📍 12300 Glade Dr, Reston, Fairfax County, 20191
Dogwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reston, Fairfax County. The school has 690 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dogwood Elementary enrolls 690 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 424 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 15% |
| White | 76 | 11% |
| Asian | 52 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 690 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dogwood Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 36.
Dogwood 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 690 students, Dogwood Elementary is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small