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Weems Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Weems Elementary is a PK–4 school in Manassas, VA, serving 556 students in a high-poverty area of Manassas City Public Schools, where 86.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's overall state rank remains modest at the 20th percentile (891st out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools), that marks real progress from the 6th and 7th percentiles just a few years ago. The school has a 15:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $12,579 per student, similar to other Manassas City schools but less than some higher-spending schools in nearby Prince William County Public Schools.

Weems shows clear subject-area strengths, especially in math and Virginia Studies. In 2025-26, 4th grade math proficiency reached 67.5%—the highest among all four Manassas City elementary schools and well above the district average of 55.2%. The school also exceeded district averages in 3rd grade math and Virginia Studies, and outperformed several nearby Prince William County schools in 4th grade math, including Yorkshire Elementary, Sudley Elementary, and West Gate Elementary. Reading remains the weaker subject, with 3rd grade reading at 54.8% versus the state average of 67.6%. Notably, English Language Learner students rank in the 53rd percentile statewide, and low-income students are near the median—strong outcomes for a school with such high needs.

One of the most encouraging trends is attendance. Weems cut its chronic absenteeism rate from 27.7% in 2022-23 to 13.2% in 2024-25, now better than both the district and state averages. This improvement likely helped drive the academic rebound. The contrast with Pennington Traditional, just 1.2 miles away, is striking: Pennington is ranked in the 96th percentile with only 2.9% chronic absenteeism, but serves a far wealthier population (31.8% poverty). Weems, despite its much higher poverty rate, is proving that targeted support and better attendance can move the needle. The school is still working to lift reading scores, but the data tells a story of genuine, steady improvement for a school that is doing well by its most vulnerable students.

556

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,579

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8750 Weems Rd
Manassas, VA 20110-4999

(571) 377-6500

District: Manassas City Public Schools

Students who attend Weems Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

White:

9.9%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Reading scores 14 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

Virginia avg72%

891^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 49 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	25.1	891 of 1111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	873 of 1110	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	979 of 1114	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1035 of 1114	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1047 of 1109	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1014 of 1103	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	929 of 1105	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	527 of 1097	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.8	263 of 1099	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.6	341 of 1096	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	634 of 1100	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.3	310 of 1110	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	296 of 1120	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	59.8	451 of 1117	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	593 of 1117	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.4	988 of 1113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	861 of 1082	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	977 of 1081	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	1073 of 1083	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	61.5	414 of 1071	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.4	710 of 1062	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	149 of 315	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	122 of 326	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	234 of 306	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	233 of 300	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	842 of 1100	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	909 of 1096	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	955 of 1098	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1014 of 1100	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	402 of 619	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	388 of 606	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	481 of 580	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	498 of 564	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	534 of 1040	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	529 of 1046	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	847 of 1036	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	902 of 1099	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	814 of 1093	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1008 of 1101	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	962 of 1093	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	757 of 973	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	952 of 984	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%-9 vs state

VA Studies61%-9 vs state

English Reading57%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Being related to one of the teachers at this school, and having been a student at Weems in the past, I can say that this is easily the worst school in the city. With incompetent administrators and a complete lack of concern for teaching students what they need to know in order to pass state tests, I can say that my children will never go to Weems Elementary school as long as they are in school. Another problem with this school is that, although a vast majority of the students cannot read at grade level, the administrators still feel the need to try to label every child as "gifted" and put them into special programs, rather than try to teach them how to do the basics, like learning to read. Overall, think long and hard about your child's future before sending him or her to Weems. Without recieving a basic elementary school foundation, this could mean no college education, or future job. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 26, 2009

MY DAUGHTER STARTED GOING THERE THIS YEAR, AND SHE AND I LOVE THE SCHOOL AND TEACHERS. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	25.4	889^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.0%		29.1	838^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.5%	51				68.5	55.0	65.1				54.3		51.6	63.2	52.4					82.8	$12,032	$844	$11,188
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
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
Signal Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9553 Birmingham Dr	Manassas	20111	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 530-7541	807	46	17.5	69.8%	271 (33.6%)	99 (12.3%)	276 (34.2%)	95 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.7%)	74.9	279^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.9%		71	342^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	69.2%	63				85.2	80.3	84.6				76.8		79.5	82.7	85.9					78.2	$10,318	$216	$10,103
Sudley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-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%)	22.2	925^th of 1111 public elementary schools	16.7%		15.2	979^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.8%	54				62.0	52.9	64.1				63.1		48.7	57.6	59.4					67.8	$12,553	$670	$11,883

Frequently Asked Questions about Weems Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Weems Elementary?

Students at Weems Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Weems Elementary a good school?

Weems Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Weems Elementary attend?

Students who attend Weems Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Weems Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Weems Elementary.

What district is Weems Elementary in?

Manassas City Public Schools

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