📍 5927 Westchester St, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22310
Bush Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bush Hill Elementary enrolls 670 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 277 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 19% |
| Asian | 71 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 7.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 670 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bush Hill Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 39, state house district 43.
Bush Hill Elementary is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 670 students, Bush Hill Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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