Elementary · Virginia
Gunston Elementary
Gunston Elementary, a public elementary school in Lorton, Virginia: grades pre-k–6, 530 students, 13.8 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
- 530
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.4
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in Virginia
Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 56% of elementary schools in Virginia
Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared
Larger than 71% 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
- Rural area near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Fairfax County Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 10100 Gunston Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
- Phone
- (703)541-3600
- City or town
- Mason Neck
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lorton Station ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 745 | 14.0 |
Belmont ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 492 | 13.1 |
| Pre-K–6 | 743 | 15.3 | |
Occoquan ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 571 | 14.7 |
| Pre-K–6 | 612 | 11.9 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 608 | 12.8 |
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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