Ashland Elementary

Located at 15300 Bowmans Folly Dr., in Manassas, Virginia, Ashland Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that hosts 738 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Prince William County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Ashland Elementary sits 48% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students total), Ashland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Ashland Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Prince William County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ashland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.6%.

Across the wider county, Prince William County reports that median household income runs about $131,402, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Ashland Elementary is one.

Kyle R. Wilson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ashland Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashland Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 74.1%.

Ashland Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 796 students in 2018 compared to 738 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 52% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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