Cardinal Forest Elementary

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Regular School · Springfield, VA

Cardinal Forest Elementary is a regular school school in Springfield, Virginia, serving grades PK–06 with 680 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

680

Teachers (FTE)

54.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	293	43%
Hispanic/Latino	161	24%
Asian	104	15%
Black or African American	80	12%
Two or more races	41	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	680	321M / 359F

English Language Learners: 123 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	59.0% +3.7pp	55.3%	236
Reading Proficiency	76.0% +5.9pp	70.1%	229
Science Proficiency	50-59%	—	60

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.18 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

220 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	680	100%

Contact & Location

8600 Forrester Blvd

Springfield, VA 22152

Phone: (703)923-5200

District

Fairfax County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,040

District enrollment: 179,858

Other Schools in District

Aldrin Elementary Elementary
Annandale Terrace Elementary Elementary
Archer Elementary Elementary
Armstrong Elementary Elementary
Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences Elementary
Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences Elementary
Beech Tree Elementary Elementary
Belle View Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 22152) → CensusDepth.com
Virginia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Virginia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

510126000442

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD