Drewry Mason Elementary

Located at 45 Drewry Mason Drive, in Ridgeway, Virginia, Drewry Mason Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school that caters to 382 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Henry County Public Schools. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Drewry Mason Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Henry County Public Schools, a district that educates 6,916 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Drewry Mason Elementary records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 13% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Drewry Mason Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household earnings sit near $50,760, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henry County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,916 students), Drewry Mason Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Magna Vista High, around 1.9 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Drewry Mason Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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