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Woodlawn Elementary
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Woodlawn Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8505 Highland Ln, Alexandria, VA 22309 · (703) 619-4800 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

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

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
447
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Woodlawn Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Woodlawn kids: 26 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts44%
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).

8505 Highland Ln, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten56
Grade 174
Grade 259
Grade 362
Grade 446
Grade 559
Grade 654
Enrollment over time
480’20
495’21
479’22
468’23
447’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 19%White 10%Asian 9%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Woodlawn Elementary from Woodlawn families.

Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools

The district →

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