Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Falls Church, Virginia

Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Falls Church, Virginia enrolled 814 students in 2024-25 with 59.6 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

787 students in 2022-23, 817 students in 2023-24, 814 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 59.6.

Students enrolled at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 81402505007501k2022-237872023-248172024-25814
Students enrolled at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 81402505007501k2022-237872023-248172024-25814
Students enrolled at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 81402505007501k2022-237872023-248172024-25814
Students enrolled at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 817, 2024-25: 81402505007501k2022-237872023-248172024-25814
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378760.013.1
2023-2481760.013.6
2024-2581459.613.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 13.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 13.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 13.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 13.7; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 396 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences enrolled 791 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 396 of the 791 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.7% of students were Hispanic, 17.3% White, 3.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic72.7%
  2. White17.3%
  3. Asian3.9%
  4. Black3.6%
  5. Two or more races2.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Falls Church

17 public elementary schools in Falls Church report 2024-25 enrollment; Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Haycock Elementary83817.13.6%
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences81413.772.4%
Westlawn Elementary78914.877.1%
Glen Forest Elementary77912.297.6%
Westgate Elementary61414.131.9%
Pine Spring Elementary60713.674.6%
Belvedere Elementary60612.248.7%
Lemon Road Elementary59515.515.6%

All public schools in Falls Church →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences

  1. Beech Tree ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 366 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Glen Forest ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 779 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences with Beech Tree ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fairfax County Public Schools spends per student$18,975 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,975
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaBailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is the number 78 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences

  1. How many students attend Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences?
    814 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Falls Church, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences a Title I school?
    Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in?
    Fairfax County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510126000426 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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