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Standards of Quality

In compliance with Virginia Code § 22.1-253.13:2, Virginia Department of Education's Standards of Quality:

Standard 2. Instructional, administrative, and support personnel.

C. Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, that are not greater than the following ratios: (i) 24 to one in kindergarten with no class being larger than 29 students; if the average daily membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher's aide shall be assigned to the class; (ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students; (iii) 25 to one in grades four through six with no class being larger than 35 students; and (iv) 24 to one in English classes in grades six through 12.

M. School boards shall, however, annually, on or before January 1, report to the public the actual pupil/teacher ratios in classrooms by school for the current school year. Such actual ratios shall include only the teachers who teach the grade and class on a full-time basis and shall exclude resource personnel. School boards shall report elementary school pupil/teacher ratios that include resource teachers in the same annual report. Any classes funded through the voluntary kindergarten through third grade class size reduction program shall be identified as such classes. Any classes having waivers to exceed the requirements of this subsection shall also be identified. Schools shall be identified; however, the data shall be compiled in a manner to ensure the confidentiality of all teacher and pupil identities.

This year's Standards of Quality Pupil/Teacher Ratios can be accessed in the sections below:

Elementary School

Ratio of Students Enrolled 1 Teacher as of December 1, 2025

Ratio of Students Enrolled 1 Teacher as of December 1, 2025
Schools Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade KG - Fifth Grade
K-3 Grant School Schools Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource Excluding Resource Including Resource
  Alvey ES 23 16 19 13 26 18 22 16 24 19 23 18 23 17
* Antietam ES 20 13 22 14 17 12 20 13 27 17 25 17 22 14
  Ashland ES 29 18 22 15 25 17 23 17 28 21 25 19 25 18
* Bel Air ES 16 9 15 9 18 11 15 9 19 11 19 11 17 10
* Belmont ES 20 12 21 11 20 12 19 12 23 14 25 15 21 13
  Bennett ES 21 14 24 17 21 15 21 15 23 16 23 16 22 15
  Bristow Run ES 23 17 22 16 28 19 20 15 26 19 27 20 24 17
  Buckland Mills ES 23 13 25 16 25 17 32 21 23 16 23 17 25 17
  Cedar Point ES 21 14 26 18 22 15 23 16 21 15 26 19 23 16
* Chris Yung ES 23 15 20 13 22 14 19 14 25 17 22 14 22 14
* Coles ES 21 11 19 12 23 15 18 13 20 13 21 13 20 13
* Covington-Harper ES 20 15 22 17 23 17 23 17 28 20 23 17 23 17
* Dale City ES 19 11 17 10 21 12 16 10 22 12 22 13 19 11
* Dumfries ES 17 10 18 10 22 13 18 12 19 12 20 13 19 12
* Ellis ES 22 11 18 9 16 9 21 11 19 10 18 9 19 10
* Enterprise ES 16 9 17 9 19 11 20 11 23 13 24 13 20 11
* Featherstone ES 22 11 14 8 21 10 20 10 24 12 25 13 20 11
* Fitzgerald ES 21 15 21 14 19 13 23 16 21 15 24 16 21 15
  Glenkirk ES 19 13 21 14 25 17 25 17 23 17 23 17 22 16
  Gravely ES 23 16 26 19 27 20 24 19 23 18 27 20 25 19
  Haymarket ES 26 18 23 17 24 19 26 20 25 20 24 18 25 19
  Henderson ES 21 15 23 16 24 16 24 17 23 17 24 17 23 16
* Innovation ES 22 13 17 10 19 11 20 13 21 12 20 12 20 12
* Jenkins ES 19 12 19 12 18 12 17 11 21 13 23 14 19 12
* Kerrydale ES 23 12 16 9 21 11 16 10 24 13 19 10 19 11
* Kilby ES 21 10 20 11 19 12 20 11 21 12 21 12 20 11
* King ES 17 12 20 12 24 14 23 14 20 13 24 15 21 13
* Lake Ridge ES 20 13 20 13 20 14 23 15 20 14 25 16 21 14
* Leesylvania ES 20 13 23 15 20 13 23 15 23 15 23 15 22 14
* Loch Lomond ES 21 10 19 10 17 9 18 10 24 12 22 11 20 10
  Marshall ES 26 17 21 15 24 17 23 18 27 20 23 18 24 17
* Marumsco Hills ES 19 11 21 10 19 11 17 11 21 12 25 12 20 11
* McAuliffe ES 15 10 20 13 20 13 14 9 22 15 19 13 18 12
* Minnieville ES 18 11 20 12 18 10 19 13 25 15 23 14 20 12
* Montclair ES 22 15 22 15 23 15 20 14 25 17 29 19 23 16
  Mountain View ES 28 17 18 12 28 17 22 16 27 19 24 17 24 16
* Mullen ES 21 11 18 10 19 11 19 11 24 13 20 10 20 11
* Neabsco ES 21 12 19 10 19 12 20 12 23 13 23 13 21 12
  The Nokesville School 20 14 24 15 24 16 26 18 25 17 24 17 24 16
* Occoquan ES 21 12 22 13 23 14 19 12 25 15 22 13 22 13
  Old Bridge ES 21 13 21 13 27 18 21 14 21 15 23 15 22 15
* Pattie ES 18 13 22 16 21 15 23 16 23 16 22 16 21 15
  Penn ES 23 17 21 15 23 16 25 18 24 18 26 19 24 17
  Pennington Traditional     25 15 26 15 28 16 28 16 28 16 27 16
  Piney Branch ES 21 15 21 16 22 16 25 19 22 17 23 18 22 17
  Porter Traditional     26 16 27 16 28 17 28 17 28 17 27 17
* Potomac View ES 22 11 15 8 17 10 18 11 29 14 20 11 19 11
* River Oaks ES 21 13 22 14 18 11 21 14 20 13 29 17 22 14
* Rockledge ES 21 12 18 12 17 11 23 15 27 16 22 13 21 13
* Rosa Parks ES 23 12 18 11 19 13 21 13 22 14 25 15 21 13
  Signal Hill ES 24 16 25 17 21 14 25 17 25 17 27 19 25 17
* Sinclair ES 18 12 18 12 18 11 20 13 25 14 25 14 20 13
* Springwoods ES 22 14 22 15 21 15 23 16 24 17 28 19 23 16
* Sudley ES 16 9 17 11 16 10 21 13 22 14 25 14 19 12
* Swans Creek ES 21 13 25 15 20 12 20 12 26 16 25 15 23 14
  T. Clay Wood ES 22 15 23 15 21 15 24 17 27 20 24 18 23 17
* Triangle ES 22 13 18 12 20 14 20 13 26 16 23 14 21 14
  Tyler ES 20 12 24 15 22 14 25 15 24 15 23 14 23 14
* Vaughan ES 21 11 17 9 18 11 19 11 23 13 19 10 20 11
  Victory ES 19 13 25 18 23 17 19 14 22 17 24 17 22 16
* West Gate ES 15 9 15 9 19 11 16 9 25 13 24 13 18 10
  Westridge ES 23 15 23 15 20 14 22 15 20 15 23 17 22 15
* Williams ES 23 14 22 13 21 13 22 14 27 16 27 17 23 14
* Wilson ES 21 13 22 14 22 14 23 15 26 17 22 15 23 15
* Yorkshire ES 20 1 16 1 19 1 17 1 25 1 24 1 20 1

*Schools participating in the K-3 Primary Class Size Reduction Program.

Standard 2 of the Standards of Quality, in § 22.1-253.13:2(C) of the Code of Virginia, says: “Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, that are not greater than the following ratios: (i) 24 to one in kindergarten with no class being larger than 29 students; if the average daily membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher's aide shall be assigned to the class; (ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students; (iii) 25 to one in grades four through six with no class being larger than 35 students.

Middle and High School

Ratio of Students Enrolled 1 Teacher as of December 1, 2025

Ratio of Students Enrolled 1 Teacher as of December 1, 2025
Type Secondary Schools Student Count Teacher FTE Ratio
CS NOKESVILLE K-8 464 35.0 13.3
CS PENNINGTON TRADITIONAL 250 24.3 10.3
CS PORTER TRADITIONAL 260 22.1 11.8
HS BATTLEFIELD HIGH 1989 111.9 17.8
HS BRENTSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH 840 51.8 16.2
HS CHARLES J COLGAN HIGH 2912 154.2 18.9
HS FOREST PARK HIGH 2251 124.6 18.1
HS FREEDOM HIGH 2120 135.4 15.7
HS GAINESVILLE HIGH 2571 143.0 18.0
HS GAR-FIELD HIGH 2351 141.1 16.7
HS HYLTON HIGH 1661 101.4 16.4
HS OSBOURN PARK HIGH 2498 149.4 16.7
HS PATRIOT HIGH 1940 105.2 18.4
HS POTOMAC HIGH 2110 121.8 17.3
HS UNITY REED HIGH 1800 128.0 14.1
HS WOODBRIDGE HIGH 2863

159.4

 18.0
MS BENTON MIDDLE 1373 78.0 17.6
MS BEVILLE MIDDLE 1185 78.0 15.2
MS BULL RUN MIDDLE 1121 66.3 16.9
MS FRED LYNN MIDDLE 968 68.0 14.2
MS GAINESVILLE MIDDLE 1360 78.2 17.4
MS GEORGE M HAMPTON MIDDLE 904 65.0 13.9
MS GRAHAM PARK MIDDLE 699 50.0 14.0
MS LAKE RIDGE MIDDLE 1530 85.3 17.9
MS MARSTELLER MIDDLE 1154 64.2 18.0
MS PARKSIDE MIDDLE 1341 83.1 16.1
MS POTOMAC MIDDLE 973 63.0 15.4
MS POTOMAC SHORES MIDDLE 1309 73.4 17.8
MS RIPPON MIDDLE 1162 72.5 16.0
MS RONALD REAGAN MIDDLE 1363 75.4 18.1
MS SAUNDERS MIDDLE 1219 67.2 18.1
MS UNITY BRAXTON MIDDLE 1055 73.8 14.3
MS WOODBRIDGE MIDDLE 896 60.6 14.8

Standard 2 of the Standards of Quality, in § 22.1-253.13:2(C) of the Code of Virginia, says, "Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians . . . in a manner that produces schoolwide ratios of students in average daily memberships to full-time equivalent teaching positions of 21 to one in middle schools and high schools."