Lemon Road Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Falls Church, Virginia
Lemon Road Elementary in Falls Church, Virginia enrolled 595 students in 2024-25 with 38.4 full-time teachers, 15.5 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, 91% 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
538 students in 2022-23, 577 students in 2023-24, 595 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 38.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 538 | 38.5 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 38.4 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 595 | 38.4 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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.
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 339 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lemon Road Elementary enrolled 508 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 339 of the 508 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.3% of students were White, 32.1% Asian, 20.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White33.3%
- Asian32.1%
- Hispanic20.8%
- Two or more races8.4%
- Black5.0%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Lemon Road Elementary scored proficient or above: 91% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 91% | not published | 67.5% |
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 Falls Church
17 public elementary schools in Falls Church report 2024-25 enrollment; Lemon Road Elementary is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haycock Elementary | 838 | 17.1 | 3.6% |
| Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences | 814 | 13.7 | 72.4% |
| Westlawn Elementary | 789 | 14.8 | 77.1% |
| Glen Forest Elementary | 779 | 12.2 | 97.6% |
| Westgate Elementary | 614 | 14.1 | 31.9% |
| Pine Spring Elementary | 607 | 13.6 | 74.6% |
| Belvedere Elementary | 606 | 12.2 | 48.7% |
| Lemon Road Elementary | 595 | 15.5 | 15.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lemon Road Elementary
- Mount Daniel ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 486 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Haycock ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 838 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Lemon Road Elementary with Mount Daniel ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in VirginiaLemon Road Elementary is the number 364 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#364 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- 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 Lemon Road Elementary
How many students attend Lemon Road Elementary?
595 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 538 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Falls Church, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lemon Road Elementary?
15.5 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.Is Lemon Road Elementary a Title I school?
Lemon Road Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lemon Road Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Lemon Road Elementary scored proficient or above: 91% 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.What district is Lemon Road Elementary in?
Fairfax County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510126000522 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.