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Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary, a small elementary-level community in Woodbridge, Virginia, one of the schools within Prince William County Public Schools, instructs 379 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is one of 95 schools operated by Prince William County Public Schools, a district that works with 90,242 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 16% White, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Prince William County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince William County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.1%, the actual is 79.0%, a residual of +9.9 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Prince William County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students).
The closest other public school is C.D. Hylton High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 72.8%.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.
Over the past 7-year window. Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 445 (now 379). White enrollment moved from 20% to 16% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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