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Innovation Elementary

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Innovation Elementary ranks 629 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Innovation Elementary is a PK–5 school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 565 students in Prince William County Public Schools. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide, placing it below the district average. However, a closer look shows notable strengths: African American students rank in the top 7% of elementary schools statewide, and English Language Learners and low-income students also earn 4-star ratings. Chronic absenteeism is lower than both the district and state averages, and the school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and per-student spending of $13,968.

The most significant academic challenge is 5th grade. Science proficiency fell to 50.6% in 2025-2026, far below the district's 72.2%, and reading dropped to 63.0% versus the district's 77.0%. These declines are part of a three-year trend. By contrast, 4th grade reading and math are at or above district and state averages, suggesting that gains made in earlier grades may not carry through to 5th grade. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels show very different results: Victory Elementary, at 69.7% free/reduced lunch, ranks in the 73rd percentile with much higher 5th grade science and reading scores, while West Gate Elementary, at 71.8%, ranks near the bottom at the 4th percentile.

Innovation sits in a cluster of schools with comparable demographics but varied outcomes, and its own 43rd percentile is roughly the middle of that group. The school's strong results for African American students and other underserved groups indicate that certain strategies are working well. However, the sharp decline in Asian student performance from the 81st to 33rd percentile warrants attention, though small cohort sizes may play a role. The fact that Innovation spends more than some higher-performing neighbors, yet still lags in 5th grade, suggests that resources alone aren't the answer. Identifying why 5th grade reading and science are falling—and applying the successful approaches used for younger students and specific subgroups—could lift the school well above its current ranking.

565

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,968

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8250 Ashton Ave
Manassas, VA 20112

(703) 791-8381

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

African American:

14.2%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2025 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

629^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2025

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	48.1	629 of 1111	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	643 of 1110	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	44 of 591	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	38 of 579	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	165 of 246	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.8	47 of 249	81.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	124 of 326	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	671 of 1100	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	688 of 1096	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	335 of 619	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	340 of 606	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	309 of 1040	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	363 of 1046	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	585 of 1099	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	584 of 1093	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	324 of 974	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	495 of 973	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%~ state avg

VA Studies74%+3 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science51%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$13,968	$583	$13,385
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	$12,775	$753	$12,022
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	$12,569	$939	$11,630
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	$15,557	$1,070	$14,486
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	$14,639	$1,185	$13,454
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	$11,549	$857	$10,692
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	$12,553	$670	$11,883
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	$14,004	$1,220	$12,784
Pennington Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	9305 Stonewall Rd.	Manassas	20110	Manassas city	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 369-6644	651	37	17.4	31.8%	188 (28.9%)	146 (22.4%)	103 (15.8%)	173 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	89.7	48^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.7	39^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.5%	9	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.8	90.5	94.0	94.2	94.1	93.8	89.2	96.3	83.1	92.9	95.2	96.4	97.6	98.8	100.0	91.7	$10,164	$182	$9,982
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	$10,517	$376	$10,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Innovation Elementary

What district is Innovation Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

How many students attend Innovation Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Innovation Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Innovation Elementary?

Students at Innovation Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 11% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Innovation Elementary a good school?

Innovation Elementary ranks 629^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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