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Innovation Elementary

8250 Ashton Ave, Manassas, VA 20112 · (703) 791-8381 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
400 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K427%
Kindergarten8715%
Grade 17914%
Grade 210619%
Grade 38916%
Grade 48014%
Grade 58215%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
6211%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
31756%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
8014%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
7613%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
275%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27248%
Female
29352%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.0%74.0%
2023-2472.0%72.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% 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 →

Where Innovation Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Prince William County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.6%#630 of 1,101#47 of 64
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#573 of 1,111#46 of 64
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#685 of 1,111#50 of 64
Enrollment
ranked largest first
565#437 of 1,176#40 of 64
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#527 of 1,105#6 of 64
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.3%#470 of 1,106#44 of 64
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
70.8%#653 of 1,157#18 of 64
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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556540.713.9:171% (400)
2023-2447732.114.8:195% (454)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Innovation Elementary.

About Innovation Elementary

Manassas, Virginia, is home to Innovation Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 565 students.

Innovation Elementary is in Prince William County Public Schools, a district with 90,242 students across 95 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Innovation Elementary is 56% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 13% Asian, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. In Prince William County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Innovation Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.

Teachers at the school number 40.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Roughly 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Prince William County, the average is 55%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Innovation Elementary, the prediction is 68.8% and the result is 68.6%.

In the county around the school, Prince William County, median household income is about $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Innovation Elementary is among the 102 public schools in Prince William County.

The closest other public school is George P. Mullen Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Innovation Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 68.6% versus a 59.9% average.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Prince William County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Innovation Elementary
District
Prince William County Public Schools
Address
8250 Ashton Ave, Manassas, VA 20112
Phone
(703) 791-8381
County
Prince William County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
400 (71%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510313003125
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Innovation Elementary
How large is Innovation Elementary?
Innovation Elementary enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Innovation Elementary serve?
Innovation Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Innovation Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Innovation Elementary.
How diverse is Innovation Elementary?
Innovation Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 56% Hispanic, 14% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Innovation Elementary?
Innovation Elementary is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
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