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George P. Mullen Elementary

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George P. Mullen Elementary ranks 785 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

George P. Mullen Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 667 students in the Prince William County Public Schools district, where roughly 7 in 10 students come from low-income households. The school's state ranking has improved for five straight years — climbing from the 16th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 29th percentile in 2025–2026 — but it still sits well below the Virginia average. Mullen's biggest academic weakness is reading, with proficiency rates roughly 15 points behind district averages in grades 3 and 4. Math scores are closer to average but still trail the district, while 4th-grade Virginia Studies stands out as a clear bright spot at 80% proficiency, above both district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen dramatically, from 27.1% in 2022–2023 to 11.4% — now below the district average.

The school is surrounded by very different outcomes despite similar demographics. Victory Elementary, just 2.4 miles away, serves nearly the same percentage of low-income students yet ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide and posted math and reading scores roughly 15–25 points higher. Other nearby schools like C.A. Sinclair Elementary, Chris Yung Elementary, and Innovation Elementary also outperform Mullen with similar poverty rates. This gap suggests Mullen's challenges are not simply a product of its student population. Notably, the school's low-income students have improved dramatically, jumping from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 50th percentile in 2025–2026 — a sign that recent strategies are working for the school's highest-need families.

Mullen's spending and class sizes are not limiting factors. The school spent $12,775 per student in 2023–2024 and had a 13.9 student-teacher ratio, compared with Victory Elementary's $10,517 and 16.7 ratio. The highest-performing nearby school, Pennington Traditional, ranked in the 96th percentile with higher class sizes and lower per-student spending, though it serves a very different population. For parents considering Mullen, the picture is of a school that is genuinely improving — attendance is up, low-income outcomes have risen sharply, and there are clear strengths like Virginia Studies — but reading in the early grades remains the critical area needing attention. The existence of similar-demographic schools achieving far stronger results nearby shows that significantly better outcomes are possible for Mullen's students.

667

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,725

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8000 Rodes Dr
Manassas, VA 20109

(703) 330-0427

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend George P. Mullen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Unity Reed High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

15.1%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2018 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (65% vs 72% meeting standards)

!English Reading scores 12 pts below the Virginia average

!Near the bottom of Prince William County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

785^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^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	35.2	785 of 1111	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	850 of 1110	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	918 of 1114	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	937 of 1114	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	949 of 1109	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	909 of 1103	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	963 of 1105	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	976 of 1097	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	929 of 1099	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.7	562 of 1096	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.5	443 of 1100	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.6	226 of 1110	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	208 of 1120	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	45.8	689 of 1117	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.2	917 of 1117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	806 of 1113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	819 of 1082	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.7	800 of 1081	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	1016 of 1083	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	793 of 1071	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.5	706 of 1062	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	251 of 591	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.3	104 of 579	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	73 of 588	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	112 of 579	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	148 of 246	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.3	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	196 of 315	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	195 of 306	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	247 of 300	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	816 of 1100	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	765 of 1096	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	892 of 1098	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	936 of 1100	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	405 of 619	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	409 of 606	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	459 of 580	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	483 of 564	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	523 of 1040	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	730 of 1046	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	807 of 1036	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	757 of 1099	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	882 of 1093	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	888 of 1101	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	901 of 1093	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	715 of 974	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	769 of 973	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	842 of 979	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	801 of 984	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies80%+9 vs state

Mathematics67%-6 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

English Reading60%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$13,725	$618	$13,106
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	$14,879	$194	$14,684
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	$13,970	$818	$13,152
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	$16,215	$549	$15,666
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	$16,351	$1,098	$15,253
Chris Yung Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12612 Fog Light Way	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 598-3500	719	45	15.9	70.8%	201 (28.0%)	130 (18.1%)	231 (32.1%)	98 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.9%)	47.8	638^th of 1111 public elementary schools	42.6%		57.7	509^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.1%	129	81.5	62.9	71.4	63.4	72.0	70.4	73.4	66.9	$12,415	$137	$12,279
Victory Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12001 Tygart Lake Drive	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 257-0356	661	39	16.7	69.7%	249 (37.7%)	107 (16.2%)	143 (21.6%)	94 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	63 (9.5%)	73.9	295^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.4%		80.4	209^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.2%	86	91.3	79.1	83.0	75.0	78.8	83.0	81.0	82.1	$11,292	$235	$11,057
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	$13,370	$646	$12,724
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	$14,091	$758	$13,333
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	$15,917	$816	$15,101

Frequently Asked Questions about George P. Mullen Elementary

Is George P. Mullen Elementary a good school?

George P. Mullen Elementary ranks 785^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George P. Mullen Elementary?

Students at George P. Mullen Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 15% African American, 15% Asian, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of George P. Mullen Elementary attend?

Students who attend George P. Mullen Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Unity Reed High

What district is George P. Mullen Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

How many students attend George P. Mullen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended George P. Mullen Elementary.

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