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Glen Forest Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5829 Glen Forest Dr
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone
(703) 578-8000
District
Fairfax County Public Schools
County
FAIRFAX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
790
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Glen Forest Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
42%
69%
41%
67%
42%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
51%
72%
51%
73%
50%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
39%
70%
46%
72%
32%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 84 10.6%
Kindergarten 111 14.1%
Grade 1 119 15.1%
Grade 2 105 13.3%
Grade 3 102 12.9%
Grade 4 145 18.4%
Grade 5 124 15.7%
Total 790 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.0% 38.5% 47.5%
Black 12.4% 10.4% 23.1%
Hispanic 50.2% 30.6% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.4% 20.0% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.3% 35.3% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 90.3% 32.6% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.7% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,144,474 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,926.9 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 412,663 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 5.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 64.3% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 50.0% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.0% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.9% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.2% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.7% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,016 $1,990,725,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,080 $195,195,000 5.5%
Staff $1,323 $239,082,000 6.8%
General Administration $90 $16,253,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,004 $181,374,000 5.1%
Operation $1,510 $272,917,000 7.7%
Transportation $933 $168,556,000 4.8%
Other $192 $34,771,000 1.0%
Total Support $6,132 $1,108,148,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,423 $437,793,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $19,571 $3,536,666,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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