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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 22101

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Schools

2,400

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedKent Gardens Elementary4^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sherman Elementary up 45 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 22101 in McLean, VA is home to four outstanding elementary schools — Kent Gardens Elementary, Churchill Road Elementary, Chesterbrook Elementary, and Sherman Elementary — all serving grades PK through 6 within the highly regarded Fairfax County Public Schools district, which ranks in the 70th percentile statewide. These are affluent, high-performing schools with a combined enrollment of 2,400 students and very low free/reduced lunch rates (2% to 8%), far below state averages.

Kent Gardens is the clear academic leader, ranking #4 in Virginia with a 100th percentile score and 5 stars, and its average SOL proficiency is around 97%. It has climbed rapidly from #23 just two years ago, posting near-perfect scores like 100% in 5th-grade math and 6th-grade Algebra I. Churchill Road is consistently elite, ranking #7 in Virginia with 95% proficiency and also achieving 100% in Algebra I. Chesterbrook is a dependable high performer at #47 with 91% proficiency, though its 3rd-5th grade math scores (86-90%) trail the top two. Sherman, while ranked #125 (still 89th percentile with 4 stars), has the lowest average proficiency at about 88.5%. Its weakest spot is 5th-grade science at 70.6%, the only score in the entire group below the district average. Even so, every school outperforms the Virginia state average in nearly every subject.

Perhaps the most striking finding is that money and class size do not predict performance. Sherman spends the most per student ($13,033) and has the smallest classes (11.1 ratio), yet has the lowest test scores and rank. Kent Gardens spends the least ($9,471) with the largest classes (17.1 ratio) yet achieves the best results. All schools have very low chronic absenteeism (under 6.2%), creating a strong foundation for learning. The top two schools distinguish themselves by offering 6th-grade Algebra I with 100% proficiency, while Chesterbrook and Sherman do not report such acceleration. Across the group, science is the relative weak spot (87.5% average) compared to math (94%) and reading (93.7%). For parents, this zip code offers exceptional choices, with Kent Gardens and Churchill Road standing out as elite options and Sherman still a strong, improving school — just one that could benefit from targeted science support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	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 Geometry 4th Grade	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
Chesterbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 Kirby Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 714-8200	557	38	14.5	2.5%	338 (60.7%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (11.0%)	85 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.5%)	89.8	47^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.1	50^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.5%	3		550.0	89.6	90.0	85.7	94.6	88.9	91.0	92.6	92.6	96.9	$11,337	$319	$11,017
Churchill Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Churchill Rd	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 288-8400	635	41	15.3	2.0%	266 (41.9%)	12 (1.9%)	59 (9.3%)	215 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.6%)	94.3	7^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.4%		93.6	12^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.9%	5	≥ 50%	100.0	98.1	99.1	95.2	91.3	92.9	97.1	95.4	92.0	97.9	$10,486	$262	$10,224
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6633 Brawner St	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 506-7900	290	26	11.1	7.9%	165 (56.9%)	9 (3.1%)	19 (6.6%)	71 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	85.1	125^th of 1111 public elementary schools	88.7%		82.5	170^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.7%	45		≥ 50%	93.6	94.6	91.3	88.5	70.6	93.6	88.9	90.9	84.6	$13,033	$390	$12,643
Kent Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1717 Melbourne Dr	Mclean	22101	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 394-5600	918	53	17.1	4.0%	491 (53.5%)	26 (2.8%)	71 (7.7%)	243 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	95.6	4^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.5	7^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.4%	3		100.0	99.2	97.5	100.0	95.2	97.5	95.2	97.4	95.6	97.5	$9,471	$236	$9,235

Cities Near Zip Code 22101

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mclean	0.37 mi	8	7^th
Falls Church	1.42 mi	32	229^th
Arlington	2.09 mi	42	131^st
Vienna	3.17 mi	16	49^th
Dunn Loring	3.57 mi	1

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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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