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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313000192
Montclair Elementary
4920 Tallowwood Dr, Dumfries, VA 22025 · (703) 730-1072 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Virginia public elementary schools
- 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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
415 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
74%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
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 →
Schools most like Montclair Elementary
Montclair Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Elementary this school | 588 | 70.6% | 74.5% |
| Agnor Elementary Charlottesville | 523 | 70.9% | 63.3% |
| Hollin Meadows Elementary Alexandria | 594 | 76.3% | 54.8% |
| Spotswood Elementary Fredericksburg | 526 | 65.4% | 70.3% |
| Rockledge Elementary Woodbridge | 495 | 69.5% | 70.9% |
| Chris Yung Elementary Bristow | 719 | 70.8% | 73.8% |
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 Montclair Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #449 of 1,101 | #35 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #465 of 1,111 ▼ 57 | #33 of 64 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #331 of 1,111 ▲ 72 | #19 of 64 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #385 of 1,176 | #37 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #885 of 1,105 | #33 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #72 of 1,106 | #15 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #659 of 1,157 | #24 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #668 of 759 | #40 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
588
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 588 | 37.4 | 15.7:1 | 71% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 54% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 54% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 37.8 | 16.1:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 38% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 13% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montclair Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (607 to 588); teachers down 1% (37.8 to 37.4).
About Montclair Elementary
Montclair Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, located in Dumfries. A total of 588 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Across its 95 schools, Prince William County Public Schools enrolls 90,242 students. Montclair Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Montclair Elementary, 34% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 28% White, 22% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Montclair Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Montclair Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. Across public schools in Prince William County, the average is 55%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Montclair Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Montclair Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 68.9%. Montclair Elementary scores 74.5%, 5.6 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Prince William County show that median household income is about $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 102 public schools operate in Prince William County, serving about 89,591 students.
The closest public school, A. Henderson Elementary, is about 0.8 miles from Montclair Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Montclair Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 588 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 641. Students per teacher rose from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Montclair Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Dumfries
- Potomac HighHigh · 2,197 students
- Potomac Shores MiddleMiddle · 1,229 students
- Covington-Harper ElementaryElementary · 1,025 students
- Potomac MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- John F. Pattie Sr. ElementaryElementary · 906 students
- A. Henderson ElementaryElementary · 815 students
Other Montclair Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Montclair Elementary. Montclair Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 641 students
- Montclair Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GA · 590 students
- Montclair Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 557 students
- Montclair ElementaryOakland, CA · 547 students
- Montclair ElementaryFayetteville, NC · 433 students
Nearby schools
- A. Henderson Elementary0.8 mi · 815
- Forest Park High1.0 mi · 2,343
- George M. Hampton Middle1.1 mi · 893
- Kyle R. Wilson Elementary1.3 mi · 875
- John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary1.5 mi · 906
- Enterprise Elementary1.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Montclair ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Montclair Elementary?
Montclair Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Montclair Elementary serve?
Montclair Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montclair Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montclair Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Montclair Elementary?
Montclair Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 34% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Montclair Elementary?
Montclair Elementary is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
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