Springfield Estates Elementary School

6200 Charles Goff Drive

School District

Fairfax County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 06, 2023

This is my daughter first year attending the school. So far I can't complain because is a really great school. The teacher's and the staff that works there to. The teacher's are very helpful and work with the children to teach them. The staff is very helpful as well they treat you like family. It's a cool school .
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2022

I am grateful for springfield Estates as I have 4 kids through the school!!
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2022

I went here from k-5 and it was the best school I’ve ever been too
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2022

Springfield Estates ES has provided a fantastic learning and growing experience for my child over the years. I was impressed with the strong community feeling and the PTA’s involvement throughout the school. The teachers and administration are supportive and maintain open lines of communication. This school has over a decade of experience being an Advanced Academic Program Center and their record of success shows as my child is able to thrive here. I have seen that the staff truly buys into the idea of a team effort to help all of the students succeed. The opportunities for enrichment and club activities are also a bonus.
Submitted by parent on October 14, 2021

My daughter just started 3rd grade AAP at this school this year so it may not be enough to write a full review yet. The administration has been great with regards to major communication and some of her specials teachers ( especially the library and music) go above and beyond to do all they can. Her teacher has been great so far with regards to communication and I truly think that she has the potential to teach the kids better. But the work given, even though the curriculum given to us looks great, is sub par. The whole idea of AAP is to challenge the kids so that they are able to discover their true potential. My daughter used to go to an immersion school with a rating of 4, but that school gave her more knowledge compared to what I’ve seen here. There is a lot of noise in the classroom from what I’ve seen on different occasions, and the teacher has to spend her time on trying to keep order before she resumes teaching. This wastes a lot of valuable teaching time. Somehow the school administration doesn’t seem to help the teacher with this. Because of this, they didn’t begin learning other subjects (than math and English), until a week ago. I used to give a lot of weight for test scores, but high test scores don’t show academic knowledge or and low test scores don’t mean academically weak schools. So before you decide on test scores, do your own research about the specific school, talk to the PTA, the principal and the potential teachers. Also see teacher turnover and the whole environment of the school. I believe that this gives more information.
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2017

So far so good. Since the AAP program only starts in the third grade this is our first year at this school, however we are pleased with the faculty and staff thus far and with our son's overall performance.
Submitted by parent on May 28, 2017

I have my kids in that school,I love that staff,teacher old that people is working hard for help every kids.
Submitted by parent on June 04, 2013

While there is some disconnect between the base school and the kids in the gifted program, our sons have thrived here. The principal is very caring and we appreciate the creative outlet the projects provide. We wish there were even more!