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Forestville Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1085 Utterback Store Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066 · (703) 404-6000 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Great Falls’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
571
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Forestville Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Great Falls kids: 26 middle schools

On the path

Where Great Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Forestville ElementaryYou are here
7–826 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency80%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts89%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1085 Utterback Store Rd, Great Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten70
Grade 180
Grade 260
Grade 386
Grade 485
Grade 584
Grade 690
Enrollment over time
552’20
561’21
551’22
580’23
571’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Asian 25%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 8%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forestville Elementary from Great Falls families.

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

The district →
Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C
996 students14:1
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
980 students17:1
Hutchison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D−
970 students14:1
Parklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
963 students14:1
Braddock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D
955 students16:1
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
954 students15:1

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; Great Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.