Woodburn Elementary

Summary:

Woodburn Elementary is a public elementary school in Falls Church, Virginia, serving 498 students in grades PK-6. The school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 61.24% Hispanic and a very high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 61.24% to 93.93% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Woodburn Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Virginia elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments are significantly lower than the Fairfax County Public Schools and Virginia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade math, Woodburn Elementary's proficiency rate was 36.9% compared to 71.31% for Fairfax County and 70.11% for Virginia. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, perform particularly poorly compared to their peers statewide.

While the surrounding schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools district also serve diverse student populations, they generally perform much better academically than Woodburn Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to Woodburn's underperformance. Addressing the school's significant socioeconomic and educational challenges will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to improve student learning outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3401 Hemlock Dr
       Falls Church, VA  22042


(703) 641-8200

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1048th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,924 Help


Students who attend Woodburn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle
High:    Falls Church High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  498

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.2%
White:
22.5%
Asian:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Woodburn Elementary ranks worse than 94.1% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 126th 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 7.99. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Woodburn 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 Woodburn Elementary is $13,924, which is the 14th highest among 137 elementary schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodburn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodburn Elementary 1048th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Woodburn 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 Woodburn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 48.64 599th 1062 43.6%
2006 22.95 962nd 1071 10.2%
2007 21.32 984th 1083 9.1%
2008 40.93 754th 1081 30.2%
2009 31.89 899th 1082 16.9%
2010 34.96 899th 1113 19.2%
2011 48.49 651st 1117 41.7%
2012 50.40 620th 1117 44.5%
2013 46.53 651st 1120 41.9%
2014 43.38 700th 1110 36.9%
2015 32.58 845th 1100 23.2%
2016 38.34 787th 1096 28.2%
2017 28.85 899th 1099 18.2%
2018 14.37 1008th 1097 8.1%
2019 13.99 1021st 1105 7.6%
2021 12.81 988th 1103 10.4%
2022 18.13 956th 1109 13.8%
2023 11.89 1004th 1114 9.9%
2024 7.99 1048th 1114 5.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.31 292nd 300 2.7%
2024 9.94 305th 306 0.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 2.90 1033rd 1036 0.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.92 978th 1100 11.1%
2024 7.33 1044th 1098 4.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.24 973rd 1093 11.0%
2024 12.80 1005th 1101 8.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 4.66 559th 564 0.9%
2024 3.42 578th 580 0.3%
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Rank History for White students at Woodburn Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.04 398th 984 59.6%
2024 60.39 415th 979 57.6%
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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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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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by a parent
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Open Quote I have two academically advanced kids at Woodburn and my experience has been excellent. It's a very socioeconomically diverse school, and I think you can see the benefit of that to the kids. The school might look bad on test scores, but my experience is that's a product of its diversity and not a reflection of the quality of the education or the experience there. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Woodburn 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 406 406
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 377 377
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 408 408
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 419 419
1993 268 34 66 28 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1994 255 36 67 25 1 n/a n/a 0 384
1995 235 37 94 37 1 n/a n/a 0 404
1996 235 37 94 37 1 n/a n/a 0 404
1997 210 47 94 33 2 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 216 57 109 41 1 n/a n/a 0 424
1999 225 52 131 41 2 n/a n/a 0 451
2000 221 55 123 48 2 n/a n/a -4 445
2001 199 48 112 68 0 n/a n/a 0 427
2002 154 34 122 80 3 n/a n/a 12 405
2003 154 34 122 80 3 n/a n/a 12 405
2004 148 48 114 87 1 n/a n/a 13 411
2005 154 52 99 76 1 n/a n/a 14 396
2006 137 56 90 77 0 n/a n/a 23 383
2007 138 58 104 76 0 n/a n/a 24 400
2008 144 52 133 97 0 n/a n/a 30 456
2009 136 60 142 115 0 n/a n/a 37 490
2010 148 62 154 146 0 n/a n/a 32 542
2011 133 65 164 164 3 1 22 0 552
2012 128 60 171 166 4 2 26 0 557
2013 107 30 92 246 3 0 19 0 497
2014 115 13 81 272 2 0 17 0 500
2015 118 14 71 285 3 0 15 0 506
2016 99 24 70 261 2 0 12 0 468
2017 102 16 67 292 0 0 10 0 487
2018 106 13 68 296 1 0 12 0 496
2019 115 8 66 284 0 0 15 0 488
2020 134 11 58 324 2 0 13 0 542
2021 114 9 54 305 2 0 19 0 503
2022 112 14 43 290 1 0 18 0 478
2023 112 17 43 305 1 0 20 0 498

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 Woodburn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 406 21.2 19.1 n/a
1990 377 20.4 18.4 n/a
1991 408 20.5 19.9 n/a
1992 419 20.9 20.0 n/a
1993 396 24.5 16.2 n/a
1994 384 23.1 n/a 10.2
1995 404 n/a 0.0 12.6
1996 404 n/a 0.0 12.6
1997 386 n/a 0.0 14.8
1998 424 n/a 0.0 19.1
1999 451 23.0 19.6 31.3
2000 445 n/a 0.0 26.7
2001 427 27.5 15.5 25.3
2002 405 32.5 12.5 31.6
2003 405 32.5 12.5 31.6
2004 411 30.5 13.5 27.9
2005 396 30.5 13.0 33.2
2006 383 35.0 10.9 40.6
2007 400 42.5 9.4 35.1
2008 456 31.3 14.6 33.3
2009 490 30.3 16.2 40
2010 542 29.0 18.6 41
2011 552 35.1 15.7 40
2012 557 37.4 14.8 40
2013 497 35.9 13.8 55.7
2014 500 38.9 12.8 56.6
2015 506 41.0 12.3 59.7
2016 468 39.0 12.0 59.8
2017 487 36.3 13.4 64.1
2018 496 38.2 12.9 66.1
2019 488 40.7 11.9 82
2020 542 44.7 12.1 82.8
2021 503 46.7 10.7 n/a
2022 478 45.9 10.4 93.9
2023 498 41.7 11.9 61.2

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 Woodburn Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 406 21.2 19.1 n/a
1990 377 20.4 18.4 n/a
1991 408 20.5 19.9 n/a
1992 419 20.9 20.0 n/a
1993 396 24.5 16.2 n/a
1994 384 23.1 n/a 10.2
1995 404 n/a 0.0 12.6
1996 404 n/a 0.0 12.6
1997 386 n/a 0.0 14.8
1998 424 n/a 0.0 19.1
1999 451 23.0 19.6 31.3
2000 445 n/a 0.0 26.7
2001 427 27.5 15.5 25.3
2002 405 32.5 12.5 31.6
2003 405 32.5 12.5 31.6
2004 411 30.5 13.5 27.9
2005 396 30.5 13.0 33.2
2006 383 35.0 10.9 40.6
2007 400 42.5 9.4 35.1
2008 456 31.3 14.6 33.3
2009 490 30.3 16.2 40
2010 542 29.0 18.6 41
2011 552 35.1 15.7 40
2012 557 37.4 14.8 40
2013 497 35.9 13.8 55.7
2014 500 38.9 12.8 56.6
2015 506 41.0 12.3 59.7
2016 468 39.0 12.0 59.8
2017 487 36.3 13.4 64.1
2018 496 38.2 12.9 66.1
2019 488 40.7 11.9 82
2020 542 44.7 12.1 82.8
2021 503 46.7 10.7 n/a
2022 478 45.9 10.4 93.9
2023 498 41.7 11.9 61.2

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 Woodburn Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $811 (6.5%) $11,587 (93.5%) $12,399
2020 $784 (6.4%) $11,528 (93.6%) $12,312
2021 $843 (6.1%) $13,080 (93.9%) $13,924

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Woodburn 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 1021st of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 1004th of 1114 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Woodburn Elementary)8155.7
 25.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8571.3
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Woodburn Elementary)5447.5
 6.5%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7269.6
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Woodburn Elementary)7244.9
 27.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8673.8
 12.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Woodburn Elementary)5160.9
 9.9%
   4th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)7776.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Woodburn Elementary)6730.2
 36.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)7763
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Woodburn Elementary)6643.8
 22.3%
   5th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)8170.7
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Woodburn Elementary)6446.7
 17.3%
   5th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8075.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Woodburn Elementary)6132.4
 28.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8765.2
 21.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Woodburn Elementary)5454
   6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8378.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Woodburn Elementary)10093
 7%
   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 Students488498
 2%
African American817
 112.5%
American Indian01
Asian6643
 34.8%
Hispanic284305
 7.4%
Pacific Islander00
White115112
 2.6%
Two or More Races1520
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82%61.2%
 20.7%


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Students who attend Woodburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Falls Church High

Woodburn Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students at Woodburn Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 498 students attended Woodburn Elementary.


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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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