Indian Hollow Elementary

Set in Winchester, Virginia, Indian Hollow Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school, part of Frederick County Public Schools. It serves 398 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Indian Hollow Elementary sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Frederick County Public Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 14,447 students, Indian Hollow Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Indian Hollow Elementary shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Frederick County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Frederick County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Indian Hollow Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.4%; this one delivers 66.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Frederick County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $97,606 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Indian Hollow Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 13,574 students).

The closest other public school is Frederick County Middle, roughly 2.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Indian Hollow Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indian Hollow Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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