Kent Gardens Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · McLean, Virginia

Kent Gardens Elementary in McLean, Virginia enrolled 918 students in 2024-25 with 53.4 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 95% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

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

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

1,023 students in 2022-23, 1,006 students in 2023-24, 918 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.5 to 53.4.

Students enrolled at Kent Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,023, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 91805001k1.5k2022-231,0232023-241,0062024-25918
Students enrolled at Kent Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,023, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 91805001k1.5k2022-231,0232023-241,0062024-25918
Students enrolled at Kent Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,023, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 91805001k1.5k2022-231,0232023-241,0062024-25918
Students enrolled at Kent Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,023, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 91805001k1.5k2022-231,0232023-241,0062024-25918
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,02360.516.9
2023-241,00661.316.4
2024-2591853.417.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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 17.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 17.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 17.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 17.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.2state 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 511 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kent Gardens Elementary enrolled 1,022 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 511 of the 1,022 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent9.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.5% of students were White, 26.5% Asian, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.5%
  2. Asian26.5%
  3. Two or more races9.4%
  4. Hispanic7.7%
  5. Black2.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Kent Gardens Elementary scored proficient or above: 95% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math95%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in McLean

5 public elementary schools in McLean report 2024-25 enrollment; Kent Gardens Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Spring Hill Elementary98017.19.5%
Kent Gardens Elementary91817.23.6%
Churchill Road Elementary63515.31.6%
Chesterbrook Elementary55714.52.5%
Sherman Elementary29011.16.9%

All public schools in McLean →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kent Gardens Elementary

  1. Sherman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 290 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Chesterbrook ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 557 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Kent Gardens Elementary with Sherman 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 VirginiaKent Gardens Elementary is the number 28 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.17.2:1
  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 Kent Gardens Elementary

  1. How many students attend Kent Gardens Elementary?
    918 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,023 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in McLean, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kent Gardens Elementary?
    17.2 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 Kent Gardens Elementary a Title I school?
    Kent Gardens Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Kent Gardens Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Kent Gardens Elementary scored proficient or above: 95% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Kent Gardens Elementary in?
    Fairfax County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510126000509 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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