Henry Clay Elementary

Set in Ashland, Virginia, Henry Clay Elementary is a cozy elementary school, overseen by Hanover County Public Schools. It instructs 359 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Hanover County Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 17,434 students; Henry Clay Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Henry Clay Elementary records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Hanover County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Henry Clay Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Hanover County's rate of about 34%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hanover County put median household earnings sit near $112,805, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hanover County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,434 students), of which Henry Clay Elementary is one.

John M. Gandy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Henry Clay Elementary.

Henry Clay Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Henry Clay Elementary has contracted 8%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 359 in 2024. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2024.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Henry Clay Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.