Bristow Run Elementary

Located at 8990 Worthington Dr, in Bristow, Virginia, Bristow Run Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that educates 562 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Prince William County Public Schools.

Prince William County Public Schools runs 95 schools in total, collectively educating 90,242 students. Bristow Run Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bristow Run Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% Black, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Bristow Run Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bristow Run Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Prince William County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bristow Run Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Prince William County shows the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Prince William County's 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), Bristow Run Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Piney Branch Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bristow Run Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 84.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bristow Run Elementary has edged down 20%, going from 699 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 45% over that span.

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