Rockledge Elementary

Located at 2300 Mariner Ln, in Woodbridge, Virginia, Rockledge Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school that hosts 495 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Prince William County Public Schools.

Rockledge Elementary is one of 95 schools operated by Prince William County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 90,242 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rockledge Elementary reports that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 24% White, 20% Black, 15% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Rockledge Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rockledge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 70.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Prince William County reports that median household income runs about $131,402, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Rockledge Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Occoquan Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rockledge Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rockledge Elementary's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 632 (now 495). Over the same period, the White share fell from 31% to 24%.

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