Dumfries Elementary

Dumfries Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Dumfries, Virginia, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools, hosts 441 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Dumfries Elementary is one of 95 schools operated by Prince William County Public Schools, a district that caters to 90,242 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dumfries Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 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 Dumfries Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dumfries Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

In the broader community, Prince William County reports that median household earnings sit near $131,402, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Dumfries Elementary is one.

Graham Park Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dumfries Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.1%.

Dumfries Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Dumfries Elementary's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 441). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 35% to 28% over that span.

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