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Ashland Elementary

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Ashland Elementary ranks 168 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ashland Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Manassas, VA, serving 738 students as part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school is a strong academic standout in its area, ranking 168th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (85th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–2026. Only about 20% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a much lower rate than many nearby elementary schools, and Ashland has consistently landed in the top 15–20% of Virginia schools over the past decade.

Academically, Ashland substantially outperforms district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 96.0% (district: 79.5%), and 5th grade reading reached 94.6% (district: 77.0%). One of the school’s most impressive results is its English Learner program — Ashland ranked 2nd out of 315 Virginia elementary schools serving ELL students, a 99th-percentile performance. The school also posts strong outcomes for African American, Hispanic, and military-connected students. Chronic absenteeism is low at 7.9%, well below the district’s 13.8% and the state’s 14.8%, which likely contributes to the school’s positive learning environment.

Ashland ranks second among its immediate cluster of nearby schools, behind only John F. Pattie Senior Elementary (99th statewide). Notably, Pattie serves a much higher share of students in poverty (74.4% free/reduced lunch) yet still beats Ashland in several 4th-grade subjects — a reminder that demographics alone don’t determine outcomes. Ashland also outperforms several higher-spending neighbors, including Enterprise Elementary ($14,930 per student) and Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary ($14,990), while spending a comparatively efficient $9,778 per student. The school’s 4th grade Virginia Studies scores (75.2%) dipped below the district average in 2025–2026, and its statewide rank softened from 107th in 2023–2024 to 168th — both worth monitoring. Overall, Ashland offers a strong, well-rounded education with exceptional support for English learners and reliably high attendance.

738

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,386

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

15300 Bowmans Folly Dr.
Manassas, VA 20112

(703) 583-8774

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Ashland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Graham Park Middle
High:	Forest Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Prince William County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

168^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	82.2	168 of 1111	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	121 of 1110	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	107 of 1114	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	112 of 1114	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	206 of 1109	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	95 of 1103	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	102 of 1105	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	101 of 1097	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	50 of 1099	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	82.1	120 of 1096	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.9	103 of 1100	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	74.0	235 of 1110	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.8	188 of 1120	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	287 of 1117	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	246 of 1117	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	422 of 1113	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.9	300 of 1082	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	315 of 1081	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	244 of 1083	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.2	81 of 1071	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	86.2	43 of 1062	96.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	62 of 591	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	63 of 579	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	28 of 588	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	52 of 579	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	63 of 246	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	124 of 249	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	79 of 238	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	42 of 230	81.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	103 of 420	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	122 of 355	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	185 of 324	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	2 of 315	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.0	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	169 of 1100	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	135 of 1096	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	95 of 1098	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	107 of 1100	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	83 of 619	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	49 of 606	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	42 of 580	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	25 of 564	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	343 of 1040	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	255 of 1046	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	249 of 1036	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	166 of 1099	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	127 of 1093	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	137 of 1101	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	142 of 1093	87.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	30 of 206	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	17 of 192	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	18 of 195	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	38 of 182	79.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	124 of 306	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.2	66 of 271	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	117 of 247	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	85 of 245	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	182 of 974	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	82 of 973	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	82 of 979	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	99 of 984	89.9%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)75th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading90%+19 vs state

Mathematics88%+15 vs state

Science84%+15 vs state

VA Studies75%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, August 26, 2021

The teachers, students and parents of Ashland are great! The principal is the absolute worst!!!! One day, the truth about Jacks will get out. He is not a person of character! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 26, 2017

I currently have 2 kids that attend ashland. The principal is fun, energetic and the kids all adore him. The teachers are wonderful and my kids are both thriving. We love the sense of community and have made many lifelong friendships! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I was a student at Ashland Elementary who attended there for 4th and 5th grade. I have learning disabilities (manly in math) which had landed me in the special ed program along with an IEP. I would be sent down to the special ed classroom when my regular class would start to do math. The Special Ed teacher told us at the beginning of the year that we would go back and review 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade math so we would be "caught up" with the regular kids.
I also had a different special ed teacher come into the regular classroom and help us during the reading and writing portion of class. That lady never let me do anything on my own. She spelled all words without me asking how to, she made all my stories shaped the way she liked it, she basically controlled me. She treated me like I had no control over my actions and that I could not function like a normal human being. (as in, grabbing my hand so I wouldn't bite my nails, taking me into the bathroom and telling me I smelt bad and made me wash myself ((she told me this the first day I met her)), she told the class that I was special and different from all them (which caused more bulling then I already received for having learning disabilities and being in special ed) she also put me in some type of anger counseling during lunch (I'm not really sure what the exact name for it was) for being disrespectful to her. Yes, I will admit, I was. Probably because she treated me like I was brain dead and had no idea how to do anything. This went on for 2 years.
I am a student now attending Forest Park High School and let me just tell you, they did not catch me up. I struggled all through middle school (Benton) because they never taught me the things they learned in 4th and 5th grade. All they did was teach us material from the earlier grades. I had no idea what they were talking all 3 years. Plus they placed me in a regular class, but either way, I would of still had trouble since it was the same in the special ed classes. I feel as if the Special education system is way too different then the ones in middle school which causes you to have a lot of problems adjusting to all of the changes, not only within ourselves (puberty), but with having to switch classes, be on time, find your way around a huge school, and for kids like me, be suddenly exposed to something and expect to just automatically get it.
With also having a learning disability, being bullied, being sectioned out, being treated differently, not learning proper material, no one listening to me because they all thought I made it up, has resulted in me having very poor grades and failing every math sol since I went to Ashland. If you have a child in special ed, please, I'm begging you, don't let them go here. I am now in therapy and developed depression and severe anxiety because of the horrible experiences I had there. I am 16 years old, and in the 10th grade. I am not writing this for pity, or to just make Ashland look bad because I didn't like it, I'm writing this because no child should ever have to go through what I went through. It has emotional scared me for life, and I don't want anyone to come home crying every night like I did for years because of this.
Thanks for reading. Close Quote

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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
Ashland Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15300 Bowmans Folly Dr.	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 583-8774	738	44	16.9	20.1%	298 (40.4%)	162 (22.0%)	109 (14.8%)	92 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.4%)	82.2	168^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.9%		85.1	121^st of 1110 public elementary schools	89.1%	47	96.0	80.7	88.5	83.9	87.3	87.8	94.6	75.2	$11,386	$105	$11,281
Kyle R. Wilson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5710 Liberty Hill Court	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 589-4327	875	54	16.3	71.4%	194 (22.2%)	153 (17.5%)	345 (39.4%)	123 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.7%)	53.7	572^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	48.5%		61.7	457^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.8%	115	67.1	72.5	73.9	75.4	64.8	73.9	77.4	79.3	$10,900	$112	$10,789
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	$12,858	$158	$12,700
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	13540 Princedale Dr	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 680-7270	379	27	13.9	69.9%	60 (15.8%)	56 (14.8%)	202 (53.3%)	40 (10.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	65.2	411^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.0%		68.8	369^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%	42	87.0	85.9	75.4	78.7	74.5	68.6	80.3	73.6	$16,892	$597	$16,295
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13446 Princedale Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 580-9665	547	37	14.8	70.4%	88 (16.1%)	103 (18.8%)	242 (44.2%)	81 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	59.2	489^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.0%		47.7	631^st of 1110 public elementary schools	43.2%	142	80.5	74.7	80.0	69.0	74.7	76.1	77.8	63.5	$12,416	$175	$12,240
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	$16,161	$1,621	$14,540
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	$10,657	$102	$10,555
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	$8,996	$84	$8,912
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	$12,370	$688	$11,681
Coles Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7405 Hoadly Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 791-3141	431	28	15.5	72.6%	179 (41.5%)	12 (2.8%)	201 (46.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	72.1	318^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.4%		73	310^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.1%	8	78.2	88.7	87.1	75.7	74.0	82.0	80.0	81.8	$14,255	$499	$13,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ashland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ashland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Graham Park Middle
High : Forest Park High

What district is Ashland Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Ashland Elementary?

Students at Ashland Elementary are 40% White, 22% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ashland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Ashland Elementary.

Is Ashland Elementary a good school?

Ashland Elementary ranks 168^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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