River Oaks Elementary

River Oaks Elementary is a mid-sized primary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools. The school teaches 662 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Prince William County Public Schools comprises 95 schools with combined enrollment of 90,242 students; River Oaks Elementary is among them.

Demographically, River Oaks Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, River Oaks Elementary has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Prince William County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, River Oaks Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 68.6%; actual is 52.9%, a gap of -15.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Prince William County put median household earnings sit near $131,402, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. River Oaks Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students).

The closest other public school is Mary Williams Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River Oaks Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. River Oaks Elementary's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 737 (now 662). Black enrollment moved from 53% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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