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Garfield Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

7101 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 · (703) 923-2900 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
315
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Garfield 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 28 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Springfield kids: Key Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Garfield ElementaryYou are here
7–8Key Middle700 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

7101 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten34
Grade 136
Grade 249
Grade 348
Grade 441
Grade 533
Grade 637
Enrollment over time
339’20
320’21
315’22
338’23
315’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%Asian 32%White 17%Black 6%Two or more races 2%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 Garfield Elementary from Springfield 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; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.