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Jennie Dean Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
998th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Jennie Dean Elementary is a public elementary school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 578 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Manassas City Public Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jennie Dean Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very low performance. The school's proficiency rates on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests are significantly below the state and district averages across 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics, English Reading, and 4th grade Virginia Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 64.29% compared to the state average of 72.89%. Jennie Dean Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 26.0% over the past few years, well above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Manassas City Public Schools district, such as Weems Elementary, George Carr Round Elementary, and Baldwin Elementary, Jennie Dean Elementary performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. The performance gap is even more pronounced when comparing Jennie Dean to the magnet elementary schools in the neighboring Prince William County Public Schools district, such as Signal Hill Elementary, Loch Lomond Elementary, Suella G. Ellis Elementary, and Pennington Traditional.

579
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,811
Per pupil spending ?
89.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9601 Prince William St
       Manassas, VA  20110-4195

(571) 377-6300

District: Manassas City Public Schools


Students who attend Jennie Dean Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Grace E. Metz Middle
    Mayfield Intermediate
High:    Osbourn High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.3%
African American:
9.5%
White:
8.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (51% vs 71% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!VA Studies scores 36 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg56%
Virginia avg71%
998th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5Elementary Schools in the Manassas City Public Schools
124th of 129Manassas City Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202513.2998 of 111010.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.0988 of 111411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9926 of 111416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.4935 of 110915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.2984 of 110310.8%★☆☆☆☆
20193.81081 of 11052.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.81085 of 10971.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.51048 of 10994.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201619.6984 of 109610.2%★☆☆☆☆
201515.61014 of 11007.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201435.1821 of 111026.0%★☆☆☆☆
201321.2983 of 112012.2%★☆☆☆☆
201215.41059 of 11175.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.61108 of 11170.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.41107 of 11130.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200913.71049 of 10823.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.81076 of 10810.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.11077 of 10830.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200634.9838 of 107121.8%★☆☆☆☆
200536.1791 of 106225.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202533.7217 of 32633.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.6220 of 30628.1%★☆☆☆☆
202340.8177 of 30041.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202511.91001 of 10968.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.11046 of 10984.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.4959 of 110012.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.6485 of 60620.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3495 of 58014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.3446 of 56420.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202527.4825 of 104621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.2928 of 103610.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.2953 of 109312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.5907 of 110117.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9860 of 109321.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202335.6706 of 98428.3%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school
White (2023)28th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics55%-18 vs state
English Reading51%-19 vs state
VA Studies32%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Open Quote My 2 sons attended Jennie Dean and I am happy by all the help and support they have received. They are both A-B honor students.
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In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Jennie Dean Elementary.

Students at Jennie Dean Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Jennie Dean Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Jennie Dean Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace E. Metz Middle
Middle : Mayfield Intermediate
High : Osbourn High


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