📍 2480 River Birch Rd., Herndon, Fairfax County, 20171
Coates Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Herndon, Fairfax County. The school has 831 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 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Coates Elementary enrolls 831 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 21% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 209 | 25% |
| Asian | 173 | 21% |
| White | 129 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
474 of the school's 831 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Coates Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 33, state house district 86.
Coates 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 831 students, Coates 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: Suburb - Large