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If you could change one rule at Potomac View Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001316
Potomac View Elementary
14601 Lamar Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191 · (703) 491-1126 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
394 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
52%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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Potomac View Elementary
Potomac View Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac View Elementary this school | 557 | 70.7% | 69.8% |
| Belmont Elementary Woodbridge | 492 | 71.1% | 73.8% |
| R. Dean Kilby Elementary Woodbridge | 613 | 71.8% | 54.5% |
| Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary Woodbridge | 601 | 69.9% | 52.8% |
| Neabsco Elementary Woodbridge | 635 | 70.9% | 73.3% |
| Dale City Elementary Woodbridge | 443 | 71.1% | 81.8% |
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 Potomac View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #596 of 1,101 | #46 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #488 of 1,111 ▲ 178 | #39 of 64 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #747 of 1,111 ▼ 81 | #52 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #449 of 1,176 | #43 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #359 of 1,105 | #1 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #720 of 1,106 | #53 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #656 of 1,157 | #21 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #101 of 759 | #7 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
557
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 557 | 42.7 | 13.1:1 | 71% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 42.9 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 41.8 | 14.4:1 | 92% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 55.3 | 13.4:1 | 86% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 87% (754) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 83% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 59% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potomac View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (739 to 557); teachers down 23% (55.3 to 42.7).
About Potomac View Elementary
Located in Woodbridge, Virginia, Potomac View Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 557 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Potomac View Elementary is one of the 95 schools that make up Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students in total).
Roughly 66% of students at Potomac View Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% White. Among people living in Prince William County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Potomac View Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 71%. The average for public schools in Prince William County is 55%.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.8%. Potomac View Elementary scores 69.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince William County show that the median household income is $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 102 public schools in Prince William County, enrolling about 89,591 students in all.
The closest public school, Featherstone Elementary, is about 0.7 miles from Potomac View Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Potomac View Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Potomac View Elementary climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 536 to 557 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Featherstone Elementary0.7 mi · 452
- Rippon Middle1.1 mi · 1,200
- Fred M. Lynn Middle1.2 mi · 973
- Marumsco Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 564
- Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary1.7 mi · 601
- Belmont Elementary1.7 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Potomac View ElementaryHow large is Potomac View Elementary?
Potomac View Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
Is Potomac View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Potomac View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Potomac View Elementary have?
Potomac View Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Potomac View Elementary?
Student demographics at Potomac View Elementary are roughly 8% White, 66% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Potomac View Elementary in?
Potomac View Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.