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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510210000884
Potomac Elementary
16495 15th Street, Dahlgren, VA 22448 · (540) 663-3322 · King George County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
211 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within King George County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 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 down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Potomac Elementary
Potomac Elementary's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac Elementary this school | 566 | 37.3% | 70.8% |
| Seaford Elementary Seaford | 552 | 35.7% | 90.6% |
| New Kent Elementary New Kent | 601 | 33.4% | 77.4% |
| Ocean Lakes Elementary Virginia Beach | 530 | 32.1% | 81.8% |
| Quinton Elementary Quinton | 559 | 33.6% | 76.0% |
| Carrollton Elementary Carrollton | 569 | 37.3% | 76.0% |
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 Potomac Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #561 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #459 of 1,111 ▲ 119 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #426 of 1,111 ▲ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #435 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #821 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #636 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #878 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #153 of 759 |
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
566
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 40.9 | 17.5:1 | 34% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 33% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 31% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 24% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potomac Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (718 to 566); teachers down 10% (40.9 to 37).
About Potomac Elementary
Located in Dahlgren, Virginia, Potomac Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 566 students.
King George County Public Schools is the district for Potomac Elementary. It has 5 schools and 4,591 students.
Federal enrollment data show Potomac Elementary is 61% White. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 15% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points below the 70% share among King George County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Potomac Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Potomac Elementary is 15.3:1, based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Potomac Elementary counts 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in King George County average a similar 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Potomac Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Potomac Elementary would score about 78.0%. It scores 70.8%, 7.2 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for King George County show that the median household earns about $116,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. King George County has 5 public schools with about 4,591 students, including Potomac Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Potomac Elementary is closest to Piccowaxen Middle School, about 6.3 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.4%; Potomac Elementary's is 70.8%, ranking 3rd of 9.
The NCES locale for Potomac Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 566, compared with 624 in 2020-21.
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King George County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,896
Census ACS
Median income
$116,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in King George County Public Schools
- King George HighHigh · 1,492 students
- King George MiddleMiddle · 1,097 students
- Sealston ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- King George ElementaryElementary · 683 students
Other Potomac Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Potomac Elementary. Potomac Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Potomac ElementaryPotomac, MD · 475 students
- Potomac Elementary SchoolPotomac, IL · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Piccowaxen Middle School6.3 mi · 578
- Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School6.3 mi · 428
- Colonial Beach Elementary7.1 mi · 367
- Colonial Beach High7.1 mi · 226
- King George Elementary8.1 mi · 683
- King George High8.9 mi · 1,492
Frequently asked questions
About Potomac ElementaryHow many students attend Potomac Elementary?
Potomac Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Potomac Elementary serve?
Potomac Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Potomac Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Potomac Elementary.
How diverse is Potomac Elementary?
Potomac Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Potomac Elementary public or private?
Potomac Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by King George County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.