Potomac Elementary Primary School
16495 15th St
Dahlgren VA, 22448, King George County
Phone: 540-663-3322
Ranking:
(847 out of 1,459, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: King George County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 669 | 636 | 603 | 609 | 436 | 492 | 520 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 101 | 15.1% | 109 | 17.1% | 172 | 28.5% | 97 | 15.9% | 75 | 17.2% | 67 | 13.6% | 74 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 117 | 17.5% | 96 | 15.1% | 12 | 2.0% | 105 | 17.2% | 59 | 13.5% | 73 | 14.8% | 66 | 12.7% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 14.1% | 95 | 14.9% | 100 | 16.6% | 88 | 14.4% | 59 | 13.5% | 64 | 13.0% | 78 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 13.6% | 104 | 16.4% | 73 | 12.1% | 80 | 13.1% | 54 | 12.4% | 74 | 15.0% | 73 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 17.2% | 75 | 11.8% | 82 | 13.6% | 72 | 11.8% | 66 | 15.1% | 70 | 14.2% | 72 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 10.3% | 78 | 12.3% | 76 | 12.6% | 90 | 14.8% | 62 | 14.2% | 68 | 13.8% | 78 | 15.0% |
Grade 6: | 82 | 12.3% | 79 | 12.4% | 88 | 14.6% | 77 | 12.6% | 61 | 14.0% | 76 | 15.4% | 79 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 323 | 48.3% | 306 | 48.1% | 300 | 49.8% | 293 | 48.1% | 210 | 48.2% | 230 | 46.7% | 258 | 49.6% |
Female: | 346 | 51.7% | 330 | 51.9% | 303 | 50.2% | 316 | 51.9% | 196 | 45.0% | 234 | 47.6% | 232 | 44.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.6% | 24 | 4.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 24 | 5.5% | 17 | 3.5% | 21 | 4.0% |
Black: | 185 | 27.7% | 166 | 26.1% | 151 | 25.0% | 159 | 26.1% | 120 | 27.5% | 160 | 32.5% | 158 | 30.4% |
White: | 384 | 57.4% | 382 | 60.1% | 363 | 60.2% | 393 | 64.5% | 253 | 58.0% | 278 | 56.5% | 296 | 56.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 55 | 8.2% | 51 | 8.0% | 52 | 8.6% | 27 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 236 | 35.3% | 209 | 32.9% | 160 | 26.5% | 147 | 24.1% | 164 | 37.6% | 114 | 23.2% | 95 | 18.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.7% | 19 | 3.0% | 40 | 6.6% | 43 | 7.1% | 18 | 4.1% | 27 | 5.5% | 36 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 17.67 | 16.30 | 18.45 | 16.15 | 17.00 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 76% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 88% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 85% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 64.1% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.3% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 73.8% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 67% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 75.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.9% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 75% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.7% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 71% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.3% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 63.9% | 70.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 83% |
2007 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | 84% |
2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 85% |
2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.2% | 73.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 68% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 73% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 71% | 77% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 72% | 74% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 77.7% | 78% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 34% | 44% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 77% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 61% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61.2% | 61.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 83% |
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* Potomac Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.