Cougar Elementary

Set in Manassas Park, Virginia, Cougar Elementary is a big elementary campus, run under Manassas Park City Public Schools. It caters to 857 students across grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 72% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Manassas Park City Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 3,392 students. Cougar Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Cougar Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Manassas Park city as a whole is about 47% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cougar Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Manassas Park city put the typical household earns roughly $103,250 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Manassas Park city's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,392 students), Cougar Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manassas Park Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cougar Elementary's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 889 (now 857). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 65% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.