Mount Vernon Woods Elementary vs West Springfield High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Mount Vernon Woods Elementary West Springfield High
Location Alexandria, VA Springfield, VA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other high
Enrollment 507 2,799
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.3:1 17.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 76.8% 14.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Mount Vernon Woods Elementary West Springfield High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,977 $17,977
District Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Mount Vernon Woods Elementary West Springfield High
White 4.3% 46.5%
African American 21.5% 12.2%
Hispanic or Latino 63.7% 18.0%
Asian 7.5% 13.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.2% 8.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Mount Vernon Woods Elementary West Springfield High
AP Courses Offered 24
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 338:1 254.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 26.2% 10.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 13 58
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.