Virginia Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.1% |
| Met Standard | 15.8% |
| Below Standard | 77.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Virginia Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the Fairfax Elementary district average of 9.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 13.5% | 24.0% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 96 | 14.6% | 17.7% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 72 | 5.6% | 15.3% | 20.8% |
| 6th | 99 | 8.1% | 14.1% | 22.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 3.1% | 21.6% | 24.7% |
| 4th | 98 | 4.1% | 16.3% | 20.4% |
| 5th | 72 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 6th | 100 | 5.0% | 9.0% | 14.0% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.9