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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002302
Ashland Elementary
15300 Bowmans Folly Dr., Manassas, VA 20112 · (703) 583-8774 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
148 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ashland Elementary
Ashland Elementary's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary this school | 738 | 20.1% | 85.6% |
| Island Creek Elementary Alexandria | 686 | 14.1% | 81.3% |
| Bush Hill Elementary Alexandria | 673 | 27.0% | 80.3% |
| Lane Elementary Alexandria | 716 | 26.1% | 69.7% |
| New Castle Elementary Virginia Beach | 728 | 23.1% | 86.4% |
| Hayfield Elementary Alexandria | 600 | 20.0% | 80.3% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ashland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #153 of 1,101 | #10 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #144 of 1,111 ▼ 7 | #9 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #108 of 1,111 ▼ 26 | #5 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #147 of 1,176 | #19 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,015 of 1,105 | #52 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #78 of 1,106 | #16 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,028 of 1,157 | #60 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #547 of 759 | #32 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
738
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 914
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 738 | 43.6 | 16.9:1 | 20% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 44.6 | 17.2:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 45.5 | 16.8:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 43 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 42.8 | 18.6:1 | 13% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 49 | 19.8:1 | 10% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 43 | 21.3:1 | 8% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (796 to 738); teachers up 2% (42.8 to 43.6).
About Ashland Elementary
Ashland Elementary serves students in Manassas, Virginia, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 738 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 48% larger than the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Enrollment across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools totals 90,242 students.
About 40% of students at Ashland Elementary are White, the largest single group. The school is also 22% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 10% multiracial. Among Prince William County residents, the White share is about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary is 16.9:1, based on 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Ashland Elementary counts 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Prince William County average 55%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 82.6%.
Looking at the county, Prince William County, the median household earns about $131,402 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Ashland Elementary, Prince William County has 102 public schools.
Ashland Elementary's nearest public school is Kyle R. Wilson Elementary (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ashland Elementary. Ashland Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 60 students, from 798 to 738. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.6:1 to 16.9:1.
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Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Manassas
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Osbourn HighHigh · 2,301 students
- Unity Reed HighHigh · 2,042 students
- Parkside MiddleMiddle · 1,352 students
- Louise A. Benton MiddleMiddle · 1,339 students
Other Ashland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ashland Elementary. Ashland Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Ashland ElementaryAshland, VA · 675 students
- Ashland ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 741 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolAshland, AL · 455 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 316 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolAshland, MS · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Kyle R. Wilson Elementary1.1 mi · 875
- Forest Park High1.8 mi · 2,343
- C.D. Hylton High1.9 mi · 1,859
- Montclair Elementary2.0 mi · 588
- Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary2.1 mi · 379
- Herbert J. Saunders Middle2.4 mi · 1,198
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ashland Elementary?
Ashland Elementary enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ashland Elementary serve?
Ashland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ashland Elementary?
Ashland Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ashland Elementary public or private?
Ashland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
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