Swans Creek Elementary

Swans Creek Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Dumfries, Virginia, operated by Prince William County Public Schools, with 619 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students total), Swans Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Swans Creek Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Swans Creek Elementary records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Swans Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

In the surrounding community, Prince William County reports that median household income runs about $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Swans Creek Elementary is one.

Potomac Shores Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Swans Creek Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 689 students in 2018 compared to 619 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 52% to 39%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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