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Does Glenkirk Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002585
Glenkirk Elementary
8584 Sedge Wren Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155 · (703) 753-1702 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
101 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
69%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
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Glenkirk Elementary
Glenkirk Elementary's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenkirk Elementary this school | 554 | 18.2% | 89.8% |
| Belmont Station Elementary Ashburn | 605 | 19.7% | 83.5% |
| Short Pump Elementary Richmond | 545 | 18.5% | 84.8% |
| Newton-Lee Elementary Ashburg | 505 | 22.6% | 82.0% |
| Hollymead Elementary Charlottesville | 452 | 22.3% | 85.6% |
| Archer Elementary Vienna | 543 | 14.0% | 86.8% |
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 Glenkirk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #62 of 1,101 | #3 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #38 of 1,111 ▲ 7 | #2 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #59 of 1,111 ▼ 5 | #2 of 64 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #455 of 1,176 | #44 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,054 of 1,105 | #57 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #275 of 1,106 | #33 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,041 of 1,157 | #61 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #61 of 759 | #5 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
554
-113 (-17%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 1,234
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 554 | 31.3 | 17.7:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 35.4 | 16.1:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 38.3 | 16.0:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 42 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 44.8 | 17.3:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 1,234 | 59 | 20.9:1 | 7% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenkirk Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (774 to 554); teachers down 30% (44.8 to 31.3).
About Glenkirk Elementary
Glenkirk Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Gainesville, Virginia. The school's 554 students are in pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools operates 95 schools. Combined enrollment is 90,242 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Glenkirk Elementary. The largest is White students, at 48%. The next largest groups are 23% Asian, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Black. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.7:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Glenkirk Elementary would score about 83.1%. It scores 89.8%, 6.6 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Prince William County show that the median household income is $131,402, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 102 public schools in Prince William County, enrolling about 89,591 students in all.
The closest other public school is Piney Branch Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Glenkirk Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Glenkirk Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 554, a 17% decrease from 667 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Gainesville
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gainesville MiddleMiddle · 1,403 students
- Bull Run MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Buckland Mills ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- George G. Tyler ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Pace WestElementary
Nearby schools
- Piney Branch Elementary1.3 mi · 760
- Gainesville Middle1.4 mi · 1,403
- Bristow Run Elementary1.5 mi · 562
- Gainesville High1.7 mi · 2,648
- Buckland Mills Elementary2.3 mi · 735
- Chris Yung Elementary2.5 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Glenkirk ElementaryHow large is Glenkirk Elementary?
Glenkirk Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Glenkirk Elementary serve?
Glenkirk Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenkirk Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenkirk Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenkirk Elementary?
At Glenkirk Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 23% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Glenkirk Elementary public or private?
Glenkirk Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
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