Jennie Dean Elementary

Summary:

Jennie Dean Elementary is a public elementary school in Manassas, Virginia, serving 589 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Manassas City Public Schools district, which is ranked 122 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jennie Dean Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 75.89% Hispanic, significantly higher than the surrounding schools and the state average. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and lower-than-average performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.7% to 81.22%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,039 to $12,631, the academic performance of the school does not reflect this level of investment.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Weems Elementary, George Carr Round Elementary, and Baldwin Elementary, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance to Jennie Dean Elementary. However, some schools in the adjacent Prince William County Public Schools district, such as Signal Hill, Loch Lomond, Suella G. Ellis, and Pennington Traditional, consistently outperform Jennie Dean Elementary and the Manassas City district on academic measures, despite serving a more diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 9601 Prince William St
       Manassas, VA  20110-4195


(571) 377-6300

District: Manassas City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
988th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,631 Help


Students who attend Jennie Dean Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Grace E. Metz Middle
    Mayfield Intermediate
High:    Osbourn High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  589

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.9%
White:
10.2%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jennie Dean Elementary ranks worse than 88.7% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Manassas City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.97. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Jennie Dean Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Manassas City Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jennie Dean Elementary is $12,631. 2 elementary schools in the Manassas City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jennie Dean Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jennie Dean Elementary 988th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Jennie Dean Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Manassas City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Manassas City Public Schools 122nd of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jennie Dean Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 36.08 791st 1062 25.5%
2006 34.89 838th 1071 21.8%
2007 2.14 1077th 1083 0.6%
2008 1.83 1076th 1081 0.5%
2009 13.73 1049th 1082 3.0%
2010 2.40 1107th 1113 0.5%
2011 3.58 1108th 1117 0.8%
2012 15.38 1059th 1117 5.2%
2013 21.19 983rd 1120 12.2%
2014 35.12 821st 1110 26.0%
2015 15.59 1014th 1100 7.8%
2016 19.65 984th 1096 10.2%
2017 9.47 1048th 1099 4.6%
2018 1.75 1085th 1097 1.1%
2019 3.85 1081st 1105 2.2%
2021 13.18 984th 1103 10.8%
2022 19.39 935th 1109 15.7%
2023 21.89 926th 1114 16.9%
2024 13.97 988th 1114 11.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.80 177th 300 41.0%
2024 31.64 220th 306 28.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.23 928th 1036 10.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.40 959th 1100 12.8%
2024 7.14 1046th 1098 4.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.94 860th 1093 21.3%
2024 23.46 907th 1101 17.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.33 446th 564 20.9%
2024 20.31 495th 580 14.7%
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Rank History for White students at Jennie Dean Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.64 706th 984 28.3%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Open Quote My 2 sons attended Jennie Dean and I am happy by all the help and support they have received. They are both A-B honor students.
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Enrollment information for Jennie Dean Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 630 630
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 680 680
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 320 320
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 328 328
1993 201 113 7 46 1 n/a n/a 0 368
1994 217 137 9 69 2 n/a n/a 0 434
1995 287 122 15 105 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1996 287 122 15 105 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1997 299 132 21 111 1 n/a n/a 0 564
1998 311 163 20 128 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1999 298 166 23 157 0 n/a n/a 0 644
2000 286 144 20 204 0 n/a n/a -4 650
2001 247 126 18 188 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2002 202 127 19 251 2 n/a n/a 0 601
2003 202 127 19 251 2 n/a n/a 0 601
2004 202 129 22 291 3 n/a n/a 0 647
2005 190 133 23 293 3 n/a n/a 0 642
2006 181 131 27 318 4 n/a n/a 7 668
2007 144 94 16 306 2 n/a n/a 10 572
2008 138 81 15 304 0 n/a n/a 9 547
2009 117 102 14 289 0 n/a n/a 10 532
2010 115 106 13 301 0 n/a n/a 11 546
2011 130 93 15 353 7 0 28 0 626
2012 120 106 12 382 6 0 20 0 646
2013 118 117 12 392 3 2 26 0 670
2014 105 116 11 430 2 2 17 0 683
2015 104 80 11 428 13 5 16 0 657
2016 106 79 12 476 8 5 14 0 700
2017 88 81 14 467 6 2 28 0 686
2018 72 77 12 471 4 3 27 0 666
2019 65 79 8 458 5 1 23 0 639
2020 69 67 4 474 6 0 29 0 649
2021 54 52 6 440 5 0 33 0 590
2022 54 51 6 411 4 0 33 0 559
2023 60 46 9 447 3 0 24 0 589

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jennie Dean Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 630 48.1 13.0 n/a
1990 680 47.3 14.3 n/a
1991 320 29.5 10.8 n/a
1992 328 30.0 10.9 n/a
1993 368 37.0 9.9 n/a
1994 434 24.0 n/a 43.8
1995 530 n/a 0.0 35.1
1996 530 n/a 0.0 35.1
1997 564 n/a 0.0 38.3
1998 622 n/a 0.0 32.8
1999 644 61.0 10.6 39.8
2000 650 n/a 0.0 41.9
2001 579 44.0 13.2 36.8
2002 601 58.0 10.4 35.3
2003 601 58.0 10.4 35.3
2004 647 57.5 11.3 35.9
2005 642 59.5 10.8 38
2006 668 54.0 12.4 35.4
2007 572 45.5 12.6 36.5
2008 547 36.5 15.0 34.4
2009 532 36.0 14.8 45.6
2010 546 38.0 14.3 60
2011 626 40.0 15.6 61.2
2012 646 48.0 13.4 60.7
2013 670 49.4 13.5 63.6
2014 683 50.1 13.6 67.2
2015 657 49.0 13.4 65.6
2016 700 50.0 14.0 69.7
2017 686 47.0 14.5 65.7
2018 666 45.5 14.6 63.2
2019 639 46.0 13.8 67.3
2020 649 42.3 15.3 70
2021 590 39.3 14.9 n/a
2022 559 37.5 14.8 81.2
2023 589 37.0 15.9 74.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jennie Dean Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 630 48.1 13.0 n/a
1990 680 47.3 14.3 n/a
1991 320 29.5 10.8 n/a
1992 328 30.0 10.9 n/a
1993 368 37.0 9.9 n/a
1994 434 24.0 n/a 43.8
1995 530 n/a 0.0 35.1
1996 530 n/a 0.0 35.1
1997 564 n/a 0.0 38.3
1998 622 n/a 0.0 32.8
1999 644 61.0 10.6 39.8
2000 650 n/a 0.0 41.9
2001 579 44.0 13.2 36.8
2002 601 58.0 10.4 35.3
2003 601 58.0 10.4 35.3
2004 647 57.5 11.3 35.9
2005 642 59.5 10.8 38
2006 668 54.0 12.4 35.4
2007 572 45.5 12.6 36.5
2008 547 36.5 15.0 34.4
2009 532 36.0 14.8 45.6
2010 546 38.0 14.3 60
2011 626 40.0 15.6 61.2
2012 646 48.0 13.4 60.7
2013 670 49.4 13.5 63.6
2014 683 50.1 13.6 67.2
2015 657 49.0 13.4 65.6
2016 700 50.0 14.0 69.7
2017 686 47.0 14.5 65.7
2018 666 45.5 14.6 63.2
2019 639 46.0 13.8 67.3
2020 649 42.3 15.3 70
2021 590 39.3 14.9 n/a
2022 559 37.5 14.8 81.2
2023 589 37.0 15.9 74.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Jennie Dean Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $752 (6.7%) $10,499 (93.3%) $11,250
2020 $476 (4.3%) $10,563 (95.7%) $11,039
2021 $1,040 (8.2%) $11,591 (91.8%) $12,631

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jennie Dean Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1081st of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 926th of 1114 Elementary schools
 14.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jennie Dean Elementary)6156.3
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Manassas City Public Schools)7052.1
 17.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Jennie Dean Elementary)4150
 9%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Manassas City Public Schools)5045
 5%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jennie Dean Elementary)6647.3
 18.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Manassas City Public Schools)7551.8
 23.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Jennie Dean Elementary)5053.3
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Reading (Manassas City Public Schools)6055.9
 4.1%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students639589
 7.8%
African American7946
 41.8%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian89
 12.5%
Hispanic458447
 2.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White6560
 7.7%
Two or More Races2324
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.3%74.7%
 7.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Jennie Dean Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 589 students attended Jennie Dean Elementary.

Students at Jennie Dean Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Jennie Dean Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Jennie Dean Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace E. Metz Middle
Middle : Mayfield Intermediate
High : Osbourn High


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