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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002305
Swans Creek Elementary
17700 Wayside Dr., Dumfries, VA 22026 · (703) 445-0930 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
439 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
73%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
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Swans Creek Elementary
Swans Creek Elementary's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swans Creek Elementary this school | 619 | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| River Oaks Elementary Woodbridge | 662 | 71.8% | 52.9% |
| Mary Williams Elementary Dumfries | 669 | 70.9% | 70.3% |
| Lorton Station Elementary Lorton | 745 | 70.2% | 60.2% |
| Leesylvania Elementary Woodbridge | 759 | 70.8% | 70.9% |
| Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary Woodbridge | 829 | 71.3% | 67.5% |
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 Swans Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #557 of 1,101 | #43 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #572 of 1,111 ▲ 95 | #45 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #684 of 1,111 ▼ 104 | #49 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #322 of 1,176 | #34 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #666 of 1,105 | #16 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #117 of 1,106 | #22 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #649 of 1,157 | #14 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #450 of 759 | #27 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
619
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 619 | 42.9 | 14.4:1 | 71% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 41.4 | 15.2:1 | 73% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 38.3 | 16.1:1 | 68% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 42.3 | 16.3:1 | 54% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 50% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 37% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swans Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (689 to 619); teachers up 1% (42.3 to 42.9).
About Swans Creek Elementary
At 17700 Wayside Dr. in Dumfries, Virginia, Swans Creek Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 619 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
District-wide, Prince William County Public Schools has 95 schools and 90,242 students.
The most common group at Swans Creek Elementary is Black students, at 39%. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Prince William County, the Black share is about 20%. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 42.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school's lunch program data list 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Prince William County report 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Swans Creek Elementary is B-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Swans Creek Elementary is 2.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.9%. Predicted: 68.8%.
Across Prince William County, the median household income is $131,402, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Prince William County has 102 public schools and roughly 89,591 students.
Potomac Shores Middle is located about 1.1 miles from Swans Creek Elementary. The five-mile area around Swans Creek Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 64.7%, lower than Swans Creek Elementary's 70.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 26 fewer students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Swans Creek Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Dumfries
- Potomac HighHigh · 2,197 students
- Potomac Shores MiddleMiddle · 1,229 students
- Covington-Harper ElementaryElementary · 1,025 students
- Potomac MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- John F. Pattie Sr. ElementaryElementary · 906 students
- A. Henderson ElementaryElementary · 815 students
Nearby schools
- Potomac Shores Middle1.1 mi · 1,229
- Graham Park Middle1.1 mi · 713
- Covington-Harper Elementary1.1 mi · 1,025
- Dumfries Elementary1.3 mi · 441
- River Oaks Elementary1.4 mi · 662
- Triangle Elementary1.8 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Swans Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Swans Creek Elementary?
Swans Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Swans Creek Elementary serve?
Swans Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Swans Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Swans Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Swans Creek Elementary?
Swans Creek Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 29% Hispanic, 39% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Swans Creek Elementary?
Swans Creek Elementary is overseen by Prince William County Public Schools in Prince William County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.