Enrollment
475
Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Falls Church, VA
Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Sleepy Hollow Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 510126000565
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 5
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sleepy Hollow Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Virginia schools.
- #11 of 16
- schools in Falls Church · Resource Index
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.9:1
- small classes for Virginia
- 66.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Sleepy Hollow Elementary has class sizes smaller than 80% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Sleepy Hollow Elementary ranks #11 of 16 schools in Falls Church, VA.
School address
District: Fairfax County Public Schools · Virginia
NCES ID 510126000565 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.9:1
vs 13.9:1 Virginia avg
-14% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.0%
vs 57.6% Virginia avg
+15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sleepy Hollow Elementary compares with Virginia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Sleepy Hollow Elementary's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most Virginia schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Sleepy Hollow 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.
Counselor caseload is the clearest capacity constraint
Sleepy Hollow Elementary reports roughly 475 students for each counselor, well beyond the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark. Unlike total teacher staffing, that measure speaks specifically to academic planning, crisis response, and student guidance; a middle-range Resource Investment Index can conceal the bottleneck. The ratio is calculated from federal full-time-equivalent staffing and does not show how the district shares counselors across buildings or schedules their time.
Sleepy Hollow Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Falls Church, Virginia, enrolling 475 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Virginia schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.0% lands close to the Virginia typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 475 students, its enrollment sits close to the Virginia median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,868 scored Virginia schools.
Against 233 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #143.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (71%) and White (20%) (diversity index 46/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 475 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
15.8% 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.
Among Falls Church's public schools, it stands alongside Haycock Elementary (838 students): Sleepy Hollow Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.9:1 vs 16.1:1).
Fairfax County Public Schools also operates Lake Braddock Secondary (4,411 students) and Robinson Secondary (3,710 students) alongside Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow Elementary compares
Sleepy Hollow 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 | 11.9:1 | ▼ 14% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.0% | ▲ 15% | 57.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 475 | top 62% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
475
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% above the Virginia average of 57.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher
- 14% below state mean
Top 20% in Virginia - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 475 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 70.7%
White 19.8%
Asian 4.0%
African American 3.6%
Two or More 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 45.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 45.8, Sleepy Hollow Elementary is less 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 Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Braddock Secondary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Robinson Secondary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Hayfield Secondary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Chantilly High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| West Springfield High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sleepy Hollow 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 other schools in Falls Church
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Haycock Elementary
Standard public school
838 students 16.1:1 students per teacher
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
Standard public school
814 students 13.6:1 students per teacher
Westlawn Elementary
Standard public school
789 students 15.5:1 students per teacher
Glen Forest Elementary
Standard public school
779 students 12.8:1 students per teacher
Westgate Elementary
Standard public school
614 students 15.3:1 students per teacher
Pine Spring Elementary
Standard public school
607 students 13.5:1 students per teacher
Similar other 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 (~475 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sleepy Hollow Elementary
How many students attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary?
Sleepy Hollow Elementary has 475 students enrolled. It is a public school in Falls Church, VA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sleepy Hollow Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Sleepy Hollow Elementary is 11.9:1, which is 14% lower than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sleepy Hollow Elementary?
66.0% of students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sleepy Hollow Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Sleepy Hollow Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 70.7% of enrollment, in Falls Church, VA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sleepy Hollow Elementary?
Sleepy Hollow Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical 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).
How does Sleepy Hollow Elementary rank among schools in Falls Church?
By Resource Investment Index, Sleepy Hollow Elementary ranks #11 of 16 schools in Falls Church, VA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Falls Church on the city page.
What other schools are in Fairfax County Public Schools?
Besides Sleepy Hollow 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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