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West Gate Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1063^rd

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of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

West Gate Elementary is a PK–5 school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 482 students as part of Prince William County Public Schools, an above-average district ranked in the 65th percentile statewide. The school currently ranks in the bottom 4% of Virginia elementary schools for the 2025–2026 school year, carrying a 0-star rating — a sharp decline from a decade ago, when it ranked in the 46th percentile.

West Gate Elementary's SOL proficiency rates are 25–35 percentage points below district averages in reading, math, and science, with only about 4 in 10 students scoring proficient on most tests. This is particularly striking because C.A. Sinclair Elementary, located less than a mile away, serves a similar percentage of students from low-income families (about 71% free/reduced lunch) yet posts proficiency rates 25–35 points higher in nearly every subject. West Gate also spends more per student ($14,639) and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (13.4) than most neighboring schools, including C.A. Sinclair Elementary, Yorkshire Elementary, and George P. Mullen Elementary — yet results are among the lowest in the region. Even Pennington Traditional, about 2 miles away, spends about 44% less per student and scores 40–50 points higher on state tests.

There are some bright spots worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 26.8% during the pandemic to 13.7%, now roughly in line with district and state averages, and some grades have posted strong results, such as 4th grade Virginia Studies (86.4% proficient). However, West Gate shows wide gaps between student groups — some groups perform significantly better than others — suggesting that targeted support for English learners, economically disadvantaged students, and male students could yield meaningful schoolwide gains. The decline has accelerated recently, dropping from the 23rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 4th percentile today. Given that nearby schools with similar demographics achieve much stronger outcomes, West Gate's current trajectory is not inevitable, but it will require urgent, focused intervention.

482

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,639

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8031 Urbanna Rd
Manassas, VA 20109

(703) 368-4404

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend West Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Braxton Middle
High:	Unity Reed High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

African American:

5.6%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (45% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

1,063^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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	5.4	1063 of 1111	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1057 of 1110	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	862 of 1114	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	897 of 1114	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	983 of 1109	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1040 of 1103	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	828 of 1105	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	910 of 1097	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.8	703 of 1099	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	594 of 1096	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.4	325 of 1100	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	43.5	698 of 1110	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.9	993 of 1120	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1036 of 1117	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	1062 of 1117	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	989 of 1113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	712 of 1082	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	778 of 1081	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	754 of 1083	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	649 of 1071	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.3	651 of 1062	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	281 of 315	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	292 of 326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	143 of 306	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	155 of 300	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1009 of 1100	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	1052 of 1096	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	832 of 1098	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	930 of 1100	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	588 of 619	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	556 of 606	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	420 of 580	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	440 of 564	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	897 of 1040	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	855 of 1046	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.2	444 of 1036	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	1069 of 1099	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1039 of 1093	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	904 of 1101	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	895 of 1093	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	265 of 979	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	297 of 984	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2024)73rd percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies53%-18 vs state

English Reading46%-26 vs state

Mathematics44%-29 vs state

Science39%-30 vs state

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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
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
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%)	53.9	571^st of 1111 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	487^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.1%	84				78.0	80.0	70.7				65.7		68.0	74.2	64.6					84.6	$12,569	$939	$11,630
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
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
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%)	48.1	629^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.4%		46.7	643^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	42.1%	14				72.4	75.6	77.1				50.6		67.6	81.1	63.0					73.8	$13,968	$583	$13,385
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
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
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%)	35.2	785^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.3%		28	850^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.4%	65				68.6	66.3	67.1				67.1		55.7	57.9	66.7					80.0	$12,775	$753	$12,022
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Gate Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Gate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unity Braxton Middle
High : Unity Reed High

How many students attend West Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended West Gate Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Gate Elementary?

Students at West Gate Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is West Gate Elementary a good school?

West Gate Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is West Gate Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

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