This section presents an overview of how geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping can be used to visually examine and analyze characteristics of schools and school districts in the State of Virginia.

Boundary files used to display these maps were developed by Proximity using the Census Bureau TIGER/Line files. The school and school district statistical data have been derived from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) 1998-99 data files. The CCD data files provide data on all public schools and school districts in the US based on data reported by schools, districts, and states. CCD data used here were collected Virginia school districts by the Virginia Department of Education. Proximity address-matched the school level file and added latitude-longitude coordinates to each school record (this process has been applied to all of the Nation's 94,000 public schools by Proximity). Use of the latitude-longitude coordinate enables the mapping software to superimpose the school locations on the maps.

School district maps and boundary files may be viewed for other states by connecting to the School District Map Resources page.

Contents:

  • View a Profile of a Selected School in Fairfax County, VA
  • Virginia School Districts
  • Virginia School Districts with School Dot Density Map
  • Northern Virginia Districts -- Title I Schools
  • Northern Virginia Districts -- Title I SW Schools
  • Special Education Students Thematic Map 1
  • Special Education Students Thematic Map 2
  • Northern Virginia Schools with more than 50-Percent Black Enrollment
  • Northern Virginia Schools with more than 50-Percent Hispanic Enrollment
  • Profile of Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA

Profile of a Selected School in Fairfax County, VA [go to top]

The panel at the left shows a tabular profile of Belle View Elementary School. Hawthorne is located in Beverly Hills Unified School District in Los Angeles County. The map at the right is a zoom into Los Angeles County. Red icons depict locations of schools. A line designates the specific location of Hawthorne.

Virginia School Districts [go to top]

Virginia School Districts with Public Schools Dot Density Map [go to top]

Northern Virginia School Districts [go to top]
Dot Density Map Showing Title I Schools (yellow icons)

Northern Virginia School Districts [go to top]
Dot Density Map Showing Title I Schoolwide Schools (yellow icons)

Virginia School Districts [go to top]
Special Education Students (1998-99) Thematic Map
... legend shows color codes associated with number of special education students by district.

Virginia School Districts [go to top]
Special Education Students (1998-99) Thematic Map
... legend shows special education students as a percent of all students

Northern Virginia Schools by Racial/Ethnic Composition
Public Schools Depicted as Red and Yellow Icons [go to top]
... yellow icons depict schools where Black students comprise more than half of total enrollment.

Northern Virginia Schools by Racial/Ethnic Composition
Public Schools Depicted as Red and Yellow Icons [go to top]
... yellow icons depict schools where Hispanic students comprise more than half of total enrollment.

Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA Unified
Tabular profile view of one school [go to top]
(image shown below is the same as the one at the top of this section)