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What's something Triangle Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001324
Triangle Elementary
3615 Lions Field Rd, Triangle, VA 22172 · (703) 221-4114 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
563 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 | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
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
57.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Triangle Elementary
Triangle Elementary's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Elementary this school | 795 | 70.8% | 55.1% |
| A.M. Davis Elementary North Chesterfield | 708 | 75.6% | 56.1% |
| Hopkins Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 776 | 76.7% | 54.6% |
| Widewater Elementary Stafford | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
| Beulah Elementary North Chesterfield | 902 | 77.1% | 49.3% |
| Riverside Elementary Alexandria | 741 | 80.3% | 71.8% |
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 Triangle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #914 of 1,101 | #59 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #919 of 1,111 ▲ 71 | #60 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #915 of 1,111 ▼ 49 | #58 of 64 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #98 of 1,176 | #12 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #579 of 1,105 | #12 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #366 of 1,106 | #39 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #652 of 1,157 | #17 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #731 of 759 | #43 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
795
+74 (+10%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 795 | 56.5 | 14.1:1 | 71% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 52.7 | 15.7:1 | 88% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 51.5 | 14.9:1 | 83% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 53.8 | 14.9:1 | 61% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 60% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 64% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 63% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Triangle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (804 to 795); teachers up 5% (53.8 to 56.5).
About Triangle Elementary
Triangle Elementary is a large elementary school based in Triangle, Virginia. It had 795 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Virginia enroll about 499 students on average.
Triangle Elementary is part of a district of 95 schools: Prince William County Public Schools, with 90,242 students.
About 47% of students at Triangle Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 32% Black, 10% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The school had 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County is 16 points.
The model predicts 68.8% for a school in Virginia with Triangle Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Triangle Elementary posts 55.1%.
In Prince William County, home to about 488,880 people, the median household earns about $131,402 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Triangle Elementary shares Prince William County with 101 other public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Graham Park Middle, is the closest to Triangle Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Triangle Elementary is behind the 66.7% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The federal government classifies Triangle Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 74 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Triangle Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Triangle Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Triangle Elementary. Triangle Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- TRIANGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMOUNT DORA, FL · 695 students
- Triangle Elementary SchoolHillsborough, NJ · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Graham Park Middle0.9 mi · 713
- Swans Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 619
- Dumfries Elementary1.9 mi · 441
- Potomac Shores Middle2.2 mi · 1,229
- Covington-Harper Elementary2.6 mi · 1,025
- River Oaks Elementary3.2 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Triangle ElementaryHow many students attend Triangle Elementary?
Triangle Elementary enrolls approximately 795 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Triangle Elementary serve?
Triangle Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Triangle Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Triangle Elementary.
How diverse is Triangle Elementary?
Triangle Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 47% Hispanic, 32% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Triangle Elementary public or private?
Triangle Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.