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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001296
Featherstone Elementary
14805 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191 · (703) 491-1156 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
319 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
34%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
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
81.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 Featherstone Elementary
Featherstone Elementary's state test result (81.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone Elementary this school | 452 | 70.6% | 81.9% |
| West Gate Elementary Manassas | 482 | 71.8% | 52.3% |
| Bel Air Elementary Woodbridge | 391 | 70.6% | 61.8% |
| Suella G. Ellis Elementary Manassas | 403 | 71.2% | 60.4% |
| Marumsco Hills Elementary Woodbridge | 564 | 70.0% | 53.9% |
| Sudley Elementary Manassas | 623 | 71.1% | 58.3% |
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 Featherstone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #265 of 1,101 | #20 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #381 of 1,111 ▼ 139 | #24 of 64 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #464 of 1,111 ▼ 33 | #34 of 64 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #703 of 1,176 | #55 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #990 of 1,105 | #49 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #962 of 1,106 | #62 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #660 of 1,157 | #25 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #330 of 759 | #21 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
452
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 452 | 27.3 | 16.6:1 | 71% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 30.3 | 15.5:1 | 96% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 34.3 | 14.0:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 39.3 | 13.3:1 | 85% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 79% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 77% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 35% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Featherstone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (524 to 452); teachers down 31% (39.3 to 27.3).
About Featherstone Elementary
Featherstone Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, administered by Prince William County Public Schools. The school's enrollment of 452 students covers pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools is made up of 95 schools with 90,242 students in all.
Hispanic students make up 80% of enrollment at Featherstone Elementary. Smaller groups are 7% Asian, 7% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Prince William County is roughly 26% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Featherstone Elementary is 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. About 71% of students, or 319, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Prince William County averages 55%, lower than here.
Test results at Featherstone Elementary are 13.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.9% actual, 68.9% predicted).
Prince William County has about 488,880 residents, and the median household income is $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Featherstone Elementary, Prince William County has 101 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Rippon Middle, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 65.6% on proficiency, and Featherstone Elementary is above that at 81.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Featherstone Elementary's enrollment dropped from 481 in 2020-21 to 452 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Featherstone Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
- C.D. Hylton HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
Nearby schools
- Rippon Middle0.6 mi · 1,200
- Potomac View Elementary0.7 mi · 557
- Mary G. Porter Traditional1.1 mi · 679
- Freedom High1.3 mi · 2,303
- Marumsco Hills Elementary1.3 mi · 564
- Fred M. Lynn Middle1.5 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Featherstone ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Featherstone Elementary?
Featherstone Elementary enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Featherstone Elementary serve?
Featherstone Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Featherstone Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Featherstone Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Featherstone Elementary?
Student demographics at Featherstone Elementary are roughly 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Featherstone Elementary in?
Featherstone 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.