^th of 1110 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.3	191^st of 1114 public elementary schools	82.9%	36	80.5	92.1	70.2	86.2	80.6	79.7	91.1	81.8	89.6	$12,429	$259	$12,170

Frequently Asked Questions about McNair Upper Elementary

What district is McNair Upper Elementary in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is McNair Upper Elementary a good school?

McNair Upper Elementary ranks 558^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McNair Upper Elementary?

Students at McNair Upper Elementary are 50% Asian, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McNair Upper Elementary attend?

Students who attend McNair Upper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carson Middle
High : Westfield High

How many students attend McNair Upper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended McNair Upper Elementary.

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