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Woodley Hills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd, Alexandria, VA 22309 · (703) 799-2000 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Woodley Hills Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • 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–6Woodley Hills ElementaryYou are here
7–826 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

8718 Old Mt Vernon Rd, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten76
Grade 181
Grade 264
Grade 360
Grade 458
Grade 570
Grade 664
Enrollment over time
492’20
502’21
486’22
520’23
495’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 15%Black 14%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Woodley Hills 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.