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River Oaks Elementary

Q: Is River Oaks Elementary a good school?

River Oaks Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend River Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended River Oaks Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Elementary?

Students at River Oaks Elementary are 43% African American, 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of River Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Potomac Middle High : Potomac High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

River Oaks Elementary is a PK–5 school in Woodbridge, VA, serving 662 students as part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star state ranking, placing it 849th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (24th percentile) — the lowest among the 10 nearby elementary schools in its district cluster. It serves a high-poverty population, with 71.75% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, a figure nearly identical to most neighboring schools.

River Oaks trails the district and state by 8 to 21 percentage points in every SOL subject tested in 2025–2026. Fifth-grade science (51.4% proficient) and fifth-grade reading (58.7%) are the lowest among all nearby schools, while fourth-grade reading (64.9%) and Virginia Studies (61.2%) also lag significantly. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% is the highest in the cluster — more than double the rate at Dale City Elementary (7.6%) and John F. Pattie Senior Elementary (7.8%) — and well above the district average of 13.8%. Notably, neighboring schools with nearly identical poverty rates achieve far stronger results: John F. Pattie Senior ranks in the 91st percentile, and Minnieville Elementary and Dale City both rank in the 74th and 71st percentiles respectively, despite similar free/reduced lunch percentages. This suggests attendance and instructional effectiveness, rather than poverty alone, are driving the differences.

There are some encouraging signs. Third-grade math proficiency improved dramatically from 45.6% in 2022–2023 to 67.3% in 2025–2026, nearly meeting the state average, and the school's overall state rank ticked up from the 14th to the 24th percentile year over year. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9 and spends $10,823 per student. However, River Oaks has experienced a sharp decline from a mid-tier position (63rd percentile) in 2020–2022, and gains remain fragile. For parents, the most pressing issues to watch are attendance and the large gaps in upper-grade reading and science proficiency.

662

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,823

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14800 Darbydale Avenue
Woodbridge, VA 22193

(703) 441-0050

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend River Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Potomac Middle
High:	Potomac High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

Hispanic:

27.9%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

849^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	29.4	849 of 1111	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	958 of 1110	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	891 of 1114	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	762 of 1114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.0	409 of 1109	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	413 of 1103	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	597 of 1105	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	721 of 1097	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	670 of 1099	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	666 of 1096	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.7	921 of 1100	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.9	736 of 1110	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	657 of 1120	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	832 of 1117	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	925 of 1117	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	991 of 1113	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	949 of 1082	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	887 of 1081	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1012 of 1083	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	36.5	811 of 1071	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	995 of 1062	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	210 of 591	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.7	406 of 579	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	355 of 588	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	283 of 579	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	245 of 249	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	211 of 238	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	204 of 230	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	168 of 315	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	178 of 326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	112 of 306	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	146 of 300	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	844 of 1100	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	952 of 1096	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	893 of 1098	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	719 of 1100	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	473 of 619	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	455 of 606	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	348 of 580	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	343 of 564	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	655 of 1040	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	859 of 1046	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	681 of 1036	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	851 of 1099	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	922 of 1093	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	872 of 1101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	799 of 1093	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	967 of 973	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)64th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%-7 vs state

English Reading63%-8 vs state

VA Studies61%-9 vs state

Science51%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Biology (2026)	SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL World History I (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14800 Darbydale Avenue	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 441-0050	662	48	13.9	71.8%	56 (8.5%)	286 (43.2%)	185 (27.9%)	98 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	29.4	849^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.6%		17.4	958^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.7%	109	67.3	68.1	62.4			51.4	65.7	64.9	58.7				61.2	$10,823	$649	$10,174
A. Henderson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3799 Waterway Dr	Dumfries	22025	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-2885	815	50	16.4	33.7%	277 (34.0%)	139 (17.1%)	205 (25.2%)	111 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (9.8%)	74.3	288^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.1%		76.6	270^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.7%	18	80.3	80.1	74.5			81.9	84.0	82.0	87.2				84.9	$9,210	$151	$9,058
Neabsco Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3800 Cordell Ave	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-2147	635	46	13.9	70.9%	51 (8.0%)	115 (18.1%)	392 (61.7%)	57 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	57.5	512^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.9%		62.5	448^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.6%	64	66.0	79.6	80.6			72.5	61.2	78.6	81.3				76.8	$11,741	$912	$10,829
Montclair Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4920 Tallowwood Dr	Dumfries	22025	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 730-1072	588	37	15.7	70.6%	167 (28.4%)	129 (21.9%)	197 (33.5%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	67.4	382^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	65.6%		62.3	450^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.5%	68	81.6	86.2	67.2			73.3	76.0	85.2	75.7				86.6	$11,015	$230	$10,785
Bel Air Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14151 Ferndale Road	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-4050	391	25	15.7	70.6%	23 (5.9%)	35 (9.0%)	291 (74.4%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	35.8	777^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.1%		35	772^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	30.5%	5	67.2	68.8	58.6	< 50%		53.5	58.6	73.4	64.9	< 50%			74.2	$14,813	$1,069	$13,744
Minnieville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13639 Greenwood Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 670-6106	584	36	16.2	70.5%	76 (13.0%)	137 (23.5%)	277 (47.4%)	60 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	74	292^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	73.7%		64.2	433^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	61.0%	141	84.9	76.2	89.1		< 50%	85.9	78.4	77.3	79.1		< 50%		85.9	$12,193	$827	$11,366
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	$15,657	$1,374	$14,283
Enterprise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13900 Lindendale Rd	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 590-1558	414	30	13.7	70.5%	31 (7.5%)	53 (12.8%)	275 (66.4%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	35.7	778^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.0%		41.2	709^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.1%	69	60.0	65.3	75.0			65.0	58.5	60.6	72.5				61.4	$14,930	$1,937	$12,993
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	$10,481	$590	$9,890
John F. Pattie Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	16125 Dumfries Road	Dumfries	22025	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-3173	906	45	19.9	74.4%	251 (27.7%)	239 (26.4%)	225 (24.8%)	108 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (8.8%)	86.4	99^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.2	119^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.3%	20	92.5	89.6	88.4			85.5	80.8	92.2	87.0				94.3	$8,568	$253	$8,315

Frequently Asked Questions about River Oaks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Elementary?

Students at River Oaks Elementary are 43% African American, 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend River Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended River Oaks Elementary.

Is River Oaks Elementary a good school?

River Oaks Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of River Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Potomac Middle
High : Potomac High

What district is River Oaks Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

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