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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bristow Run Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001867
Bristow Run Elementary
8990 Worthington Dr, Bristow, VA 20136 · (703) 753-7741 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
161 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
71%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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Bristow Run Elementary
Bristow Run Elementary's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Run Elementary this school | 562 | 28.6% | 84.4% |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary Leesburg | 617 | 26.7% | 84.9% |
| Rolling Valley Elementary Springfield | 521 | 24.0% | 74.8% |
| Sanders Corner Elementary Ashburn | 503 | 26.0% | 82.3% |
| Cub Run Elementary Centreville | 620 | 23.9% | 74.5% |
| Horizon Elementary Sterling | 510 | 32.0% | 80.9% |
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 Bristow Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #190 of 1,101 | #12 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #257 of 1,111 ▼ 151 | #14 of 64 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #310 of 1,111 ▼ 108 | #18 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #441 of 1,176 | #42 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #978 of 1,105 | #47 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #174 of 1,106 | #27 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #952 of 1,157 | #54 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #186 of 759 | #12 of 45 |
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
562
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 967
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 562 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 36.3 | 16.4:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 36.8 | 16.7:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 43.8 | 15.9:1 | 15% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | 60 | 19.9:1 | 12% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 967 | 45 | 21.5:1 | 1% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristow Run Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (699 to 562); teachers down 22% (43.8 to 34).
About Bristow Run Elementary
Bristow Run Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Bristow, Virginia. The school counted 562 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools runs 95 schools with a combined 90,242 students. Bristow Run Elementary is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bristow Run Elementary is White, with 45% of students. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Prince William County overall, the White share is about 43%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bristow Run Elementary scores 71%.
For every teacher at Bristow Run Elementary, there are about 16.5 students; the school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 29%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County, the school's rate is lower.
Bristow Run Elementary is 4.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (84.4% versus 80.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Looking at the county, Prince William County, the median household earns about $131,402 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Bristow Run Elementary, Prince William County has 102 public schools.
Bristow Run Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Piney Branch Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Bristow Run Elementary is ahead of the 84.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Bristow Run Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 589 (2020-21) to 562 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Bristow Run Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Bristow
- E.H. Marsteller MiddleMiddle · 1,153 students
- Piney Branch ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Chris Yung ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Victory ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Cedar Point ElementaryElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Piney Branch Elementary0.9 mi · 760
- Chris Yung Elementary1.3 mi · 719
- Gainesville Middle1.5 mi · 1,403
- Gainesville High1.5 mi · 2,648
- Glenkirk Elementary1.5 mi · 554
- E.H. Marsteller Middle1.7 mi · 1,153
Frequently asked questions
About Bristow Run ElementaryHow large is Bristow Run Elementary?
Bristow Run Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bristow Run Elementary serve?
Bristow Run Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bristow Run Elementary have?
Bristow Run Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Bristow Run Elementary?
Bristow Run Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Bristow Run Elementary?
Bristow Run 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.