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Bennett Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
367th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 67% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Bennett Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Manassas, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 742 students. The school is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading were significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 5th-grade students outperforming their peers by over 10 percentage points in several subjects. The school's performance has been relatively stable over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the top 30% and top 50% of Virginia elementary schools. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.9% in the 2020-2021 school year to 19.3% in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Bennett Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Manassas City Public Schools district, Pennington Traditional, a magnet school within the Prince William County Public Schools district, consistently outperforms Bennett Elementary across various academic measures and has a higher statewide ranking. Additionally, Bennett Elementary has a relatively high proportion of military-connected students and has consistently ranked in the top quartile or top half of Virginia elementary schools for this student subgroup.

746
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,239
Per pupil spending ?
37%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8800 Old Dominion Dr
       Manassas, VA  20110

(703) 361-8261

District: Prince William County Public Schools


Students who attend Bennett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Parkside Middle
High:    Osbourn Park High
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.4%
Hispanic:
26.8%
Asian:
11.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 71% meeting standards)
Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school79%
District avg76%
Virginia avg71%
367th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 23% (2015) to top 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
28th of 65Elementary Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools
42nd of 129Prince 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202568.9367 of 111066.9%★★★☆☆
202472.5317 of 111471.5%★★★★☆
202368.8356 of 111468.0%★★★☆☆
202267.2386 of 110965.2%★★★☆☆
202170.7330 of 110370.1%★★★★☆
201951.9603 of 110545.4%★★☆☆☆
201857.0525 of 109752.1%★★★☆☆
201772.4266 of 109975.8%★★★★☆
201676.8195 of 109682.2%★★★★☆
201573.0252 of 110077.1%★★★★☆
201474.0236 of 111078.7%★★★★☆
201368.1340 of 112069.6%★★★☆☆
201265.1355 of 111768.2%★★★☆☆
201168.7299 of 111773.2%★★★★☆
201069.4284 of 111374.5%★★★★☆
200971.4260 of 108276.0%★★★★☆
200870.7262 of 108175.8%★★★★☆
200772.5228 of 108378.9%★★★★☆
200677.2161 of 107185.0%★★★★☆
200583.679 of 106292.6%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202483.659 of 58890.0%★★★★★
202374.3116 of 57980.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202531.6194 of 24922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5202 of 23815.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202443.9257 of 35527.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2263 of 32418.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202576.861 of 32681.3%★★★★☆
202467.488 of 30671.2%★★★★☆
202356.3128 of 30057.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202569.5338 of 109669.2%★★★☆☆
202469.2347 of 109868.4%★★★☆☆
202367.6353 of 110067.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202568.1182 of 60670.0%★★★★☆
202465.2191 of 58067.1%★★★☆☆
202354.7282 of 56450.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202563.2358 of 104665.8%★★★☆☆
202462.7384 of 103662.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202565.5391 of 109364.2%★★★☆☆
202472.4296 of 110173.1%★★★★☆
202366.8364 of 109366.7%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202576.029 of 19284.9%★★★★☆
202459.686 of 19555.9%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202459.3111 of 24755.1%★★★☆☆
202367.287 of 24564.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202553.4506 of 97348.0%★★☆☆☆
202462.7381 of 97961.1%★★★☆☆
202363.1369 of 98462.5%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2024)90th percentile+18 vs school
Military Connected (2025)85th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)69th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school
Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile-16 vs school
White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2024)28th percentile-44 vs school
Asian (2025)22nd percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Science86%+17 vs state
English Reading80%+10 vs state
Mathematics78%+6 vs state
VA Studies69%~ state avg

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Students at Bennett Elementary are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Bennett Elementary.

Students who attend Bennett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkside Middle
High : Osbourn Park High

Bennett Elementary ranks 367th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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