Fort Hunt Elementary

Summary:

Fort Hunt Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, serving 576 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, Fort Hunt stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and unique military connections.

With a student body that is 47.05% White, 23.09% African American, and 23.78% Hispanic, Fort Hunt Elementary has a more racially diverse enrollment compared to nearby schools like Waynewood Elementary, which has an 82.38% White student population. Academically, Fort Hunt excels, particularly in mathematics, with 70-80% of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments, outperforming the district and state averages. The school's performance is especially strong for White and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 190 and 282 Virginia elementary schools, respectively.

Fort Hunt Elementary also has a high percentage of military-connected students, ranking 6th out of 195 Virginia elementary schools for this subgroup. While the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with its low-SES students ranking 759 out of 1,036 Virginia elementary schools, Fort Hunt maintains a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms nearby schools like Stratford Landing Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary in academic proficiency.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-6

 8832 Linton Ln
       Alexandria, VA  22308


(703) 619-2600

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
533rd of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,304 Help


Students who attend Fort Hunt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sandburg Middle
High:    West Potomac High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  576

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.0%
Hispanic:
23.8%
African American:
23.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fort Hunt Elementary ranks better than 52.2% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 73rd 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 56.49. (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 Fort Hunt 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 Fort Hunt Elementary is $12,304, which is the 51st highest among 137 elementary schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fort Hunt Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Hunt Elementary 533rd of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Fort Hunt 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 Fort Hunt Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 52.26 549th 1062 48.3%
2006 57.20 479th 1071 55.3%
2007 50.33 589th 1083 45.6%
2008 56.49 499th 1081 53.8%
2009 56.61 483rd 1082 55.4%
2010 46.19 713th 1113 35.9%
2011 38.54 822nd 1117 26.4%
2012 39.99 786th 1117 29.6%
2013 56.98 487th 1120 56.5%
2014 53.18 550th 1110 50.5%
2015 49.18 644th 1100 41.5%
2016 25.20 924th 1096 15.7%
2017 23.55 954th 1099 13.2%
2018 41.04 756th 1097 31.1%
2019 52.85 595th 1105 46.2%
2021 58.73 483rd 1103 56.2%
2022 64.11 419th 1109 62.2%
2023 59.84 478th 1114 57.1%
2024 56.49 533rd 1114 52.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 33.56 759th 1036 26.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.07 546th 1100 50.4%
2024 61.06 453rd 1098 58.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.33 200th 324 38.3%
2024 47.62 240th 355 32.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 65.82 60th 182 67.0%
2024 85.67 6th 195 96.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.64 397th 1093 63.7%
2024 47.08 640th 1101 41.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.36 338th 588 42.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.75 185th 564 67.2%
2024 54.30 282nd 580 51.4%
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Rank History for White students at Fort Hunt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 80.42 108th 984 89.0%
2024 75.36 190th 979 80.6%
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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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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Open Quote This school has greatly improved, and I'm surprised to see the poor ratings. We love it here. The Spanish immersion program is a unique offering. The principal makes a genuine effort to get to know the kids. It's a caring community. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, February 24, 2012

Open Quote Poor leadership, poor teachers, poor communication, poor follow through, poor undersatnding of their roll as an educator. The staff and administrators are not willing to perform any task outside of the 8:30am to 3:25pm time frame. The back to school nigths are poorly designed and the information shared is not accurate or followed through on. There is no use of the 24/7 learning as these educators are to lazy to post on the Blackboards. The Spanish program is poorly designed and presented. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Fort Hunt 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 328 328
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 355 355
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 421 421
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 431 431
1993 260 92 28 41 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1994 284 108 22 37 1 n/a n/a 0 452
1995 292 142 16 37 2 n/a n/a 0 489
1996 292 142 16 37 2 n/a n/a 0 489
1997 327 116 16 38 2 n/a n/a 0 499
1998 360 111 19 30 4 n/a n/a 0 524
1999 376 115 24 31 6 n/a n/a 0 552
2000 393 115 18 34 4 n/a n/a -4 560
2001 397 108 25 46 3 n/a n/a 0 579
2002 377 116 28 38 1 n/a n/a 27 587
2003 377 116 28 38 1 n/a n/a 27 587
2004 351 95 35 41 2 n/a n/a 37 561
2005 348 89 28 49 2 n/a n/a 48 564
2006 335 88 26 57 2 n/a n/a 58 566
2007 329 93 26 60 1 n/a n/a 66 575
2008 319 103 27 57 2 n/a n/a 64 572
2009 296 117 22 51 2 n/a n/a 74 562
2010 286 120 17 67 1 n/a n/a 72 563
2011 284 127 11 110 2 0 26 0 560
2012 284 136 13 119 2 0 27 0 581
2013 284 143 16 130 1 0 29 0 603
2014 289 135 15 138 1 0 29 0 607
2015 258 135 18 128 2 0 26 0 567
2016 269 133 16 137 4 0 27 0 586
2017 257 140 14 159 2 0 24 0 596
2018 287 121 12 139 2 0 31 0 592
2019 290 132 9 137 1 0 34 0 603
2020 291 127 9 133 0 0 36 0 596
2021 229 123 11 122 0 0 29 0 514
2022 244 119 8 110 1 1 24 0 507
2023 271 133 10 137 2 2 21 0 576

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 Fort Hunt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 328 21.9 14.9 n/a
1990 355 23.6 15.0 n/a
1991 421 27.5 15.3 n/a
1992 431 28.0 15.3 n/a
1993 421 7.5 56.1 n/a
1994 452 27.2 n/a 23
1995 489 n/a 0.0 21.1
1996 489 n/a 0.0 21.1
1997 499 n/a 0.0 19.2
1998 524 n/a 0.0 17.4
1999 552 33.3 16.6 23.4
2000 560 n/a 0.0 22.5
2001 579 37.8 15.3 22.3
2002 587 45.7 12.8 22.9
2003 587 45.7 12.8 22.9
2004 561 42.7 13.1 24.8
2005 564 39.1 14.4 25.6
2006 566 38.0 14.9 21.5
2007 575 44.5 12.9 19.6
2008 572 33.9 16.9 18.9
2009 562 31.9 17.6 22.3
2010 563 28.9 19.4 24.2
2011 560 29.6 18.9 24.6
2012 581 33.1 17.5 27.5
2013 603 37.2 16.1 30
2014 607 39.0 15.5 31.1
2015 567 40.0 14.1 33.9
2016 586 40.0 14.6 32.8
2017 596 42.2 14.1 33.4
2018 592 38.4 15.4 30.7
2019 603 41.2 14.6 30.2
2020 596 40.2 14.8 30
2021 514 41.2 12.4 n/a
2022 507 41.3 12.2 35.3
2023 576 41.5 13.8 34

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 Fort Hunt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 328 21.9 14.9 n/a
1990 355 23.6 15.0 n/a
1991 421 27.5 15.3 n/a
1992 431 28.0 15.3 n/a
1993 421 7.5 56.1 n/a
1994 452 27.2 n/a 23
1995 489 n/a 0.0 21.1
1996 489 n/a 0.0 21.1
1997 499 n/a 0.0 19.2
1998 524 n/a 0.0 17.4
1999 552 33.3 16.6 23.4
2000 560 n/a 0.0 22.5
2001 579 37.8 15.3 22.3
2002 587 45.7 12.8 22.9
2003 587 45.7 12.8 22.9
2004 561 42.7 13.1 24.8
2005 564 39.1 14.4 25.6
2006 566 38.0 14.9 21.5
2007 575 44.5 12.9 19.6
2008 572 33.9 16.9 18.9
2009 562 31.9 17.6 22.3
2010 563 28.9 19.4 24.2
2011 560 29.6 18.9 24.6
2012 581 33.1 17.5 27.5
2013 603 37.2 16.1 30
2014 607 39.0 15.5 31.1
2015 567 40.0 14.1 33.9
2016 586 40.0 14.6 32.8
2017 596 42.2 14.1 33.4
2018 592 38.4 15.4 30.7
2019 603 41.2 14.6 30.2
2020 596 40.2 14.8 30
2021 514 41.2 12.4 n/a
2022 507 41.3 12.2 35.3
2023 576 41.5 13.8 34

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 Fort Hunt Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $250 (2.5%) $9,757 (97.5%) $10,008
2020 $20 (0.2%) $10,535 (99.8%) $10,555
2021 $301 (2.4%) $12,003 (97.6%) $12,304

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fort Hunt 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 595th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 478th of 1114 Elementary schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Hunt Elementary)9272.5
 19.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8571.3
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Fort Hunt Elementary)8070
 10%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7269.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Hunt Elementary)9163.8
 27.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8673.8
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Fort Hunt Elementary)7370.7
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7776.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Hunt Elementary)8274.3
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)7763
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Fort Hunt Elementary)6767.6
 0.6%
   5th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)8170.7
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Fort Hunt Elementary)7170.3
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8075.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fort Hunt Elementary)8082
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8765.2
 21.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Fort Hunt Elementary)8383.6
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8378.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fort Hunt 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 Students603576
 4.5%
African American132133
 0.8%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian910
 11.1%
Hispanic137137
Pacific Islander02
White290271
 6.6%
Two or More Races3421
 38.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.2%34%
 3.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 576 students attended Fort Hunt Elementary.

Students who attend Fort Hunt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandburg Middle
High : West Potomac High

Fort Hunt Elementary ranks 533rd of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Fort Hunt Elementary are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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