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What's one thing Occoquan Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001312
Occoquan Elementary
12915 Occoquan Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22192 · (703) 494-2195 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
399 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
70%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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 Occoquan Elementary
Occoquan Elementary's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoquan Elementary this school | 571 | 69.9% | 78.6% |
| Minnieville Elementary Woodbridge | 584 | 70.5% | 78.3% |
| John D. Jenkins Elementary Woodbridge | 634 | 70.2% | 67.5% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Woodbridge | 547 | 70.4% | 68.4% |
| Bren Mar Park Elementary Alexandria | 490 | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| Innovation Elementary Manassas | 565 | 70.8% | 68.6% |
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 Occoquan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #346 of 1,101 | #27 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #383 of 1,111 ▲ 29 | #26 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #365 of 1,111 ▼ 65 | #26 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #426 of 1,176 | #39 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #709 of 1,105 | #17 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #234 of 1,106 | #30 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #687 of 1,157 | #42 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #465 of 759 | #29 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
571
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 571 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 70% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 40.3 | 14.5:1 | 69% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 40.3 | 15.5:1 | 65% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 44 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 42.3 | 15.0:1 | 66% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 65% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 59% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 32% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Occoquan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (632 to 571); teachers down 8% (42.3 to 39).
About Occoquan Elementary
Occoquan Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Woodbridge, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 571 students in pre-K through 5.
Occoquan Elementary reports to Prince William County Public Schools, which has 95 schools and 90,242 students.
At Occoquan Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. Next come 21% Black, 15% White, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Occoquan Elementary counts 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Prince William County is 55%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Occoquan Elementary receives an A-. 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 Occoquan Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 69.1%. Occoquan Elementary scores 78.6%, 9.6 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Prince William County, the median household income is $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Prince William County is home to 102 public schools and about 89,591 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, R. Dean Kilby Elementary is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Occoquan Elementary. On proficiency, Occoquan Elementary is ahead of the 63.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Occoquan Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 8% from its 2020-21 level of 621.
Discussions about Occoquan Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 2,303 students
- C.D. Hylton HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
Nearby schools
- R. Dean Kilby Elementary1.1 mi · 613
- Rockledge Elementary1.2 mi · 495
- Fred M. Lynn Middle1.4 mi · 973
- Belmont Elementary1.5 mi · 492
- Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary1.7 mi · 601
- Woodbridge Middle1.8 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Occoquan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Occoquan Elementary?
Occoquan Elementary enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Occoquan Elementary serve?
Occoquan Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Occoquan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Occoquan Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Occoquan Elementary?
Student demographics at Occoquan Elementary are roughly 15% White, 47% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Occoquan Elementary public or private?
Occoquan Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.