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C.A. Sinclair Elementary

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C.A. Sinclair Elementary ranks 487 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

C.A. Sinclair Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Manassas, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 673 students. The school is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C.A. Sinclair Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments were above the state average in several subjects, such as Mathematics (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades), Science (5th grade), and VA Studies (4th grade). However, the school's performance was below the district average in most subject areas. Compared to nearby schools, C.A. Sinclair Elementary generally outperformed the other schools in the district, such as Yorkshire Elementary, Loch Lomond Elementary, and West Gate Elementary, in terms of academic proficiency rates.

C.A. Sinclair Elementary has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American (41%), Hispanic (32%), and English Language Learner (22%) students. The school has shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, with the school's African American and English Language Learner students ranking in the top 20% and top 25%, respectively, among Virginia elementary schools in their respective subgroups. However, the school's performance for White students has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom 25% of Virginia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.3% to 20.0% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.83% to 93.16% in recent years.

636

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,569

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7801 Garner Dr
Manassas, VA 20109

(703) 361-4811

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend C.A. Sinclair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bull Run Middle
High:	Battlefield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

Asian:

20.0%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

487^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools

42^nd of 129Prince William County 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	487 of 1110	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	390 of 1114	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	591 of 1114	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	667 of 1109	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	849 of 1103	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	588 of 1105	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	828 of 1097	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.4	757 of 1099	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	793 of 1096	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	840 of 1100	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	755 of 1110	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	644 of 1120	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	653 of 1117	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	831 of 1117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	671 of 1113	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	657 of 1082	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	568 of 1081	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.1	830 of 1083	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.6	594 of 1071	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.6	746 of 1062	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	20 of 579	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	22 of 588	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	53 of 579	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	182 of 238	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	196 of 230	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	154 of 355	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	233 of 324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	90 of 326	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	25 of 306	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	101 of 300	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	415 of 1096	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	455 of 1098	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	642 of 1100	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	207 of 606	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	128 of 580	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	277 of 564	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	195 of 1046	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	105 of 1036	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	553 of 1093	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	337 of 1101	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	501 of 1093	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	825 of 973	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.8	253 of 979	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	113 of 984	88.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2024)57th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies89%+20 vs state

Mathematics74%~ state avg

Science73%+4 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, October 7, 2023

very good school Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 15, 2018

My kids have moved on from this school and one that is still there. Bring my kids there feels like home, my children have the support from teachers and staff. Have an opportunity to switch classrooms like in MS when they get to 4th and 5th grade to prepare them for Middle school which I think is great. Once in 5th grade kids have another option to either take computers or play a strings instrument. If your kids have never played an instrument this is a great way for them to start and learn. The office staff are great, the nurse that is there is great Ms. Johnson. She is an experience nursed, the Principal and Assistant Principal seem to be a great team. It is a Title one school which to my knowledge can impact the schools overall score. But I can only talk about my childs education and they have learned alot, and have experienced alot. The school tries to cater to all ethnic backgrounds by having events, books and some staff to help translate and learn about different diversities. Close Quote

Schools Near C.A. Sinclair Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C.A. Sinclair Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7801 Garner Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-4811	636	43	14.6	70.6%	53 (8.3%)	85 (13.4%)	339 (53.3%)	127 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	59.2	487^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.1%		67.2	390^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.0%	97	76.2	77.8	69.6	73.2	70.1	76.0	70.8	88.7	$12,569	$939	$11,630
West Gate Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8031 Urbanna Rd	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 368-4404	482	36	13.4	71.8%	15 (3.1%)	27 (5.6%)	409 (84.9%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	6.8	1057^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.8%		28.2	862^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	22.6%	195	58.1	41.5	49.3	42.3	42.3	34.6	47.8		$14,639	$1,185	$13,454
Innovation Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8250 Ashton Ave	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(703) 791-8381	565	41	13.8	70.8%	62 (11.0%)	80 (14.2%)	317 (56.1%)	76 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	46.7	643^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	42.1%					(n/a)	70.2	66.7	84.8	68.4	61.3	67.5	71.4	61.8	$13,968	$583	$13,385
Sudley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9744 Copeland Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3444	623	40	15.4	71.1%	51 (8.2%)	32 (5.1%)	495 (79.5%)	34 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	15.2	979^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.8%		18	955^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.3%	24	58.2	56.6	48.5	45.5	47.8	52.9	51.6	84.2	$12,553	$670	$11,883
George P. Mullen Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8000 Rodes Dr	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 330-0427	667	48	13.9	69.7%	69 (10.3%)	101 (15.1%)	365 (54.7%)	97 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.1%)	28	850^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.4%		23	918^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.6%	68	64.1	64.8	60.8	56.8	53.8	66.3	56.3	74.0	$12,775	$753	$12,022
Suella G. Ellis Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10400 Kim Graham Lane	Manassas	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 365-0287	403	29	14.0	71.2%	42 (10.4%)	27 (6.7%)	288 (71.5%)	34 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	23.6	889^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.9%		31.9	810^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.3%	79	58.3	35.6	68.3	66.1	60.3	40.7	61.0	45.5	$15,557	$1,070	$14,486
Loch Lomond Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7900 Augusta Rd	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 368-4128	480	35	13.8	70.0%	29 (6.0%)	7 (1.5%)	429 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	35.6	763^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	31.3%		43	694^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.7%	69	71.8	66.2	82.1	53.3	60.0	50.0	57.1	85.0	$14,004	$1,220	$12,784
Richard C. Haydon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9075 Park Ave	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6200	556	39	14.2	87.1%	61 (11.0%)	42 (7.6%)	404 (72.7%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	24.1	887^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.1%		13.1	994^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.8%	107	56.1	61.3			58.8	53.5		68.2	$11,549	$857	$10,692
Yorkshire Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7610 Old Centreville Rd	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 361-3124	851	55	15.3	70.5%	67 (7.9%)	48 (5.6%)	648 (76.1%)	75 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	29.1	838^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.5%		28.1	865^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.4%	27	66.7	61.8	63.4	53.4	60.0	58.5	57.8	80.3	$12,032	$844	$11,188
Weems Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8750 Weems Rd	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6500	556	37	15.0	86.3%	55 (9.9%)	36 (6.5%)	438 (78.8%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	25.6	873^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	21.4%		15.1	979^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.1%	106	57.0	66.0			49.1	57.1		71.4	$12,579	$567	$12,012

Frequently Asked Questions about C.A. Sinclair Elementary

What is the racial makeup of C.A. Sinclair Elementary?

Students at C.A. Sinclair Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is C.A. Sinclair Elementary a good school?

C.A. Sinclair Elementary ranks 487^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C.A. Sinclair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended C.A. Sinclair Elementary.

What schools do graduates of C.A. Sinclair Elementary attend?

Students who attend C.A. Sinclair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bull Run Middle
High : Battlefield High

What district is C.A. Sinclair Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

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