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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002304
Cedar Point Elementary
12601 Braemar Parkway, Bristow, VA 20136 · (703) 365-0963 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
120 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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
67%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Cedar Point Elementary
Cedar Point Elementary's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Point Elementary this school | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Sanders Corner Elementary Ashburn | 503 | 26.0% | 82.3% |
| Lowes Island Elementary Sterling | 528 | 21.4% | 82.4% |
| Rolling Valley Elementary Springfield | 521 | 24.0% | 74.8% |
| Newington Forest Elementary Springfield | 579 | 25.7% | 78.7% |
| Bristow Run Elementary Bristow | 562 | 28.6% | 84.4% |
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 Cedar Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #142 of 1,101 | #9 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #145 of 1,111 ▲ 20 | #10 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #174 of 1,111 ▼ 68 | #8 of 64 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #554 of 1,176 | #47 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #762 of 1,105 | #22 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #347 of 1,106 | #37 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #991 of 1,157 | #56 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #399 of 759 | #23 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
510
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-51% since 2010-11, when it was 1,043
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 510 | 34.2 | 14.9:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 30.1 | 17.0:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 33.8 | 15.0:1 | 20% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 31.3 | 18.4:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | 50 | 20.9:1 | 8% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (575 to 510); teachers up 9% (31.3 to 34.2).
About Cedar Point Elementary
Located in Bristow, Virginia, Cedar Point Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 510 students in pre-K through 5.
Cedar Point Elementary is one school in a 95-school district, Prince William County Public Schools, which enrolls 90,242 students.
More than half of enrollment at Cedar Point Elementary is White: 52%. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Prince William County as a whole is about 43% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The school had 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 1.1 students per teacher. The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Prince William County is 55%.
Cedar Point Elementary is 4.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (85.9% versus 81.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
For the population of Prince William County, median household income comes to about $131,402, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prince William County counts 102 public schools with about 89,591 students.
E.H. Marsteller Middle is the nearest public school to Cedar Point Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Cedar Point Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 81.7%, lower than Cedar Point Elementary's 85.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (519) and 2024-25 (510).
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Cedar Point Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Bristow Run ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- E.H. Marsteller Middle0.6 mi · 1,153
- Patriot High0.7 mi · 2,020
- T. Clay Wood Elementary0.9 mi · 754
- Victory Elementary1.7 mi · 661
- Bristow Run Elementary2.2 mi · 562
- Chris Yung Elementary2.8 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Point ElementaryHow large is Cedar Point Elementary?
Cedar Point Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedar Point Elementary serve?
Cedar Point Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Point Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Point Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Point Elementary?
At Cedar Point Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cedar Point Elementary public or private?
Cedar Point Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.