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Sonnie Penn Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
12980 Queen Chapel Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Phone
(703) 590-0344
District
Prince William County Public Schools
County
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
708
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.8% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Sonnie Penn Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
77%
68%
79%
66%
75%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
71%
83%
73%
81%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
78%
69%
78%
71%
78%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 10 1.4%
Kindergarten 118 16.7%
Grade 1 116 16.4%
Grade 2 115 16.2%
Grade 3 100 14.1%
Grade 4 129 18.2%
Grade 5 120 16.9%
Total 708 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.0% 28.6% 48.2%
Black 31.2% 20.7% 23.2%
Hispanic 21.5% 39.0% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 23.1% 11.3% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.6% 47.3% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 32.3% 43.2% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 4.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 475,446 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,586.4 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 151,209 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.7% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.9% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,265 $661,846,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $726 $66,096,000 5.0%
Staff $1,629 $148,433,000 11.3%
General Administration $120 $10,955,000 0.8%
School Administration $897 $81,724,000 6.2%
Operation $933 $84,975,000 6.5%
Transportation $547 $49,801,000 3.8%
Other $246 $22,454,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,098 $464,438,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,064 $188,067,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,427 $1,314,351,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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