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Sonnie Penn Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12980 Queen Chapel Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193 · (703) 590-0344 · Part of Prince William County Public Schools

Dale City’s School Grade B better than 59% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
744
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sonnie Penn Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dale City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Dale City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Sonnie Penn ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12980 Queen Chapel Rd, Woodbridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten104
Grade 1104
Grade 2136
Grade 3119
Grade 4126
Grade 5122
Enrollment over time
682’20
690’21
708’22
715’23
744’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 29%Asian 24%White 20%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sonnie Penn Elementary from Dale City families.

Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools

The district →
Covington-Harper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dumfries
B
1,025 students19:1
Haymarket Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haymarket
A−
963 students19:1
John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dumfries
B
906 students20:1
Kyle R. Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodbridge
B−
875 students16:1
Yorkshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manassas
D
851 students15:1
Springwoods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodbridge
A−
842 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Dale City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.