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Newington Forest Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield, VA 22153 · (703) 923-2600 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Newington Forest’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Newington Forest Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Newington Forest kids: 26 middle schools

On the path

Where Newington Forest kids come from and go next. The whole path →

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten83
Grade 178
Grade 295
Grade 381
Grade 467
Grade 589
Grade 685
Enrollment over time
505’20
540’21
572’22
580’23
579’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Hispanic 23%Asian 12%Black 10%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newington Forest Elementary from Newington Forest 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; Newington Forest’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.