Elementary · Virginia
Cardinal Forest Elementary
Cardinal Forest Elementary, a public elementary school in Springfield, Virginia: grades pre-k–6, 680 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 680
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.9
- Students per teacher
- 12.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Virginia
Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 81% of elementary schools in Virginia
Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared
Larger than 88% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Fairfax County Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 8600 Forrester Blvd, Springfield, VA 22152
- Phone
- (703)923-5200
- City or town
- West Springfield
- County
- Fairfax County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–3 | 653 | 12.1 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 568 | 15.0 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 813 | 16.0 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 521 | 14.5 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 699 | 13.8 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 465 | 10.0 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
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