Elmont Elementary

Elmont Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in Ashland, Virginia, operated by Hanover County Public Schools, with 383 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Across the 24 schools in Hanover County Public Schools (17,434 students total), Elmont Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Elmont Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hanover County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Elmont Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hanover County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elmont Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 72.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hanover County) logs that median household earnings sit near $112,805, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hanover County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,434 students), of which Elmont Elementary is one.

Glen Allen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elmont Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.3%.

Elmont Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elmont Elementary's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 383). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 64% to 55%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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