📍 8850 Cross Chase Circle, Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, 22039
Halley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairfax Station, Fairfax County. The school has 604 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 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Halley Elementary enrolls 604 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% Black or African American, 26% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 28% |
| White | 160 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 22% |
| Asian | 109 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 604 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Halley Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 42.
Halley 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 604 students, Halley 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