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What's something Baldwin Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANASSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510236000976
Baldwin Elementary
1978 Eagle Way, Manassas, VA 20110 · (571) 377-6100 · Manassas city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
547 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 138 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (125).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baldwin Elementary
Baldwin Elementary's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary this school | 631 | 86.7% | 56.3% |
| George Carr Round Elementary Manassas | 512 | 88.9% | 61.3% |
| Sycamore Park Elementary Culpeper | 689 | 87.2% | 52.0% |
| Groveton Elementary Alexandria | 764 | 83.6% | 49.5% |
| Waterman Elementary Harrisonburg | 557 | 87.1% | 46.8% |
| Stone Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 554 | 84.8% | 45.9% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baldwin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Manassas city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #896 of 1,101 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #835 of 1,111 ▲ 34 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #851 of 1,111 ▲ 31 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #297 of 1,176 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #943 of 1,105 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #520 of 1,106 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #409 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #607 of 759 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
+53 (+9%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 87% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 75% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 74% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 44 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 40.3 | 16.5:1 | 66% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 72% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 61% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 40% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (665 to 631); teachers down 3% (40.3 to 39).
About Baldwin Elementary
Baldwin Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Manassas, Virginia. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 631 students. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Federal data list 9 schools in Manassas City Public Schools, with 7,345 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 57% of enrollment at Baldwin Elementary. Other students are 17% White, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Manassas city residents. By the diversity index, Baldwin Elementary comes in at 62%.
Its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 78% average among public schools in Manassas city.
Baldwin Elementary is 8.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (56.3% versus 64.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
In Manassas city (population about 42,976), median household income is about $113,590, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baldwin Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Manassas city, which together enroll about 7,996 students.
The school nearest to Baldwin Elementary is Baldwin Intermediate, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Baldwin Elementary is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 578 in 2020-21 and 631 in 2024-25, a rise of 53 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.1:1 to 16.2:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Baldwin Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Manassas city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,976
Census ACS
Median income
$113,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,996 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manassas City Public Schools
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Grace E. Metz MiddleMiddle · 1,111 students
- Mayfield IntermediateMiddle · 839 students
- Jennie Dean ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Richard C. Haydon ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Weems ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Manassas
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Unity Reed HighHigh · 2,042 students
- Parkside MiddleMiddle · 1,352 students
- Louise A. Benton MiddleMiddle · 1,339 students
Other Baldwin Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Baldwin Elementary. Baldwin Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Baldwin ElementaryNorcross, GA · 914 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 582 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MI · 534 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolBaldwin, GA · 422 students
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPARAGOULD, AR · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Baldwin Intermediate0.1 mi · 260
- Osbourn High0.1 mi · 2,301
- Grace E. Metz Middle0.5 mi · 1,111
- Mayfield Intermediate0.7 mi · 839
- Pennington Traditional0.8 mi · 651
- Jennie Dean Elementary1.1 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin ElementaryHow many students attend Baldwin Elementary?
Baldwin Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Baldwin Elementary serve?
Baldwin Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baldwin Elementary is approximately 16.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baldwin Elementary?
At Baldwin Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 57% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Baldwin Elementary public or private?
Baldwin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manassas City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.