Weems Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Manassas, Virginia

Weems Elementary in Manassas, Virginia enrolled 556 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

566 students in 2022-23, 556 students in 2023-24, 556 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Weems Elementary by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235662023-245562024-25556
Students enrolled at Weems Elementary by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235662023-245562024-25556
Students enrolled at Weems Elementary by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235662023-245562024-25556
Students enrolled at Weems Elementary by school year2022-23: 566, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 55602004006002022-235662023-245562024-25556
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356637.015.3
2023-2455637.015.0
2024-2555637.015.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Weems Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWeems Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Weems Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWeems Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Weems Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWeems Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Weems Elementary 15.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWeems Elementary 15.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 291 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Weems Elementary enrolled 582 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 291 of the 582 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent27.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.8% of students were Hispanic, 9.9% White, 6.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic78.8%
  2. White9.9%
  3. Black6.5%
  4. Asian2.5%
  5. Two or more races2.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Weems Elementary scored proficient or above: 44% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math44%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Manassas

18 public elementary schools in Manassas report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Yorkshire Elementary85115.470.5%
Signal Hill Elementary80717.569.8%
Bennett Elementary74615.531.6%
Ashland Elementary73816.916.5%
George P. Mullen Elementary66713.969.7%
Pennington Traditional65117.424.7%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary64217.221.2%
C.A. Sinclair Elementary63614.770.6%

All public schools in Manassas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Weems Elementary

  1. Baldwin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 631 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Pennington TraditionalThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 651 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Weems Elementary with Baldwin ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Manassas City Public Schools spends per student$16,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,832
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaWeems Elementary is the number 445 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#445 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Weems Elementary

  1. How many students attend Weems Elementary?
    556 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 566 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manassas, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Weems Elementary?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Weems Elementary a Title I school?
    Weems Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Weems Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Weems Elementary scored proficient or above: 44% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Weems Elementary in?
    Manassas City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510236000979 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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