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Osbourn Park High
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat 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 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Osbourn Park High
Osbourn Park High operates as a substantial secondary school in Manassas, Virginia, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 2,661 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 119% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.
Across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students total), Osbourn Park High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Osbourn Park High records that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% White, 16% Black, 14% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Osbourn Park High has 156 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Osbourn Park High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Osbourn Park High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.5%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Prince William County shows median household earnings sit near $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Osbourn Park High is one.
The closest other public school is Parkside Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Osbourn Park High at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 21%: 2,201 students in 2018 compared to 2,661 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 33% to 46% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Prince William County at a glance
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