Summary:
Zip code 22043 contains 8 schools serving approximately 7,577 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels. The area spans two different districts: Fairfax County Public Schools and Falls Church City Public Schools, which means schools in the same zip code can have very different rankings, resources, and student outcomes.
The top performers in 22043 are exceptional. Haycock Elementary is ranked #5 in Virginia with math proficiency above 96% and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the zip code at just 2.7%. Meridian High School ranks #14 in the state with a 99.5% graduation rate and a dropout rate of only 0.4%. The middle schools are also strong: Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School ranks #14 and Longfellow Middle ranks #35 in Virginia, with both achieving 100% proficiency in advanced math courses like Algebra I and Geometry.
Not every school in 22043 is thriving, however. Shrevewood Elementary ranks in the 28th percentile with 5th grade math proficiency at just 51.6%, while Westgate Elementary sits in the 51st percentile. Marshall High, the largest school in the zip code, has declined from #52 to #156 in the state ranking over the past two years, and its 17.2% chronic absenteeism rate is the highest in the area. Notably, spending per student does not predict performance: Haycock spends the least at $9,712 while achieving the best results, and Meridian spends the most at $17,133. Families should pay close attention to which attendance zone their address feeds into, as outcomes vary enormously within just a few miles.
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