Leesylvania Elementary

Leesylvania Elementary is one of the sizable elementary schools in Woodbridge, Virginia, one of the schools within Prince William County Public Schools, with 759 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Leesylvania Elementary sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

Within Prince William County Public Schools, which oversees 95 schools and 90,242 students, Leesylvania Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Leesylvania Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Black, 18% White, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Prince William County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Leesylvania Elementary lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Leesylvania Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 70.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Prince William County put median household income runs about $131,402, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leesylvania Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students).

The closest other public school is Mary G. Porter Traditional, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leesylvania Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Leesylvania Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 68.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Leesylvania Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 797 (now 759). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 40% to 27%.

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