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Falls Church, VA
Public School Ratings




Falls Church Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Falls Church City Public Schools School District details

Falls Church City Public Schools School District
150 S Washington St Suite 400
Falls Church, VA 22046

2,496 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Falls Church City Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.2% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
69%
92%
73%
88%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Jessie Thackrey Preschool School
201 N Cherry Street
Falls Church, VA, 22046
PK-PK
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School
105 Mustang Alley
Falls Church, VA, 22043
06-08
Meridian High School
121 Mustang Alley
Falls Church, VA, 22043
09-12
Mount Daniel Elementary School
2328 N Oak St
Falls Church, VA, 22046
KG-02
Oak Street Elementary School
601 S Oak St
Falls Church, VA, 22046
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.9% 48.2%
Black 3.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 14.2% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 7.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 2.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,080 $27,655,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,282 $3,199,000 6.0%
Staff $2,615 $6,526,000 12.3%
General Administration $470 $1,172,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,148 $2,866,000 5.4%
Operation $1,897 $4,734,000 8.9%
Transportation $465 $1,161,000 2.2%
Other $806 $2,013,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,682 $21,671,000 40.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,580 $3,944,000 7.4%
Total Expenditures $21,342 $53,270,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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