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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002198
River Oaks Elementary
14800 Darbydale Avenue, Woodbridge, VA 22193 · (703) 441-0050 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
475 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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
70%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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 River Oaks Elementary
River Oaks Elementary's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Oaks Elementary this school | 662 | 71.8% | 52.9% |
| Swans Creek Elementary Dumfries | 619 | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| Mary Williams Elementary Dumfries | 669 | 70.9% | 70.3% |
| Lorton Station Elementary Lorton | 745 | 70.2% | 60.2% |
| Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary Woodbridge | 829 | 71.3% | 67.5% |
| Leesylvania Elementary Woodbridge | 759 | 70.8% | 70.9% |
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 River Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #947 of 1,101 | #62 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #920 of 1,111 ▼ 8 | #61 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #898 of 1,111 ▼ 107 | #56 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #245 of 1,176 | #26 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #534 of 1,105 | #9 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #210 of 1,106 | #29 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #637 of 1,157 | #7 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #449 of 759 | #26 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
662
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 662 | 47.6 | 13.9:1 | 72% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 46.2 | 14.5:1 | 89% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 44.5 | 14.9:1 | 80% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 42 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 44.7 | 16.5:1 | 64% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 65% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 64% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 36% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 8 | 46.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (737 to 662); teachers up 6% (44.7 to 47.6).
About River Oaks Elementary
River Oaks Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Woodbridge, Virginia. The school reports 662 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Prince William County Public Schools includes 95 schools. Together they enroll 90,242 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at River Oaks Elementary is Black (43%). Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 20% Black. River Oaks Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 47.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Around 72% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 17 points above the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County.
In Virginia, River Oaks Elementary is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.9% compared with a predicted 68.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Prince William County show that 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. River Oaks Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County, which together enroll about 89,591 students.
Mary Williams Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, River Oaks Elementary is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 662 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 600.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Other River Oaks Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named River Oaks Elementary. River Oaks Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- River Oaks ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 1,426 students
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 777 students
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 551 students
- River Oaks ElementaryGalt, CA · 505 students
- River Oaks ElementaryGulfport, MS · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Williams Elementary0.8 mi · 669
- Potomac Middle0.9 mi · 931
- Covington-Harper Elementary1.0 mi · 1,025
- Potomac High1.2 mi · 2,197
- Swans Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 619
- Potomac Shores Middle1.5 mi · 1,229
Frequently asked questions
About River Oaks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at River Oaks Elementary?
River Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does River Oaks Elementary serve?
River Oaks Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at River Oaks Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at River Oaks Elementary.
How diverse is River Oaks Elementary?
River Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 28% Hispanic, 43% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is River Oaks Elementary in?
River Oaks Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
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