Fairhill Elementary

Summary:

Fairhill Elementary is a public elementary school in Fairfax, Virginia, serving around 550 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 130 school districts in Virginia.

Fairhill Elementary consistently performs above the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages in standardized test scores, ranking in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 4th and 6th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages. Fairhill also excels in science, with 5th-grade students achieving an 83.05% proficiency rate, compared to 70.95% for Fairfax County and 67.26% for Virginia. Fairhill Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 35.27% White, 8.91% African American, 18.73% Hispanic, and 25.64% Asian, which is higher than many of the nearby schools like Mantua Elementary and Wakefield Forest Elementary.

Fairhill Elementary performs exceptionally well in serving its disabled student population, ranking in the top 5% of Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup, and also ranks in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools for its English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school has maintained a strong academic performance over the years, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger since the 2013-2014 school year, and has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (28.18% in 2022-2023), suggesting it serves a more economically diverse population compared to some of its neighbors like Camelot Elementary and Woodburn Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3001 Chichester Ln
       Fairfax, VA  22031


(703) 208-8100

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
331st of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,836 Help


Students who attend Fairhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle
High:    Falls Church High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  550

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.3%
Asian:
25.6%
Hispanic:
18.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fairhill Elementary ranks better than 70.3% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 60th 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 71.26. (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 Fairhill 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 Fairhill Elementary is $10,836. 88 elementary schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairhill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairhill Elementary 331st of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Fairhill 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 Fairhill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 72.44 236th 1062 77.8%
2006 70.45 265th 1071 75.3%
2007 60.94 421st 1083 61.1%
2008 74.39 197th 1081 81.8%
2009 74.04 213th 1082 80.3%
2010 71.09 248th 1113 77.7%
2011 76.09 190th 1117 83.0%
2012 70.93 267th 1117 76.1%
2013 80.98 130th 1120 88.4%
2014 86.51 73rd 1110 93.4%
2015 81.22 142nd 1100 87.1%
2016 65.93 375th 1096 65.8%
2017 63.95 402nd 1099 63.4%
2018 63.38 422nd 1097 61.5%
2019 79.03 182nd 1105 83.5%
2021 62.34 432nd 1103 60.8%
2022 72.84 304th 1109 72.6%
2023 74.83 271st 1114 75.7%
2024 71.26 331st 1114 70.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.04 89th 300 70.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.87 480th 1036 53.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.41 326th 1100 70.4%
2024 62.84 428th 1098 61.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 87.43 15th 355 95.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.90 253rd 1093 76.9%
2024 74.16 279th 1101 74.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.09 108th 230 53.0%
2024 72.02 59th 238 75.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.90 248th 564 56.0%
2024 54.07 284th 580 51.0%
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Rank History for White students at Fairhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.47 252nd 984 74.4%
2024 63.56 370th 979 62.2%
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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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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Open Quote It's so awful you know who you are!!!!!!!! Whatever you do DO NOT GO HERE. It's sexist and unfair. I'm so glad the day I graduated to get away from being disrespected for not being a perfect person, being bullied, poorly treated students with disabilities, and favored mean girls. Overall an unsafe place. I've seen people hiding in the bushes outside (when i still went here) and there was a gate at the back of the school that was rarley shut. Do not go !! Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Open Quote Great school really tailors education to your child. Wonderful teachers. So glad my child is here. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Open Quote Great leadership. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Fairhill 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 368 368
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 349 349
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 339 339
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 347 347
1993 237 20 62 25 3 n/a n/a 0 347
1994 229 19 72 25 2 n/a n/a 0 347
1995 199 12 71 24 1 n/a n/a 0 307
1996 199 12 71 24 1 n/a n/a 0 307
1997 212 18 67 18 1 n/a n/a 0 316
1998 212 25 79 25 1 n/a n/a 0 342
1999 209 18 81 40 1 n/a n/a 0 349
2000 216 22 104 43 1 n/a n/a -4 382
2001 235 27 130 52 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2002 221 39 165 62 1 n/a n/a 29 517
2003 221 39 165 62 1 n/a n/a 29 517
2004 210 39 158 56 0 n/a n/a 33 496
2005 196 26 177 60 0 n/a n/a 32 491
2006 177 26 185 63 0 n/a n/a 44 495
2007 197 30 202 60 0 n/a n/a 44 533
2008 192 36 206 69 0 n/a n/a 50 553
2009 181 36 215 83 0 n/a n/a 49 564
2010 202 44 223 93 1 n/a n/a 53 616
2011 194 41 222 115 0 1 36 0 609
2012 195 44 229 129 0 1 30 0 628
2013 207 42 203 131 1 2 31 0 617
2014 193 37 190 134 1 2 29 0 586
2015 193 36 181 145 0 1 37 0 593
2016 194 42 180 142 1 1 35 0 595
2017 205 42 164 135 0 2 34 0 582
2018 204 43 151 135 0 2 48 0 583
2019 184 44 159 121 1 1 57 0 567
2020 192 41 162 121 1 0 62 0 579
2021 191 36 143 109 0 0 46 0 525
2022 195 43 134 108 1 0 45 0 526
2023 194 49 141 103 2 0 61 0 550

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Fairhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 368 18.6 19.7 n/a
1990 349 19.1 18.2 n/a
1991 339 18.6 18.2 n/a
1992 347 18.9 18.3 n/a
1993 347 2.6 133.5 n/a
1994 347 20.9 n/a 6.9
1995 307 n/a 0.0 9.1
1996 307 n/a 0.0 9.1
1997 316 n/a 0.0 11.4
1998 342 n/a 0.0 14.9
1999 349 23.0 15.2 12.3
2000 382 n/a 0.0 16.1
2001 444 27.5 16.1 14.9
2002 517 47.9 10.8 17.4
2003 517 47.9 10.8 17.4
2004 496 39.4 12.6 19.2
2005 491 37.4 13.1 18.7
2006 495 42.0 11.8 21.7
2007 533 47.4 11.2 17.6
2008 553 32.0 17.3 17.1
2009 564 34.5 16.3 18.1
2010 616 32.2 19.1 21.3
2011 609 36.3 16.7 22.8
2012 628 41.0 15.3 21.3
2013 617 40.2 15.3 23.2
2014 586 40.3 14.5 23.9
2015 593 40.0 14.8 21.9
2016 595 39.0 15.2 21.5
2017 582 38.5 15.0 23.4
2018 583 34.3 16.9 22.3
2019 567 38.1 14.8 23.3
2020 579 37.0 15.6 26.1
2021 525 41.7 12.5 n/a
2022 526 42.0 12.5 28.7
2023 550 39.2 14.0 28.2

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 Fairhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 368 18.6 19.7 n/a
1990 349 19.1 18.2 n/a
1991 339 18.6 18.2 n/a
1992 347 18.9 18.3 n/a
1993 347 2.6 133.5 n/a
1994 347 20.9 n/a 6.9
1995 307 n/a 0.0 9.1
1996 307 n/a 0.0 9.1
1997 316 n/a 0.0 11.4
1998 342 n/a 0.0 14.9
1999 349 23.0 15.2 12.3
2000 382 n/a 0.0 16.1
2001 444 27.5 16.1 14.9
2002 517 47.9 10.8 17.4
2003 517 47.9 10.8 17.4
2004 496 39.4 12.6 19.2
2005 491 37.4 13.1 18.7
2006 495 42.0 11.8 21.7
2007 533 47.4 11.2 17.6
2008 553 32.0 17.3 17.1
2009 564 34.5 16.3 18.1
2010 616 32.2 19.1 21.3
2011 609 36.3 16.7 22.8
2012 628 41.0 15.3 21.3
2013 617 40.2 15.3 23.2
2014 586 40.3 14.5 23.9
2015 593 40.0 14.8 21.9
2016 595 39.0 15.2 21.5
2017 582 38.5 15.0 23.4
2018 583 34.3 16.9 22.3
2019 567 38.1 14.8 23.3
2020 579 37.0 15.6 26.1
2021 525 41.7 12.5 n/a
2022 526 42.0 12.5 28.7
2023 550 39.2 14.0 28.2

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 Fairhill Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $174 (2.0%) $8,428 (98.0%) $8,601
2020 $168 (1.8%) $9,182 (98.2%) $9,350
2021 $203 (1.9%) $10,634 (98.1%) $10,836

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairhill Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 182nd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 271st of 1114 Elementary schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairhill Elementary)9173.6
 17.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8571.3
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Fairhill Elementary)7667.6
 8.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7269.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairhill Elementary)8988.4
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8673.8
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Fairhill Elementary)8591
 6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7776.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairhill Elementary)9572.7
 22.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)7763
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Fairhill Elementary)9576.8
 18.2%
   5th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)8170.7
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Fairhill Elementary)9181.8
 9.2%
   5th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8075.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairhill Elementary)9277.1
 14.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8765.2
 21.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Fairhill Elementary)9189.1
 1.9%
   6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8378.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairhill Elementary)100100
   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 Students567550
 3%
African American4449
 11.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian159141
 11.3%
Hispanic121103
 14.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White184194
 5.4%
Two or More Races5761
 7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.3%28.2%
 4.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Fairhill Elementary

Fairhill Elementary ranks 331st of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Fairhill Elementary are 35% White, 26% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 550 students attended Fairhill Elementary.

Students who attend Fairhill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Falls Church High


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