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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 22041

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Schools

2,199

Students

Top rankedBelvedere Elementary337^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Belvedere Elementary up 43 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 22041 (Falls Church, VA) is home to three elementary schools within Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked 39th out of 131 in Virginia: Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (PK–2), Glen Forest Elementary (PK–5), and Belvedere Elementary (PK–5), collectively serving about 2,199 students. These schools serve a largely economically disadvantaged population, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of about 75%.

Belvedere Elementary is the clear academic leader, ranking 337th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (70th percentile) and exceeding district and state proficiency rates in six of seven SOL subject/grade combinations. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.4%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (56.11%) of the three. Glen Forest Elementary, by contrast, is the lowest-performing school in the zip code, ranking 1,038th out of 1,111 (7th percentile) with proficiency rates far below district and state averages in every subject and grade. It has the highest chronic absenteeism (17.1%) and nearly universal free/reduced lunch eligibility (97.56%). The average proficiency gap between Belvedere and Glen Forest is roughly 29 percentage points—a dramatic range for two schools in the same district and zip code.

Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is not directly comparable academically because it serves only PK–2 and therefore has no SOL test data or current state ranking. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 10.9% is below district and state averages despite a 72.36% free/reduced lunch rate. Notably, Glen Forest spends the most per pupil ($14,765) yet produces the weakest outcomes, while Belvedere spends the least ($13,890) and performs best—showing that spending alone does not determine success. One shared academic vulnerability is 5th grade math: both Belvedere (58.82%) and Glen Forest (41.46%) fall below district (66.58%) and state (72.39%) averages, and both saw double-digit proficiency drops in that subject from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6540 Columbia Pike	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 916-6800	606	50	12.1	56.1%	181 (29.9%)	59 (9.7%)	244 (40.3%)	67 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.1%)	71.1	337^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.6	380^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.8%	43	80.3	82.7	58.8	79.7	75.0	84.6	82.5	$13,890	$1,009	$12,881
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	6111 Knollwood Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 575-6800	814	60	13.6	72.4%	141 (17.3%)	29 (3.6%)	592 (72.7%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)								(n/a)								$14,529	$1,268	$13,262
Glen Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5829 Glen Forest Dr	Falls Church	22041	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 578-8000	779	64	12.2	97.6%	195 (25.0%)	78 (10.0%)	412 (52.9%)	78 (10.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	8.6	1038^th of 1111 public elementary schools	6.6%		9.3	1034^th of 1110 public elementary schools	6.8%	4	56.6	53.2	41.5	40.4	44.7	53.2	54.6	$14,765	$1,629	$13,136

Cities Near Zip Code 22041

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Falls Church	0.4 mi	32	229^th
Alexandria	0.61 mi	63	284^th
Arlington	1.19 mi	42	131^st
Annandale	2.19 mi	8	261^st
Springfield	3.53 mi	25	165^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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