W.G. Coleman Elementary School

The Plains, VA 20198

Phone: (540) 422-7550
District: Fauquier County Public Schools

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 355 students

W.G. Coleman Elementary School, a public school located in The Plains, VA, serves grades PK-5 in the Fauquier County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

W.G. Coleman Elementary School is a public school located in The Plains, VA. 355 students attend W.G. Coleman Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 5/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning data from Virginia Department of Education, and using 2025 Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course data from Virginia Department of Education.
Student Growth 5/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Virginia Department of Education.

Posted: November 19, 2019

Wonderful elementary school. Great teachers and great administrators. We love how dedicated the teachers and staff are and also how the school works to support all speeds and types of learners with group rotations within each grade level. We’ve had three children here that have definitely benefited from this approach.

Posted: November 19, 2019

Posted: November 19, 2019

Great team approach and good teacher retention.

Posted: November 19, 2019

Posted: November 19, 2019

Posted: November 19, 2019

Posted: May 23, 2015

I had three children at this school, and they all had an amazing experience there. This school is wonderful. The teachers are warm, loving, and engaging. The principal is fully involved, and she cares for the students. The reading specialists are beyond amazing. My son, who has a visual processing disorder, went from hating reading to loving it. My middle child is labeled gifted and talented, and she has loved the g/t program. My youngest is an on pace learner, and she did not slip through the cracks. There are, like anywhere, a few teachers that were not particularly suited to work with young children. However, the overwhelming positive and loving environment makes up for the areas those few teachers lack.

Posted: August 22, 2013

An excellent elementary school, surprisingly better than the also fine private alternatives. Students deliver their own TV show to their fellow students to start the day, the library is stimulating, arts flourish, basic learning takes first place with test scores to match. Team teaching in every grade, a top principal leads not from behind a desk but walking the hallways. Even the lunch ladies get into the task. We are fortunate to have this school in our community.

Posted: September 21, 2011

This is educational teamwork at it's finest. The children at Coleman are encouraged to take on responsibilities--they get a sense of independance and are fostered in their self-motivation to achieve. Meanwhile, the teachers provide excellent direction. . . the children at this school are generally models of good behavior. The librarians seem to know the reading levels and interests of each individual child.

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# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Villages of Piedmont Neighborhood/Subdivision Haymarket VA 9.3 mi
2 Somerset Crossing Neighborhood/Subdivision Gainesville VA 11.3 mi
3 South Riding Neighborhood/Subdivision Chantilly VA 16 mi
4 The Townes Neighborhood/Subdivision Manassas Park VA 21.8 mi
5 Little Rocky Run Neighborhood/Subdivision Clifton VA 22 mi
6 Franklin Glen Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 22.2 mi
7 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 23.5 mi
8 Lewis Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 23.9 mi
9 Middleridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 27.3 mi
10 Kings Park West Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 27.8 mi
11 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 27.8 mi
12 Burke Conservancy Neighborhood/Subdivision Burke VA 28.9 mi
13 Ashland Neighborhood/Subdivision Manassas VA 29.3 mi
14 Stonehurst Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 29.7 mi
15 Sycamore Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Woodbridge VA 29.9 mi
16 The Elms Neighborhood/Subdivision Burke VA 30 mi
17 Long Branch Neighborhood/Subdivision Annandale VA 30.3 mi
18 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 30.5 mi
19 Montclair Neighborhood/Subdivision Dumfries VA 30.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Gainesville, Haymarket, Bristow Gainesville VA 12.2 mi
2 Chantilly Chantilly VA 20.9 mi
3 Ashburn Ashburn VA 21.4 mi
4 Burke Centre Burke VA 29.1 mi
5 Burke Burke VA 29.7 mi
6 Vienna Vienna VA 29.8 mi
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