Elementary · Virginia

Forestdale Elementary

Free meals for all

Forestdale Elementary, a public elementary school in Springfield, Virginia: grades pre-k–6, 537 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: 537
Teachers (FTE): 43.2
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 57% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 72% 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
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Fairfax County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Fairfax County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 6530 Elder Ave, Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: (703)313-4300
City or town: Springfield
County: Fairfax County

Quality of life in Springfield Schools in Springfield

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Springfield Estates Elementary	Pre-K–6	596	12.3	0.6 mi
Garfield ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	315	12.5	1.1 mi
Lane Elementary	Pre-K–6	716	13.7	1.2 mi
Franconia Elementary	Pre-K–6	492	13.0	1.4 mi
Lynbrook ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	595	12.4	1.4 mi
Crestwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	582	13.8	1.6 mi

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).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

NCES 510126000472