Newington Forest Elementary

Newington Forest Elementary serves 580 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade in Springfield's well-established residential community. With 37 full-time teachers, the school maintains a comfortable 15.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio that allows for meaningful classroom attention. The school demonstrates solid academic performance, earning a 7.4 out of 10 rating and ranking in the 81st percentile among Virginia elementary schools at #360 out of 1,856 schools statewide.

Students show strong proficiency in core subjects, with 79% meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and an impressive 82% achieving proficiency in mathematics across grade levels. Newington Forest Elementary draws families from an affluent and highly educated community where 66% of adults hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding neighborhood reflects a median household income of $164,084 and median home values of $609,200, with only a 2.6% poverty rate among the area's 32,546 residents.

Located on Newington Forest Avenue, the school serves as an educational anchor in this thriving suburban enclave of Fairfax County, where families value academic achievement and community investment in public education.