Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000017
Broadus Wood Elementary
185 Buck Mountain Road, Earlysville, VA 22936 · (434) 973-3865 · Albemarle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
50 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 Broadus Wood Elementary
Broadus Wood Elementary's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadus Wood Elementary this school | 282 | 17.7% | 78.3% |
| Fort Lewis Elementary Salem | 250 | 21.6% | 88.8% |
| Bonsack Elementary Roanoke | 311 | 22.5% | 93.9% |
| Creeds Elementary Virginia Beach | 333 | 20.7% | 90.0% |
| Virginia L. Murray Elementary Charlottesville | 273 | 11.7% | 93.1% |
| Back Creek Elementary Roanoke | 274 | 22.3% | 90.6% |
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 Broadus Wood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Albemarle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #355 of 1,101 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #392 of 1,111 ▼ 193 | #8 of 15 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #392 of 1,111 ▼ 178 | #8 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #995 of 1,176 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #278 of 1,105 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #961 of 1,106 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #1,044 of 1,157 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #722 of 759 | #7 of 7 |
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
282
+30 (+12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 282 | 22.3 | 12.7:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 23.3 | 12.2:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 19.2 | 14.9:1 | 25% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 9% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadus Wood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (286 to 282); teachers up 16% (19.2 to 22.3).
About Broadus Wood Elementary
As a small elementary school, Broadus Wood Elementary serves students in Earlysville, Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 282 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Albemarle County Public Schools is responsible for 24 schools, Broadus Wood Elementary included, with 14,149 students in all.
A majority of students at Broadus Wood Elementary, 80%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Broadus Wood Elementary comes in at 35%.
Staffing totals 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. That is 19 points below the 37% average for public schools in Albemarle County.
The allk12 Grade for Broadus Wood Elementary is B-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Broadus Wood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.3%, compared with a predicted 83.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Albemarle County has about 114,919 residents, and median household income is about $104,392, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Albemarle County number 26 and enroll about 13,438.
Nearby, Hollymead Elementary is about 4.4 miles away. Broadus Wood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Broadus Wood Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.3% against a local average of 65.3%.
Broadus Wood Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Broadus Wood Elementary went from 252 students to 282.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Broadus Wood Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Albemarle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
114,919
Census ACS
Median income
$104,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
Nearby schools
- Hollymead Elementary4.4 mi · 452
- Lakeside Middle4.5 mi · 574
- Baker-Butler Elementary4.6 mi · 692
- Agnor Elementary5.1 mi · 523
- Woodbrook Elementary5.3 mi · 522
- Mary Carr Greer Elementary5.8 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Broadus Wood ElementaryHow many students attend Broadus Wood Elementary?
Broadus Wood Elementary enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Broadus Wood Elementary serve?
Broadus Wood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Broadus Wood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Broadus Wood Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Broadus Wood Elementary?
Student demographics at Broadus Wood Elementary are roughly 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Broadus Wood Elementary public or private?
Broadus Wood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.