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Piney Branch Elementary

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Piney Branch Elementary ranks 201 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Piney Branch Elementary is a high-performing public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Bristow, Virginia, with a total enrollment of 777 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.

Piney Branch Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 201 out of 1,110 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. Piney Branch Elementary consistently outperforms the Prince William County and Virginia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly high proficiency rates in math, science, and reading.

While Piney Branch Elementary has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, the school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby T. Clay Wood Elementary, Haymarket Elementary, and Bristow Run Elementary schools. Piney Branch's academic excellence and equitable educational opportunities make it a standout school in the Prince William County district.

760

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,189

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8301 Linton Hall Road
Bristow, VA 20136

(571) 261-5300

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Students who attend Piney Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Gainesville Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Asian:

19.6%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

201^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools

42^nd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	201 of 1110	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	152 of 1114	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	157 of 1114	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	209 of 1109	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	380 of 1103	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	424 of 1105	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	360 of 1097	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	390 of 1099	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	455 of 1096	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.2	216 of 1100	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	239 of 1110	78.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	81.7	70 of 588	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	106 of 579	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	90 of 249	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	33 of 238	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	88 of 230	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	69.9	80 of 355	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	215 of 324	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	110 of 326	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	69 of 306	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	194 of 1096	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	191 of 1098	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	220 of 1100	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	263 of 606	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	100 of 580	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	48 of 564	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	307 of 1046	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	329 of 1036	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	224 of 1093	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	148 of 1101	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	108 of 1093	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	63 of 271	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	73 of 247	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	107 of 245	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	277 of 973	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	271 of 979	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	172 of 984	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)77th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+14 vs state

Science84%+15 vs state

English Reading84%+13 vs state

VA Studies82%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Piney Branch Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8301 Linton Hall Road	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 261-5300	760	43	17.5	21.4%	364 (47.9%)	56 (7.4%)	113 (14.9%)	149 (19.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (9.6%)	80.8	201^st of 1110 public elementary schools	81.9%		83	152^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	86.4%	49	88.1	85.5	84.9	84.1	76.9	87.6	87.1	82.5	$10,189	$145	$10,043
Bristow Run Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8990 Worthington Dr	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-7741	562	34	16.5	28.6%	254 (45.2%)	53 (9.4%)	108 (19.2%)	95 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.1%)	78.5	242^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	78.2%		82.6	164^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.3%	78	79.4	86.3	89.0	84.4	80.2	83.0	80.6	85.2	$11,723	$186	$11,537
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%)	57.7	509^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.1%		54	572^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	48.7%	63	71.1	68.8	83.6	81.3	64.6	70.3	80.2	69.6	$10,443	$181	$10,262
Glenkirk Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8584 Sedge Wren Drive	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 753-1702	554	31	17.6	18.2%	266 (48.0%)	44 (7.9%)	49 (8.8%)	129 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.9%)	90.5	42^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	96.2%		89.7	52^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	95.3%	10	94.4	94.9	93.3	86.7	92.0	92.9	88.6	92.9	$11,875	$205	$11,670
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%)	80.4	209^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.2%		75.4	274^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.4%	65	82.5	93.1	84.0	81.9	75.7	88.0	81.9	95.5	$10,517	$376	$10,141
George G. Tyler Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14500 John Marshall Hwy	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 754-7181	490	26	18.5	70.4%	198 (40.4%)	60 (12.2%)	88 (18.0%)	102 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	72.2	324^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.1	322^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	71.1%	2	80.0	91.2	73.9	72.7	79.7	92.5	76.4	85.5	$11,762	$381	$11,381
Buckland Mills Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10511 Wharfdale Place	Gainesville	20155	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 530-1560	735	41	17.7	30.2%	250 (34.0%)	111 (15.1%)	94 (12.8%)	216 (29.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.2%)	77	265^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.1%		78.9	230^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.4%	35	88.0	84.1	76.8	79.7	80.7	85.3	81.2	84.6	$10,240	$159	$10,081
Cedar Point Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12601 Braemar Parkway	Bristow	20136	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 365-0963	510	34	14.9	23.5%	265 (52.0%)	40 (7.8%)	89 (17.5%)	73 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (7.8%)	82.8	167^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.9	105^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.6%	62	84.8	90.5	90.4	80.8	81.0	86.2	88.5	84.0	$12,272	$200	$12,072
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%)	28	850^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.4%		23	918^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.6%	68	64.1	64.8	60.8	56.8	53.8	66.3	56.3	74.0	$12,775	$753	$12,022
T. Clay Wood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10600 Kettle Run Road	Nokesville	20109	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 594-3990	754	38	19.6	21.6%	384 (50.9%)	81 (10.7%)	135 (17.9%)	80 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.7%)	84.7	129^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.4%		86.8	93^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	91.7%	36	91.2	89.5	90.1	84.6	89.8	86.0	86.3	80.9	$10,442	$198	$10,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Piney Branch Elementary

How many students attend Piney Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Piney Branch Elementary.

Is Piney Branch Elementary a good school?

Piney Branch Elementary ranks 201^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Piney Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piney Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gainesville Middle

What district is Piney Branch Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Piney Branch Elementary?

Students at Piney Branch Elementary are 48% White, 20% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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