📍 8600 Forrester Blvd, Springfield, Fairfax County, 22152
Cardinal Forest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Fairfax County. The school has 632 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 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cardinal Forest Elementary enrolls 632 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 22% |
| Asian | 83 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 632 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Cardinal Forest 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 42.
Cardinal Forest 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 632 students, Cardinal Forest 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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