T. Clay Wood Elementary

T. Clay Wood Elementary, a well-populated K-5 school in Nokesville, Virginia, operated by Prince William County Public Schools, works with 754 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

Prince William County Public Schools runs 95 schools in total, collectively educating 90,242 students. T. Clay Wood Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, T. Clay Wood Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, T. Clay Wood Elementary lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting T. Clay Wood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at T. Clay Wood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Prince William County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), T. Clay Wood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.1%.

Across the wider county, Prince William County reports that median household income runs about $131,402, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince William County's 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), T. Clay Wood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Patriot High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around T. Clay Wood Elementary. On composite proficiency, T. Clay Wood Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 80.9%.

T. Clay Wood Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T. Clay Wood Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 903 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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