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Jennie Dean Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Jennie Dean Elementary in Manassas, VA is a PK-4 school serving 579 students within Manassas City Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty community—89.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—and earned a 1-star rating in 2025-26, ranking 987th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (11th percentile), ahead of George Carr Round Elementary but well behind Weems Elementary within the district.

Academically, the picture is uneven. Jennie Dean Elementary beats its district average in math (60.2% proficiency in 3rd grade vs. 58.5% district) and Virginia Studies (57.1% vs. 49.8%), but reading is the clear weak spot, with only 48.9% of 3rd graders and 54.3% of 4th graders proficient—roughly 6 points below district averages and well below the state. Test scores swing dramatically from year to year; 4th grade Virginia Studies ranged from 69.8% to 32.1% to 57.1% across three years, so any single year should be viewed with caution. The most telling comparison is to Baldwin Elementary and Richard C. Haydon Elementary, which serve nearly identical poverty rates (87-88%) but post significantly higher scores—3rd grade reading of 65.2% and 62.1% versus Jennie Dean Elementary's 48.9%.

The school has real bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half in two years, from 23.4% to 12.4%—now below the state average of 14.8% despite the school's high poverty. English Language Learner students rank at the 35th percentile statewide, a relative strength. For parents, the bottom line: Jennie Dean Elementary has strong attendance and promising ELL programming, but reading instruction is the area to watch most closely—and the success of demographically similar schools in the same district shows stronger outcomes are possible.

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 — 10th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Reading scores 19 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Virginia avg72%

987^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Manassas City Public Schools

125^th of 131Manassas 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	987 of 1111	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	998 of 1110	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	988 of 1114	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	926 of 1114	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	935 of 1109	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	984 of 1103	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1081 of 1105	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1085 of 1097	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1048 of 1099	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	984 of 1096	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	1014 of 1100	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	821 of 1110	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	983 of 1120	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	1059 of 1117	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	1108 of 1117	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	1107 of 1113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	1049 of 1082	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	1076 of 1081	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	1077 of 1083	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	838 of 1071	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.1	791 of 1062	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	205 of 315	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	217 of 326	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	177 of 300	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	994 of 1100	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1001 of 1096	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1046 of 1098	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	959 of 1100	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	497 of 619	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	485 of 606	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	495 of 580	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	446 of 564	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	915 of 1040	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	825 of 1046	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	928 of 1036	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	960 of 1099	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	953 of 1093	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	907 of 1101	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	860 of 1093	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	706 of 984	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)35th percentile+24 vs school

White (2023)28th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%-15 vs state

VA Studies57%-13 vs state

English Reading52%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 28, 2017

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jennie Dean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9601 Prince William St	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6300	579	42	13.7	89.1%	51 (8.8%)	55 (9.5%)	436 (75.3%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	15.1	987^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.2	998^th of 1110 public elementary schools	10.1%	11				60.2	57.5							48.9	54.3						57.1	$11,811	$485	$11,326
Pennington Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	9305 Stonewall Rd.	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 369-6644	651	37	17.4	31.8%	188 (28.9%)	146 (22.4%)	103 (15.8%)	173 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	89.7	48^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.7	39^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.5%	9	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.8	90.5	94.0	94.2	94.1	93.8	89.2	96.3	83.1	92.9	95.2	96.4	97.6	98.8	100.0	91.7	$10,164	$182	$9,982
George Carr Round Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10100 Hastings Dr	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6400	512	32	16.0	88.9%	80 (15.6%)	51 (10.0%)	320 (62.5%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	5.1	1071^st of 1111 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.8	1018^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.3%	53				52.1	44.4							44.9	49.4						28.4	$14,802	$786	$14,016
Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1978 Eagle Way	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Manassas City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(571) 377-6100	631	39	16.1	86.7%	110 (17.4%)	72 (11.4%)	362 (57.4%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.2%)	37.6	762^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	31.4%		23.4	892^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	19.6%	130				76.3	62.8							65.2	62.7						65.7	$11,820	$717	$11,103
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%)	37.5	763^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.1	887^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.1%	124				74.1	63.9							62.1	64.8						68.3	$11,549	$857	$10,692
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%)	20	941^st of 1111 public elementary schools	15.3%		23.6	889^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.9%	52				59.7	63.9	60.0				50.9		45.5	61.7	49.1					68.8	$15,557	$1,070	$14,486
Bennett Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8800 Old Dominion Dr	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 361-8261	746	48	15.4	37.0%	294 (39.4%)	83 (11.1%)	200 (26.8%)	87 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (10.7%)	68.2	371^st of 1111 public elementary schools	66.6%		68.9	367^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.9%	4				78.4	81.8	83.5				74.8		73.0	84.3	80.9					72.7	$11,239	$226	$11,013
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%)	25.1	891^st of 1111 public elementary schools	19.8%		25.6	873^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	21.4%	18				61.9	67.5							54.8	58.9						61.4	$12,579	$567	$12,012
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%)	5.4	1063^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.8	1057^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.8%	6				48.5	42.9	42.7				38.7		46.0	45.3	45.3					52.7	$14,639	$1,185	$13,454
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%)	35.7	779^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.9%		35.6	763^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	31.3%	16				75.0	73.2	58.8				42.7		70.3	63.8	48.5					93.1	$14,004	$1,220	$12,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Jennie Dean Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jennie Dean Elementary attend?

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

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

What district is Jennie Dean Elementary in?

Manassas City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jennie Dean Elementary?

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

How many students attend Jennie Dean Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Jennie Dean Elementary.

Is Jennie Dean Elementary a good school?

Jennie Dean Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

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