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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 22308

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At a glance

Schools

3,359

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWaynewood Elementary71^st of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fort Hunt Elementary up 79 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 22308 in Alexandria, Virginia, is served by 4 public schools, all part of Fairfax County Public Schools, a district ranked 39th out of 131 in Virginia with a 4-star rating. The mix includes three elementary schools serving grades PK-6 — Waynewood Elementary, Stratford Landing Elementary, and Fort Hunt Elementary — plus one middle school, Sandburg Middle, serving grades 7-8. There is no high school in the zip code, so students leave the area for high school. Combined enrollment is roughly 3,359 students, with 1,401 of those at Sandburg Middle.

The standout is Waynewood Elementary, which ranks in the 94th percentile statewide and has earned a 5-star rating for three consecutive years. It posts exceptional SOL proficiency averages — 86% in math and 92% in reading — along with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (4.1%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.9%) in the area, and it spends the least per student at $9,938. Sandburg Middle is a school of extremes: near-perfect advanced math scores (100% in 7th-grade Algebra I and 96.3% in 8th-grade Geometry) coexist with very low grade-level math proficiency (25.3% in 7th grade and 22.0% in 8th grade). Stratford Landing Elementary excels in reading, with proficiency between 82.6% and 93.8% across grades 3-6, but 5th-grade math proficiency has been stuck around 57-58% for two straight years. Fort Hunt Elementary is the most improved, climbing from the 52nd to the 65th percentile over three years.

Socioeconomic disparity is stark within this small area: Waynewood has just 4.1% of students on free/reduced lunch while Sandburg has 50.0%. Spending does not predict performance — Fort Hunt spends the most per student ($12,919) yet ranks below Waynewood, which spends the least. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 4.9% at Waynewood to 14.9% at Sandburg, which sits above the state average. The absence of a high school makes these elementary and middle school years especially important for academic trajectories. Overall, zip 22308 offers strong options anchored by Waynewood's elite performance, but the data reveals clear disparities, particularly the grade-level math struggles at Sandburg and Stratford Landing.

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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 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Hunt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8832 Linton Ln	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 619-2600	551	35	15.6	29.9%	299 (54.3%)	96 (17.4%)	121 (22.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	67.3	385^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.3%		61	464^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.2%	79					85.4	77.0	73.6	88.9			69.0		76.2	74.7	76.7	92.3			$12,919	$343	$12,576
Sandburg Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8428 Fort Hunt Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 799-6100	1,401	97	14.3	50.0%	439 (31.3%)	249 (17.8%)	566 (40.4%)	74 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.9%)	42.2	282^nd of 416 public middle schools	32.2%		45.9	244^th of 419 public middle schools	41.8%	38	96.3		100.0	86.3					25.3	22.0		62.3					75.7	72.8	$11,292	$280	$11,012
Stratford Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8484 Riverside Rd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 619-3600	669	51	13.1	26.9%	361 (54.0%)	133 (19.9%)	82 (12.3%)	37 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.4%)	81.3	182^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.6%		82.9	165^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.1%	17		≥ 50%			87.4	90.5	57.1	68.0			79.2		82.6	89.0	93.8	92.0			$9,855	$221	$9,634
Waynewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1205 Waynewood Blvd	Alexandria	22308	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 704-7100	738	46	16.0	4.1%	602 (81.6%)	23 (3.1%)	57 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	88.2	71^st of 1111 public elementary schools	93.6%		90.5	43^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	96.1%	28		≥ 50%			88.1	91.1	84.4	80.4			88.9		86.1	93.3	96.7	91.7			$9,938	$217	$9,721

Cities Near Zip Code 22308

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alexandria	0.23 mi	63	284^th
Herndon	2.78 mi	16	216^th
Fort Belvoir	4.56 mi	2	198^th
Springfield	6.65 mi	25	165^th
Arlington	8.01 mi	42	131^st

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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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