Summary
Bel Air Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with 418 students. While part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia, Bel Air Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, ranging from 507th to 954th out of over 1,100 schools in recent years. The school has received a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Virginia elementary schools.
Bel Air Elementary has struggled to perform well across different student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and disabled students all in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools. However, the school has performed relatively better for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top half of Virginia elementary schools for these subgroups. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.0% to 20.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.
Bel Air Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally below the Prince William County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with some grades performing particularly poorly. Nearby schools in the district, such as John D. Jenkins Elementary, Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary, and A. Henderson Elementary, tend to have higher statewide rankings, better academic performance, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Bel Air Elementary.
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