Rosa Parks Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Woodbridge, Virginia, Rosa Parks Elementary enrolls 547 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Prince William County Public Schools.

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

In terms of who attends, Rosa Parks Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 19% Black, 16% White, 15% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rosa Parks Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rosa Parks Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.9%, the actual is 68.4%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Prince William County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Rosa Parks Elementary is one.

Herbert J. Saunders Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosa Parks Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Rosa Parks Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 737 (now 547). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 24% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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