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How has Bennett Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001402
Bennett Elementary
8800 Old Dominion Dr, Manassas, VA 20110 · (703) 361-8261 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
276 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Bennett Elementary
Bennett Elementary's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Elementary this school | 746 | 37.0% | 78.6% |
| A. Henderson Elementary Dumfries | 815 | 33.7% | 82.6% |
| Cardinal Forest Elementary Springfield | 680 | 31.2% | 76.2% |
| Daniels Run Elementary Fairfax | 811 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| Baker-Butler Elementary Charlottesville | 692 | 30.2% | 76.1% |
| Oakridge Elementary Arlington | 636 | 31.9% | 70.3% |
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 Bennett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #347 of 1,101 | #28 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #467 of 1,111 ▼ 54 | #35 of 64 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #333 of 1,111 ▼ 58 | #21 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #137 of 1,176 | #17 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #849 of 1,105 | #29 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #95 of 1,106 | #21 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #881 of 1,157 | #50 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #119 of 324 | #11 of 17 |
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
746
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 746 | 48.3 | 15.5:1 | 37% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 40.2 | 18.4:1 | 35% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 46.3 | 16.1:1 | 35% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 40 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 37.1 | 18.2:1 | 24% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 17% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 37 | 21.3:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 6% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (674 to 746); teachers up 30% (37.1 to 48.3).
About Bennett Elementary
Bennett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Manassas, Virginia, (ZIP code 20110). Federal data show 746 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Bennett Elementary is a school in Prince William County Public Schools. The district has 95 schools and 90,242 students.
White students account for 39% of enrollment at Bennett Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. Prince William County residents are about 43% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Bennett Elementary has 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 37% at Bennett Elementary. The rate at public schools in Prince William County averages 55%, higher than here.
In Virginia, Bennett Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 78.6% actual against a predicted 78.0%.
Looking at the county, Prince William County, median household income comes to about $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 102 public schools and about 89,591 students.
Grace E. Metz Middle is about 1.1 miles from Bennett Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.9% proficiency; Bennett Elementary posts 78.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 39 students, from 707 to 746. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
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Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 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 Bennett Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bennett Elementary. Bennett Elementary is the largest of the 11.
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 622 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolWOLFFORTH, TX · 610 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolBellevue, WA · 513 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 498 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolFORT COLLINS, CO · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Grace E. Metz Middle1.1 mi · 1,111
- Osbourn High1.4 mi · 2,301
- Baldwin Intermediate1.5 mi · 260
- Baldwin Elementary1.5 mi · 631
- Mayfield Intermediate1.7 mi · 839
- Jennie Dean Elementary1.8 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett ElementaryHow many students attend Bennett Elementary?
Bennett Elementary enrolls approximately 746 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bennett Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bennett Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bennett Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Bennett Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennett Elementary?
At Bennett Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Bennett Elementary?
Bennett Elementary is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.