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Glen Forest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5829 Glen Forest Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041 · (703) 578-8000 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Bailey's Crossroads’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Students
779
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Glen Forest Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 27.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bailey's Crossroads kids: 26 middle schools

On the path

Where Bailey's Crossroads kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Glen Forest ElementaryYou are here
7–826 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

5829 Glen Forest Dr, Falls Church

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K85
Kindergarten105
Grade 1115
Grade 2124
Grade 3113
Grade 4107
Grade 5130
Enrollment over time
1,081’20
879’21
828’22
790’23
779’24

Down 27.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 25%Black 10%Asian 10%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glen Forest Elementary from Bailey's Crossroads families.

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Bailey's Crossroads’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.