Ashby-Lee Elementary

Located at 480 Stonewall Lane, in Quicksburg, Virginia, Ashby-Lee Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 692 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Shenandoah County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 39% above typical.

Shenandoah County Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,703 students; Ashby-Lee Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ashby-Lee Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Shenandoah County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ashby-Lee Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.9%, the actual is 59.1%, a residual of -5.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Shenandoah County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,191, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shenandoah County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,703 students), of which Ashby-Lee Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is North Fork Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashby-Lee Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ashby-Lee Elementary's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 794 (now 692). White enrollment moved from 78% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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