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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002159
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary
13540 Princedale Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22193 · (703) 680-7270 · Prince William County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
265 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
66%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
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary this school | 379 | 69.9% | 79.0% |
| Beech Tree Elementary Falls Church | 366 | 71.0% | 57.5% |
| Dumfries Elementary Dumfries | 441 | 71.9% | 61.5% |
| Enterprise Elementary Woodbridge | 414 | 70.5% | 66.0% |
| Belmont Elementary Woodbridge | 492 | 71.1% | 73.8% |
| Bren Mar Park Elementary Alexandria | 490 | 70.2% | 62.0% |
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 Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #335 of 1,101 | #25 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #349 of 1,111 ▲ 169 | #23 of 64 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #435 of 1,111 ▼ 134 | #33 of 64 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #858 of 1,176 | #63 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #533 of 1,105 | #8 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #382 of 1,106 | #40 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #684 of 1,157 | #39 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #302 of 759 | #18 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
379
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 379 | 27.2 | 13.9:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 29.2 | 13.5:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 30.8 | 13.7:1 | 65% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 32.6 | 13.7:1 | 56% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 45% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 15% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 32 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (445 to 379); teachers down 16% (32.6 to 27.2).
About Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is an elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, and it is part of Prince William County Public Schools. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 379 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools, where 95 schools serve 90,242 students.
The student body at Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is 53% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 16% White, 15% Black, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Prince William County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary reported 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. There are 265 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Prince William County report 55%.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary would be expected to post about 69.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.0%.
In the surrounding county, Prince William County, median household income comes to about $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 102, with about 89,591 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, C.D. Hylton High, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.5:1 to 13.9:1.
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- C.D. Hylton High0.4 mi · 1,859
- Rosa Parks Elementary0.8 mi · 547
- Enterprise Elementary0.9 mi · 414
- Herbert J. Saunders Middle1.1 mi · 1,198
- Kyle R. Wilson Elementary1.1 mi · 875
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary1.2 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon C. McAuliffe ElementaryHow many students attend Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary?
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary have?
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary?
Student demographics at Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary are roughly 16% White, 53% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary in?
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.