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John D. Jenkins Elementary
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 59.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 68% 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%.
Schools most like John D. Jenkins Elementary
John D. Jenkins Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D. Jenkins Elementary this school | 634 | 70.2% | 67.5% |
| Occoquan Elementary Woodbridge | 571 | 69.9% | 78.6% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Woodbridge | 547 | 70.4% | 68.4% |
| Minnieville Elementary Woodbridge | 584 | 70.5% | 78.3% |
| Bren Mar Park Elementary Alexandria | 490 | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| London Towne Elementary Centreville | 658 | 69.1% | 60.2% |
Where John D. Jenkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #663 of 1,101 | #50 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #817 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #56 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #658 of 1,111 ▲ 134 | #47 of 64 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #293 of 1,176 | #32 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #637 of 1,105 | #15 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #155 of 1,106 | #25 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #677 of 1,157 | #36 of 64 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 634 | 44.3 | 14.3:1 | 70% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 47.3 | 13.6:1 | 88% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 45.3 | 13.9:1 | 74% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 44 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
About John D. Jenkins Elementary
John D. Jenkins Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, under Prince William County Public Schools. Its enrollment is 634 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 27% above average.
Prince William County Public Schools has 95 schools and 90,242 students, and John D. Jenkins Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at John D. Jenkins Elementary, about 44 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 16% White, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Prince William County is roughly 26% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 44.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.3:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. That is 15 points above the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County.
John D. Jenkins Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Virginia public elementary schools.
A school with John D. Jenkins Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 69.0%. John D. Jenkins Elementary scores 67.5%, 1.5 points below that line.
In the wider Prince William County area, the median household earns about $131,402 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Prince William County, 102 public schools serve about 89,591 students.
Kerrydale Elementary is about 0.8 miles from John D. Jenkins Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around John D. Jenkins Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 73.9%, higher than John D. Jenkins Elementary's 67.5%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, John D. Jenkins Elementary enrolled 627; in 2024-25, 634.
This page is set up for the John D. Jenkins Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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