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Featherstone Elementary

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Featherstone Elementary ranks 450 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Featherstone Elementary is a PK-5 school in Woodbridge, VA, serving 452 students as part of Prince William County Public Schools, a district ranked in the mid-tier of Virginia's 131 school systems. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks 450th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it at the 59th percentile. About 70.6% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-25, making it a high-poverty school — yet Featherstone has become a solidly middle-to-upper-middle-performing school after spending years near the bottom of state rankings.

Featherstone's most striking strength is how well it serves students who are often associated with lower schoolwide performance. Economically disadvantaged students rank at the 92nd percentile statewide, and English language learners rank at the 80th percentile — well above the school's overall 59th-percentile standing. Chronic absenteeism is just 5.5%, far below the district's 13.8% and the state's 14.8%. Nearby schools like Potomac View Elementary (13.8%), Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary (15.6%), and Leesylvania Elementary (15.9%) all have much higher chronic absenteeism rates. Academically, Featherstone posts strong upper-elementary results: 4th grade math proficiency is 79.73% versus 76.69% districtwide, and 5th grade reading is 80.52% versus 77.00%. The school has also staged a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the bottom 5% of Virginia schools in 2016-17 to the 75th percentile in 2023-24.

The clearest red flag is 5th grade science, which fell sharply to 62.82% proficiency in 2025-26 — below both the district average of 72.21% and the state average of 68.75%. That is a roughly 20-point drop from the prior year and an area worth monitoring. Compared with nearby schools, Featherstone sits comfortably above Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary, R. Dean Kilby Elementary, and Marumsco Hills Elementary — all at or below the 23rd percentile — while Dale City Elementary (71st percentile) is slightly stronger in math and reading. The school also spends more per student ($14,206) than most comparable nearby schools, though its student-teacher ratio of 16.5 is higher than several neighbors. Overall, Featherstone's impressive subgroup results and attendance record make it a standout among Woodbridge elementary schools serving similar populations.

452

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,919

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

14805 Blackburn Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22191

(703) 491-1156

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Featherstone Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rippon Middle
High:	Freedom High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

Asian:

7.1%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2024 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2024) to 59th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

450^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

46^th of 131Prince 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
2026	62.3	450 of 1111	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	365 of 1110	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	276 of 1114	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	405 of 1114	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	664 of 1109	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	833 of 1103	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	799 of 1105	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	983 of 1097	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1041 of 1099	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	869 of 1096	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.8	752 of 1100	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	638 of 1110	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.9	961 of 1120	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.7	677 of 1117	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	957 of 1117	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.0	718 of 1113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	715 of 1082	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.0	829 of 1081	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	730 of 1083	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	816 of 1071	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.0	670 of 1062	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	64 of 315	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.7	22 of 326	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	8 of 306	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	42 of 300	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	559 of 1100	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.0	376 of 1096	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	301 of 1098	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	435 of 1100	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	116 of 619	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	85 of 606	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	50 of 580	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	130 of 564	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	85 of 1040	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	83 of 1046	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	55 of 1036	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	325 of 1099	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	353 of 1093	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	256 of 1101	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	343 of 1093	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies86%+16 vs state

Mathematics80%+6 vs state

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Science63%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

This school is definitely not a diverse school, almost 80% of the population here is hispanic. I feel that so much time is taken learning the lessons in both english and spanish that my english only speaking daughter isn't being challenged enough in her studies which allows her the opportunity to "slack off". Something should be done so that so much time isn't wasted during the school day. 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 World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 World History I 12th 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
Featherstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14805 Blackburn Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 491-1156	452	27	16.5	70.6%	17 (3.8%)	30 (6.6%)	363 (80.3%)	32 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	62.3	450^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.5%		69	365^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.1%	85				78.3	79.7	80.8			62.8		68.3	77.8	80.5						86.1	$15,919	$1,047	$14,871
Potomac View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14601 Lamar Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 491-1126	557	43	13.0	70.7%	43 (7.7%)	78 (14.0%)	370 (66.4%)	53 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	47.3	646^th of 1111 public elementary schools	41.9%		52.9	564^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.2%	82				71.9	80.0	67.9			65.9		53.7	75.0	68.3						81.1	$13,483	$971	$12,512
Mary G. Porter Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	15311 Forest Grove Drive	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 580-6501	679	41	16.5	37.1%	95 (14.0%)	310 (45.7%)	73 (10.8%)	150 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.4%)	91.2	30^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.3%		91.2	34^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.9%	4	547.0	≥ 50%	100.0	92.9	94.0	92.8	95.1	430.0	91.6	95.3	94.1	90.4	91.6	95.4	96.5	97.7		98.8	88.0	$11,053	$167	$10,886
Marumsco Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 Page St	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-3252	564	37	15.0	70.0%	21 (3.7%)	76 (13.5%)	432 (76.6%)	23 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	15.4	984^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.4%		20.8	921^st of 1110 public elementary schools	17.0%	63				59.1	58.0	52.0			45.5		48.9	63.2	57.3						54.6	$14,510	$890	$13,620
Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2200 York Dr	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-3220	601	39	15.2	69.9%	30 (5.0%)	120 (20.0%)	373 (62.1%)	52 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	29.4	851^st of 1111 public elementary schools	23.4%		15.1	981^st of 1110 public elementary schools	11.6%	130				65.0	69.4	72.0			62.2		44.8	58.9	67.5						58.9	$14,180	$864	$13,316
R. Dean Kilby Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 Horner Rd.	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-6677	613	43	14.1	71.8%	20 (3.3%)	109 (17.8%)	414 (67.5%)	50 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	25.3	890^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.9%		25.2	878^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.9%	12				70.7	59.3	65.5			49.4		58.0	59.3	65.1						47.2	$13,996	$777	$13,219
Leesylvania Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15800 Neabsco Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-8268	759	49	15.5	70.8%	135 (17.8%)	202 (26.6%)	227 (29.9%)	123 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (9.0%)	48.3	627^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.6%		48.1	625^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.7%	2				74.4	74.0	63.3			55.6		68.9	74.8	72.4						81.5	$13,168	$395	$12,773
Belmont Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Norwood Ln	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 494-4945	492	38	13.0	71.1%	42 (8.5%)	67 (13.6%)	311 (63.2%)	47 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.3%)	61.8	455^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.0%		60.4	471^st of 1110 public elementary schools	57.6%	16				77.5	87.0	81.1			70.8		72.2	78.0	65.7						81.0	$15,719	$874	$14,844
Fannie W. FitzGerald Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15500 Benita Fitzgerald Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 583-4195	829	56	14.6	71.3%	72 (8.7%)	398 (48.0%)	200 (24.1%)	100 (12.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.6%)	50.4	604^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.6%		52	575^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.2%	29				77.1	65.2	81.3			65.9		69.5	70.5	71.2				≥ 50%		68.9	$11,597	$577	$11,020
Dale City Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14450 Brook Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-2208	443	28	15.6	71.1%	35 (7.9%)	57 (12.9%)	301 (67.9%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	71.9	325^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.7%		74.9	290^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.9%	35				89.2	82.1	83.6			61.2		75.4	86.6	79.1						93.0	$16,563	$973	$15,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Featherstone Elementary

What schools do graduates of Featherstone Elementary attend?

Students who attend Featherstone Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rippon Middle
High : Freedom High

What is the racial makeup of Featherstone Elementary?

Students at Featherstone Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Featherstone Elementary a good school?

Featherstone Elementary ranks 450^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Featherstone Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

How many students attend Featherstone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Featherstone Elementary.

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