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What's the most underrated thing about West Gate Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313001325
West Gate Elementary
8031 Urbanna Rd, Manassas, VA 20109 · (703) 368-4404 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
346 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 | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
27%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
43.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 61.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Gate Elementary
West Gate Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Gate Elementary this school | 482 | 71.8% | 52.3% |
| Featherstone Elementary Woodbridge | 452 | 70.6% | 81.9% |
| Loch Lomond Elementary Manassas | 480 | 70.0% | 65.5% |
| Sudley Elementary Manassas | 623 | 71.1% | 58.3% |
| Marumsco Hills Elementary Woodbridge | 564 | 70.0% | 53.9% |
| Bel Air Elementary Woodbridge | 391 | 70.6% | 61.8% |
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 West Gate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #953 of 1,101 | #64 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,022 of 1,111 ▼ 183 | #64 of 64 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,067 of 1,111 ▼ 85 | #64 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #628 of 1,176 | #52 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #440 of 1,105 | #3 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #1,001 of 1,106 | #63 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #635 of 1,157 | #5 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #235 of 759 | #14 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
482
-103 (-18%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 482 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 72% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 35.7 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 46.8 | 12.5:1 | 87% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 47 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 41.3 | 14.1:1 | 88% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 87% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 81% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 65% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Gate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (584 to 482); teachers down 13% (41.3 to 35.8).
About West Gate Elementary
West Gate Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Manassas, Virginia, under Prince William County Public Schools. Its 482 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Prince William County Public Schools counts 90,242 students in its 95 schools, and West Gate Elementary is one of them.
Most students at West Gate Elementary are Hispanic: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. Prince William County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. West Gate Elementary has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 35.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 72% of students at West Gate Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 55% for public schools in Prince William County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, West Gate Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.3%, against a prediction of 68.6%.
West Gate Elementary is located in Prince William County, where median household income is about $131,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. West Gate Elementary is one of 102 public schools in Prince William County, which together enroll about 89,591 students.
Nearest public school: Unity Braxton Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around West Gate Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. West Gate Elementary ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.3% against a local average of 62.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 482 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 585. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
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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 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
Other West Gate Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Gate Elementary. West Gate Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WEST GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Unity Braxton Middle0.3 mi · 1,055
- C.A. Sinclair Elementary0.7 mi · 636
- Sudley Elementary1.0 mi · 623
- Loch Lomond Elementary1.0 mi · 480
- Innovation Elementary1.2 mi · 565
- Suella G. Ellis Elementary1.2 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About West Gate ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Gate Elementary?
West Gate Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Gate Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Gate Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at West Gate Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at West Gate Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Gate Elementary?
At West Gate Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is West Gate Elementary public or private?
West Gate Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
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