Coles Elementary

Located at 7405 Hoadly Rd, in Manassas, Virginia, Coles Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that teaches 431 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Prince William County Public Schools.

Across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students total), Coles Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Coles Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 42% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Coles Elementary logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Prince William County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coles Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.3%; this one delivers 81.9%, a residual of +13.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Prince William County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Coles Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students).

The closest other public school is Louise A. Benton Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Coles Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coles Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 78.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Coles Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 431). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 35% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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