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Lake Ridge Elementary
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% 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 Lake Ridge Elementary
Lake Ridge Elementary's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ridge Elementary this school | 671 | 70.3% | 73.3% |
| Smith Station Elementary Fredericksburg | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
| Anthony Burns Elementary Stafford | 730 | 66.3% | 60.4% |
| Greenbrier Primary Chesapeake | 679 | 72.8% | N/A |
| Falmouth Elementary Falmouth | 724 | 78.7% | 57.8% |
| Springwoods Elementary Woodbridge | 842 | 70.3% | 76.9% |
Where Lake Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #490 of 1,101 | #39 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #571 of 1,111 ▼ 54 | #44 of 64 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #490 of 1,111 ▼ 116 | #37 of 64 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #231 of 1,176 | #23 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #906 of 1,105 | #36 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #26 of 1,106 | #5 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #670 of 1,157 | #32 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #94 of 324 | #7 of 17 |
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 | 671 | 42.3 | 15.9:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 44.2 | 16.0:1 | 51% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 41.3 | 16.9:1 | 48% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 31.3 | 18.8:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 32% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 17% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 33 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (590 to 671); teachers up 35% (31.3 to 42.3).
About Lake Ridge Elementary
Lake Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Woodbridge, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 671 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 34% above the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Prince William County Public Schools runs Lake Ridge Elementary along with 94 other schools, enrolling 90,242 students in total.
The student body at Lake Ridge Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 32%. Next come 25% Black, 23% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 43% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 76%.
The school lists 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 472 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Prince William County, the average is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Ridge Elementary lands at B, ahead of 57% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lake Ridge Elementary would score about 69.0%. It scores 73.3%, 4.3 points above that figure.
In Prince William County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 102 public schools and about 89,591 students.
Lake Ridge Middle, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lake Ridge Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lake Ridge Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 671, starting from 666.
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