Enrollment
761
Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fort Belvoir, VA
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 510126003032
👥 S:T ratio 35
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of Virginia schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 16.2:1
- large classes for Virginia
- 11.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 761
- students enrolled
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary has class sizes larger than 84% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Fairfax County Public Schools · Virginia
NCES ID 510126003032 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
47.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.2:1
vs 13.9:1 Virginia avg
+17% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
11.6%
vs 57.6% Virginia avg
-80% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary compares with Virginia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational constraint
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary's enrollment sits away from the most extreme size bands, but its reported student-teacher ratio is heavier than most Virginia schools. That isolates staffing load as a more useful concern than raw campus size. A high ratio does not establish weak teaching or outcomes, yet it can indicate less adult capacity per enrolled student. The remaining federal indicators show whether support staffing and program access offset that pressure.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary falls within the wide middle of the Virginia distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
No single support indicator dominates
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, enrolling 761 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.2:1 puts it in the larger third of Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 11.6% free-meal eligibility runs 80% below the Virginia average.
Enrollment of 761 puts it in the larger third of Virginia schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,868 scored Virginia schools.
Among 224 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Virginia schools statewide, it ranks #172, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (51%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 66/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 381 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
13.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Fairfax County Public Schools spends $17,977 per pupil, 23% above the Virginia average, a better-resourced district than most.
Fairfax County Public Schools also operates Lake Braddock Secondary (4,411 students) and Robinson Secondary (3,710 students) alongside Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary compares
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Virginia and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Virginia | Virginia avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.2:1 | ▲ 17% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 11.6% | ▼ 80% | 57.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 761 | top 26% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
761
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
11.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 80% below the Virginia average of 57.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.2:1
students per teacher
- 17% above state mean
Top 84% in Virginia - lower ratio than 16% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
13.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,977
per pupil, district-wide
- above Virginia avg of $14,649
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 381 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
23
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 51.1%
Hispanic or Latino 21.6%
African American 13.9%
Two or More 9.9%
Asian 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Largest group: White at 51.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 66.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 66.3, Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is more mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fairfax County Public Schools, which includes Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary.
$17,977
Per student
+23%
vs Virginia
Avg $14,649
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.6%
State 23.3%
Federal 10.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Braddock Secondary | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Robinson Secondary | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Hayfield Secondary | Larger | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Chantilly High | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| West Springfield High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 4,411
- Students per teacher
- 17:1
- Resource Index
- 57/100
- Enrollment
- 3,710
- Students per teacher
- 17.1:1
- Resource Index
- 54/100
- Enrollment
- 3,256
- Students per teacher
- 17.3:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
- Enrollment
- 2,937
- Students per teacher
- 16.2:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 2,799
- Students per teacher
- 18.5:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~761 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary
How many students attend Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary has 761 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fort Belvoir, VA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is 16.2:1, which is 17% higher than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
11.6% of students at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary is White at 51.1% of enrollment, in Fort Belvoir, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary?
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Fairfax County Public Schools?
Besides Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary, Fairfax County Public Schools also operates Lake Braddock Secondary (4,411 students), Robinson Secondary (3,710 students), and Hayfield Secondary (3,256 students). See the Fairfax County Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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