Zephyr Lane Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 74.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Zephyr Lane Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fairfax Elementary district average of 9.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.4% 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 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 12.4% | 20.0% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 114 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 108 | 10.2% | 16.7% | 26.9% |
| 6th | 121 | 5.8% | 23.1% | 28.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 8.3% | 17.4% | 25.7% |
| 4th | 114 | 5.3% | 22.8% | 28.1% |
| 5th | 110 | 5.5% | 8.2% | 13.6% |
| 6th | 122 | 9.0% | 10.7% | 19.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0