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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANASSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510236000979
Weems Elementary
8750 Weems Rd, Manassas, VA 20110 · (571) 377-6500 · Manassas city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
480 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Weems Elementary
Weems Elementary's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weems Elementary this school | 556 | 86.3% | 57.0% |
| Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences Falls Church | 539 | 87.6% | 46.7% |
| Jennie Dean Elementary Manassas | 579 | 89.1% | 49.8% |
| Richard C. Haydon Elementary Manassas | 556 | 87.1% | 56.7% |
| Graham Road Elementary Falls Church | 438 | 92.7% | 40.5% |
| Waterman Elementary Harrisonburg | 557 | 87.1% | 46.8% |
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 Weems Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Manassas city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #890 of 1,101 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #868 of 1,111 ▲ 201 | #3 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #972 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #450 of 1,176 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #777 of 1,105 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #943 of 1,106 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #410 of 1,157 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #135 of 759 | N/A |
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
556
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 86% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 76% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 44 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 45.5 | 15.7:1 | 70% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 68% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 64% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 19% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 38 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weems Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (715 to 556); teachers down 19% (45.5 to 37).
About Weems Elementary
Weems Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Manassas, Virginia, under Manassas City Public Schools. The school had 556 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Weems Elementary is one of 9 schools in Manassas City Public Schools, which enrolls 7,345 students in total.
A majority of students at Weems Elementary, 79%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 10% White, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Manassas city, the Hispanic share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Weems Elementary comes in at 36%.
The count of teachers at Weems Elementary is 37 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Manassas city report 78%.
The allk12 Grade for Weems Elementary is C-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Weems Elementary are 7.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.0% actual, 64.6% predicted).
Within Manassas city, median household income is about $113,590, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Manassas city number 12 and enroll about 7,996.
The next-closest public school is Parkside Middle, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Weems Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 57.0% is below the 63.2% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 604 in 2020-21 and 556 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Manassas city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,976
Census ACS
Median income
$113,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,996 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manassas City Public Schools
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Grace E. Metz MiddleMiddle · 1,111 students
- Mayfield IntermediateMiddle · 839 students
- Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Jennie Dean ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Richard C. Haydon ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Manassas
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Unity Reed HighHigh · 2,042 students
- Parkside MiddleMiddle · 1,352 students
- Louise A. Benton MiddleMiddle · 1,339 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Middle0.6 mi · 1,352
- Osbourn Park High1.0 mi · 2,661
- Mayfield Intermediate1.2 mi · 839
- Baldwin Intermediate1.2 mi · 260
- Pennington Traditional1.2 mi · 651
- Baldwin Elementary1.2 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Weems ElementaryHow many students attend Weems Elementary?
Weems Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Weems Elementary serve?
Weems Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weems Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weems Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Weems Elementary?
At Weems Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Weems Elementary in?
Weems Elementary is part of Manassas City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.