Best Public Schools in Dahlgren, VA

Summary:

The city of Dahlgren, Virginia is home to a single public school, Potomac Elementary, which serves students in grades K-5. Potomac Elementary is part of the King George County Public Schools district, which is ranked 69 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Potomac Elementary appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within the district, with test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading generally above the district and state averages, particularly in 5th grade. The school's 4th-grade VA Studies proficiency rate is also significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 305 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 566 out of 1,114 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating), suggesting some inconsistency in its performance.

With a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 and per-student spending of $7,944, Potomac Elementary serves a population with a moderate level of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the 29.64% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school in terms of supporting student needs and leveraging community resources to ensure a consistently high-quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Potomac Elementary	Public	K-5	16495 15th Street	Dahlgren	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 663-3322	546	36	15.1	35.5%	347 (63.6%)	72 (13.2%)	42 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.8%)	54.4	566^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.2%		72.4	305^th of 1114 public elementary schools	72.6%	261	71.8	68.3	72.3	67.0	65.5	76.9	75.3	71.0	$7,944	$371	$7,573

Cities Near Dahlgren

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colonial Beach	6.4 mi	3	207^th
King George	8.9 mi	4	235^th
Stafford	20.27 mi	24	226^th
Montross	20.72 mi	2	220^th
Dumfries	20.89 mi	10	167^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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