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Buckland Mills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10511 Wharfdale Place, Gainesville, VA 20155 · (703) 530-1560 · Part of Prince William County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
735
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Buckland Mills Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gainesville kids: Gainesville Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Buckland Mills ElementaryYou are here
6–8Gainesville Middle1,403 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency79%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10511 Wharfdale Place, Gainesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten96
Grade 1118
Grade 2133
Grade 3123
Grade 4134
Grade 5125
Enrollment over time
705’20
739’21
777’22
757’23
735’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Asian 29%Black 15%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buckland Mills Elementary from Gainesville 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; Gainesville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.