Sudley Elementary

Located at 9744 Copeland Dr, in Manassas, Virginia, Sudley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that works with 623 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Prince William County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Prince William County Public Schools comprises 95 schools with combined enrollment of 90,242 students; Sudley Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sudley Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 8% White, 5% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sudley Elementary reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Prince William County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sudley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.7%; this one delivers 58.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Prince William County put the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Prince William County's 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), Sudley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Loch Lomond Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sudley Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sudley Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 623 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 66% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Sudley Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.