Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000769
Elmont Elementary
12007 Cedar Lane, Ashland, VA 23005 · (804) 365-8100 · Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
263 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Elmont Elementary
Elmont Elementary's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmont Elementary this school | 383 | 68.7% | 72.4% |
| Mountain View Elementary Harrisonburg | 411 | 63.7% | 52.1% |
| Apple Pie Ridge Elementary Winchester | 393 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
| Locust Grove Primary Locust Grove | 500 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Corporate Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 415 | 71.1% | 76.5% |
| Malibu Elementary Virginia Beach | 398 | 68.1% | 65.3% |
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 Elmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #519 of 1,101 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #315 of 1,111 ▲ 35 | #8 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #587 of 1,111 ▲ 97 | #11 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #850 of 1,176 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #227 of 1,105 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #498 of 1,106 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #712 of 1,157 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #569 of 759 | #7 of 10 |
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
383
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 69% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 53% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 28.3 | 14.5:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 28% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 25% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (411 to 383); teachers up 10% (28.3 to 31).
About Elmont Elementary
Elmont Elementary is a small elementary school in Hanover County Public Schools, located in Ashland, Virginia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 383 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Hanover County Public Schools has 17,434 students in 24 schools, and Elmont Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Elmont Elementary. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Hanover County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Elmont Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 69% of enrollment. The 34% average for public schools in Hanover County is 35 points lower.
allk12 grades Elmont Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Elmont Elementary is 69.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hanover County, median household income is about $112,805, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 26 public schools operate in Hanover County, serving about 17,434 students.
The closest other public school is Glen Allen Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Elmont Elementary is behind the 77.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
Elmont Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 383 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 365. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
Community posts for Elmont Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Ashland ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Henry Clay ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- John M. Gandy ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Other Elmont Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Elmont Elementary. Elmont Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Elmont ElemTopeka, KS · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Allen Elementary2.7 mi · 578
- Henry Clay Elementary3.1 mi · 359
- Greenwood Elementary3.2 mi · 649
- Glen Allen High3.7 mi · 1,939
- Echo Lake Elementary3.8 mi · 506
- Hungary Creek Middle4.2 mi · 834
Frequently asked questions
About Elmont ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elmont Elementary?
Elmont Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elmont Elementary serve?
Elmont Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Elmont Elementary have?
Elmont Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Elmont Elementary?
Elmont Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Elmont Elementary?
Elmont Elementary is overseen by Hanover County Public Schools in Hanover County.
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