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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001170
Old Bridge Elementary
3051 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192 · (703) 491-5614 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
198 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 | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Old Bridge Elementary
Old Bridge Elementary's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge Elementary this school | 505 | 39.2% | 84.8% |
| Long Branch Elementary Arlington | 442 | 33.7% | 72.1% |
| Ball's Bluff Elementary Leesburg | 465 | 35.3% | 77.5% |
| Alice West Fleet Elementary Arlington | 629 | 39.6% | 69.5% |
| Deer Park Elementary Centreville | 522 | 37.9% | 71.2% |
| Columbia Elementary Annandale | 377 | 41.6% | 74.8% |
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 Old Bridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #180 of 1,101 | #11 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #291 of 1,111 ▼ 155 | #16 of 64 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #246 of 1,111 ▼ 115 | #12 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #567 of 1,176 | #48 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #809 of 1,105 | #24 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #88 of 1,106 | #19 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #862 of 1,157 | #48 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #34 of 759 | #2 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
505
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 505 | 33.3 | 15.2:1 | 39% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 34.3 | 14.4:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 31.3 | 15.5:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 46.3 | 16.0:1 | 38% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 39% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 42% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 16% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Bridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (740 to 505); teachers down 28% (46.3 to 33.3).
About Old Bridge Elementary
Old Bridge Elementary, located in Woodbridge, Virginia, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 505 students in pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools counts 95 schools and 90,242 students, including Old Bridge Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Old Bridge Elementary is White (35%). Other students are 32% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. By the diversity index, Old Bridge Elementary comes in at 74%.
Old Bridge Elementary employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Old Bridge Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Prince William County.
A school with Old Bridge Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 77.4%. Old Bridge Elementary scores 84.8%, 7.3 points above that line.
Old Bridge Elementary is located in Prince William County, where median household income is about $131,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Old Bridge Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County, which together enroll about 89,591 students.
The shortest distance from Old Bridge Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Woodbridge High. The five-mile area around Old Bridge Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Old Bridge Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 475 in 2020-21 and 505 in 2024-25, a rise of 30 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Old Bridge Elementary. 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 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
- Woodbridge High0.2 mi · 2,898
- Lake Ridge Middle0.3 mi · 1,487
- Antietam Elementary0.9 mi · 752
- Lake Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 671
- Springwoods Elementary1.1 mi · 842
- Rockledge Elementary1.6 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Old Bridge ElementaryHow many students attend Old Bridge Elementary?
Old Bridge Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Old Bridge Elementary serve?
Old Bridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Old Bridge Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Old Bridge Elementary.
How diverse is Old Bridge Elementary?
Old Bridge Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Old Bridge Elementary?
Old Bridge Elementary is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.