Ashland Elementary

Ashland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Ashland, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 675 students. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 35% larger than that.

The district for Ashland Elementary is Hanover County Public Schools, with 24 schools and 17,434 students.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Ashland Elementary, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Hanover County, the White share is about 82%. Ashland Elementary's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 11.8:1, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ashland Elementary is 81%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Hanover County.

Hanover County census figures show that the median household income is $112,805, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Hanover County is home to 26 public schools and about 17,434 public school students.

Nearest public school: John M. Gandy Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

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