Canterbury Woods Elementary

Summary:

Canterbury Woods Elementary is a public elementary school in Annandale, Virginia, serving 787 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 130 school districts in Virginia.

Canterbury Woods Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Virginia, receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 89.34% of 3rd-grade students at Canterbury Woods were proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to 71.31% in Fairfax County and 70.11% statewide. The school also maintains a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is more representative of the surrounding community than many nearby schools.

Canterbury Woods Elementary's exceptional performance extends beyond overall academic achievement, as the school also excels across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status students, and military-connected students. The school's student-teacher ratio is also relatively low, ranging from 15.2 to 15.7 students per teacher over the past three school years, which can contribute to more personalized attention and support for students. While some nearby schools, such as Wakefield Forest Elementary and Olde Creek Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Canterbury Woods Elementary stands out as an exceptional public elementary school within the Fairfax County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 4910 Willet Dr
       Annandale, VA  22003


(703) 764-5600

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
66th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,374 Help


Students who attend Canterbury Woods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Frost Middle
High:    Woodson High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  787

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Asian:
24.5%
Hispanic:
13.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Canterbury Woods Elementary ranks better than 94.1% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 18th among 137 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.12. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Canterbury Woods Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Fairfax County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Canterbury Woods Elementary is $9,374. 126 elementary schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Canterbury Woods Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Canterbury Woods Elementary 66th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Canterbury Woods Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fairfax County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax County Public Schools 41st of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Canterbury Woods Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 78.61 160th 1062 84.9%
2006 78.45 143rd 1071 86.6%
2007 79.81 126th 1083 88.4%
2008 76.43 164th 1081 84.8%
2009 78.83 121st 1082 88.8%
2010 75.25 181st 1113 83.7%
2011 84.32 57th 1117 94.9%
2012 87.04 31st 1117 97.2%
2013 91.45 19th 1120 98.3%
2014 87.51 53rd 1110 95.2%
2015 83.94 90th 1100 91.8%
2016 80.88 138th 1096 87.4%
2017 83.56 98th 1099 91.1%
2018 85.91 77th 1097 93.0%
2019 86.84 53rd 1105 95.2%
2021 89.67 75th 1103 93.2%
2022 87.69 85th 1109 92.3%
2023 87.48 80th 1114 92.8%
2024 88.12 66th 1114 94.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.79 49th 245 80.0%
2024 89.71 9th 247 96.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.72 51st 300 83.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 80.87 114th 1036 89.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.76 75th 1100 93.2%
2024 86.02 87th 1098 92.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.49 209th 324 35.5%
2024 72.24 65th 355 81.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.00 51st 182 72.0%
2024 77.39 23rd 195 88.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.27 104th 1093 90.5%
2024 87.28 69th 1101 93.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.92 58th 230 74.8%
2024 71.89 60th 238 74.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.15 122nd 579 78.9%
2024 80.60 79th 588 86.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.87 97th 564 82.8%
2024 79.09 95th 580 83.6%
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Rank History for White students at Canterbury Woods Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.83 70th 984 92.9%
2024 82.56 89th 979 90.9%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Canterbury Woods Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 488 488
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 464 464
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 452 452
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 464 464
1993 454 13 43 10 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1994 460 12 44 13 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1995 456 13 50 8 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1996 456 13 50 8 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1997 484 11 70 10 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1998 465 10 70 9 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1999 450 10 71 7 1 n/a n/a 0 539
2000 468 13 73 6 1 n/a n/a -4 557
2001 462 14 84 10 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2002 450 15 107 14 4 n/a n/a 38 628
2003 450 15 107 14 4 n/a n/a 38 628
2004 446 14 108 22 5 n/a n/a 37 632
2005 458 19 124 28 2 n/a n/a 36 667
2006 464 19 141 45 2 n/a n/a 41 712
2007 464 22 154 50 3 n/a n/a 48 741
2008 438 25 163 54 1 n/a n/a 44 725
2009 422 22 164 54 1 n/a n/a 38 701
2010 382 22 161 44 1 n/a n/a 34 644
2011 358 27 185 47 1 1 31 0 650
2012 352 33 180 60 1 1 35 0 662
2013 368 31 188 64 0 1 31 0 683
2014 378 33 206 83 0 0 33 0 733
2015 372 36 227 82 1 0 34 0 752
2016 373 42 230 81 1 1 34 0 762
2017 387 30 228 76 2 1 43 0 767
2018 400 37 231 86 2 3 53 0 812
2019 388 51 206 85 1 3 53 0 787
2020 384 50 206 88 2 2 70 0 802
2021 360 52 202 90 2 1 70 0 777
2022 371 51 194 91 2 1 72 0 782
2023 364 45 193 102 2 0 81 0 787

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Canterbury Woods Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 488 29.4 16.5 n/a
1990 464 29.0 16.0 n/a
1991 452 29.3 15.4 n/a
1992 464 29.8 15.5 n/a
1993 520 5.0 104.0 n/a
1994 529 31.8 n/a 1.9
1995 527 n/a 0.0 1.1
1996 527 n/a 0.0 1.1
1997 575 n/a 0.0 1.7
1998 554 n/a 0.0 1.8
1999 539 33.4 16.1 2.8
2000 557 n/a 0.0 2.1
2001 571 36.6 15.6 2.6
2002 628 49.1 12.8 2.5
2003 628 49.1 12.8 2.5
2004 632 44.6 14.2 4.2
2005 667 43.1 15.5 6.3
2006 712 49.0 14.5 8.2
2007 741 58.8 12.6 5.6
2008 725 30.8 23.5 5
2009 701 27.7 25.3 7.1
2010 644 26.3 24.4 8.4
2011 650 25.7 25.2 10
2012 662 45.8 14.4 9.5
2013 683 45.2 15.0 9.1
2014 733 46.0 15.9 9.3
2015 752 49.0 15.3 9.6
2016 762 49.0 15.5 10.2
2017 767 44.8 17.1 9.8
2018 812 46.3 17.5 11.8
2019 787 49.4 15.9 14
2020 802 49.0 16.3 14.5
2021 777 50.5 15.3 n/a
2022 782 51.2 15.2 14.8
2023 787 50.0 15.7 14.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Canterbury Woods Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 488 29.4 16.5 n/a
1990 464 29.0 16.0 n/a
1991 452 29.3 15.4 n/a
1992 464 29.8 15.5 n/a
1993 520 5.0 104.0 n/a
1994 529 31.8 n/a 1.9
1995 527 n/a 0.0 1.1
1996 527 n/a 0.0 1.1
1997 575 n/a 0.0 1.7
1998 554 n/a 0.0 1.8
1999 539 33.4 16.1 2.8
2000 557 n/a 0.0 2.1
2001 571 36.6 15.6 2.6
2002 628 49.1 12.8 2.5
2003 628 49.1 12.8 2.5
2004 632 44.6 14.2 4.2
2005 667 43.1 15.5 6.3
2006 712 49.0 14.5 8.2
2007 741 58.8 12.6 5.6
2008 725 30.8 23.5 5
2009 701 27.7 25.3 7.1
2010 644 26.3 24.4 8.4
2011 650 25.7 25.2 10
2012 662 45.8 14.4 9.5
2013 683 45.2 15.0 9.1
2014 733 46.0 15.9 9.3
2015 752 49.0 15.3 9.6
2016 762 49.0 15.5 10.2
2017 767 44.8 17.1 9.8
2018 812 46.3 17.5 11.8
2019 787 49.4 15.9 14
2020 802 49.0 16.3 14.5
2021 777 50.5 15.3 n/a
2022 782 51.2 15.2 14.8
2023 787 50.0 15.7 14.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Canterbury Woods Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $178 (1.9%) $9,248 (98.1%) $9,426
2020 $384 (4.2%) $8,863 (95.8%) $9,247
2021 $522 (5.6%) $8,852 (94.4%) $9,374

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Canterbury Woods Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 53rd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 80th of 1114 Elementary schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9586.9
 8.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8571.3
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Canterbury Woods Elementary)8583.9
 1.2%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7269.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9590
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8673.8
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9190
 1%
   4th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7776.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9577
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)7763
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9185
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)8170.7
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9292.5
 0.5%
   5th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8075.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9984.8
 14.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8765.2
 21.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Canterbury Woods Elementary)9690.2
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8378.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Canterbury Woods Elementary)10099
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8669
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7855
 23%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students787787
African American5145
 11.8%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian206193
 6.3%
Hispanic85102
 20%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White388364
 6.2%
Two or More Races5381
 52.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14%14.2%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Canterbury Woods Elementary

Students at Canterbury Woods Elementary are 46% White, 25% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Yes. Canterbury Woods Elementary ranks in the top 5.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Canterbury Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frost Middle
High : Woodson High

In the 2022-23 school year, 787 students attended Canterbury Woods Elementary.


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