📍 10100 Gunston Rd, Lorton, Fairfax County, 22079
Gunston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lorton, Fairfax County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gunston Elementary enrolls 555 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% White, 26% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 20% |
| Asian | 95 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 555 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Gunston Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 36, state house district 42.
Gunston 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 555 students, Gunston 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: Rural - Fringe