“Only two of our nine schools have met the new state designation of being On Track, however, most (with two key exceptions) also showed meaningful improvement, and if this pace continues, most of our schools will likely meet the On Track designation in a year or two,” Sara Brescia, Manassas City School Board wrote. “I will give you an earnest assessment that celebrates our areas of success, but also doesn’t sugarcoat our problems.”
“What happened at Round last year and what has been consistently plaguing Metz in student achievement is nothing less than an emergency, and it will take full-building pivots to get to where our students need us to go,” Brescia stated.
Under Virginia’s new school accountability framework, Manassas City Public Schools reported mixed results for the 2024–25 school year. All schools met the state’s updated accreditation requirements, which now focus solely on operational compliance, but only Osbourn High School and Weems Elementary earned an “On Track” performance rating based on student achievement. Two schools—Dean Elementary and Baldwin Intermediate—were rated “Needs Intensive Support,” while Round Elementary was also designated a federal Comprehensive Support & Improvement school, placing it among the lowest-performing Title I elementary schools statewide. Division leaders pointed to strong gains at several schools, alongside persistent challenges at Metz Middle School and Round Elementary, and ongoing concerns about outcomes for students with disabilities.
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