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Washington Mill Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

9100 Cherrytree Dr, Alexandria, VA 22309 · (703) 619-2500 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Mount Vernon’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
592
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Washington Mill Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Mount Vernon kids: 26 middle schools

On the path

Where Mount Vernon kids come from and go next. The whole path →

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9100 Cherrytree Dr, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten76
Grade 191
Grade 284
Grade 397
Grade 464
Grade 578
Grade 673
Enrollment over time
552’20
556’21
551’22
575’23
592’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 29%White 20%Asian 8%Two or more races 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 Washington Mill Elementary from Mount Vernon 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; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.