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What's something Dumfries Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001292
Dumfries Elementary
3990 Cameron St, Dumfries, VA 22026 · (703) 221-3101 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
317 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
64%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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Dumfries Elementary
Dumfries Elementary's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries Elementary this school | 441 | 71.9% | 61.5% |
| Bellwood Elementary North Chesterfield | 493 | 76.7% | 37.4% |
| Minnieville Elementary Woodbridge | 584 | 70.5% | 78.3% |
| Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary Woodbridge | 379 | 69.9% | 79.0% |
| Occoquan Elementary Woodbridge | 571 | 69.9% | 78.6% |
| Bren Mar Park Elementary Alexandria | 490 | 70.2% | 62.0% |
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 Dumfries Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #800 of 1,101 | #55 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #682 of 1,111 ▲ 61 | #50 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #820 of 1,111 ▼ 52 | #53 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #725 of 1,176 | #57 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #729 of 1,105 | #20 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #424 of 1,106 | #42 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #634 of 1,157 | #4 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #559 of 759 | #33 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
441
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 441 | 29.9 | 14.8:1 | 72% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 27.3 | 17.1:1 | 80% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 34.3 | 13.6:1 | 75% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 33.1 | 14.3:1 | 76% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 76% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 72% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 67% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dumfries Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (474 to 441); teachers down 10% (33.1 to 29.9).
About Dumfries Elementary
Dumfries Elementary is an elementary school located in Dumfries, Virginia, in Prince William County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 441 students in pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools has 95 schools and 90,242 students, and Dumfries Elementary is one of those schools.
At Dumfries Elementary, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 28% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 26% share among Prince William County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 29.9 full-time equivalents, or about 14.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. About 72% of students, or 317, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Prince William County report 55%.
In Virginia, Dumfries Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.5% actual against a predicted 68.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince William County, the median household income is $131,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Prince William County is home to 102 public schools and about 89,591 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Graham Park Middle, is about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Dumfries Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 441, starting from 437. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Dumfries Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Dumfries
- Potomac HighHigh · 2,197 students
- Potomac Shores MiddleMiddle · 1,229 students
- Covington-Harper ElementaryElementary · 1,025 students
- Potomac MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- John F. Pattie Sr. ElementaryElementary · 906 students
- A. Henderson ElementaryElementary · 815 students
Nearby schools
- Graham Park Middle1.1 mi · 713
- Swans Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 619
- Triangle Elementary1.9 mi · 795
- Potomac Middle2.1 mi · 931
- Mary Williams Elementary2.2 mi · 669
- River Oaks Elementary2.2 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Dumfries ElementaryHow large is Dumfries Elementary?
Dumfries Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dumfries Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dumfries Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dumfries Elementary have?
Dumfries Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dumfries Elementary?
Student demographics at Dumfries Elementary are roughly 10% White, 51% Hispanic, 28% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dumfries Elementary in?
Dumfries Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.