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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002852
T. Clay Wood Elementary
10600 Kettle Run Road, Nokesville, VA 20109 · (703) 594-3990 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
19.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
163 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
87.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 T. Clay Wood Elementary
T. Clay Wood Elementary's state test result (87.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Clay Wood Elementary this school | 754 | 21.6% | 87.1% |
| Bonnie Brae Elementary Fairfax | 718 | 24.7% | 77.2% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary Manassas | 642 | 25.7% | 85.9% |
| New Castle Elementary Virginia Beach | 728 | 23.1% | 86.4% |
| Hayfield Elementary Alexandria | 600 | 20.0% | 80.3% |
| Baker-Butler Elementary Charlottesville | 692 | 30.2% | 76.1% |
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 T. Clay Wood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #113 of 1,101 | #6 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #123 of 1,111 ▲ 16 | #7 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #150 of 1,111 ▼ 43 | #7 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #129 of 1,176 | #15 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,094 of 1,105 | #63 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #309 of 1,106 | #35 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #1,014 of 1,157 | #58 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #260 of 759 | #15 of 45 |
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
754
-106 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 754 | 38.4 | 19.6:1 | 22% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 44.4 | 17.5:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 46.5 | 17.9:1 | 17% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 48 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 48.5 | 18.6:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 930 | 46 | 20.2:1 | 13% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. Clay Wood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (903 to 754); teachers down 21% (48.5 to 38.4).
About T. Clay Wood Elementary
T. Clay Wood Elementary is a large elementary school. Its address is in Nokesville, Virginia. It had 754 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 51% higher.
Prince William County Public Schools (95 schools, 90,242 students) runs T. Clay Wood Elementary.
The share of White students at T. Clay Wood Elementary is 51%, a majority. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, and 10% multiracial. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at T. Clay Wood Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at T. Clay Wood Elementary totals 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at T. Clay Wood Elementary is about 22%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Prince William County, the school's rate is lower.
T. Clay Wood Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Virginia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, T. Clay Wood Elementary is 4.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 87.1%. Predicted: 82.2%.
In Prince William County, home to about 488,880 people, the median household earns about $131,402 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Prince William County number 102, with about 89,591 students.
Among nearby public schools, Patriot High is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of T. Clay Wood Elementary. By average proficiency, T. Clay Wood Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, T. Clay Wood Elementary had a net loss of 106 students, or 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 19.6:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for T. Clay Wood Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Nokesville
- Patriot HighHigh · 2,020 students
- The Nokesville SchoolElementary · 1,202 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Brentsville District HighHigh · 855 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Patriot High0.2 mi · 2,020
- Cedar Point Elementary0.9 mi · 510
- E.H. Marsteller Middle1.0 mi · 1,153
- Brentsville District High2.3 mi · 855
- Victory Elementary2.6 mi · 661
- The Nokesville School2.6 mi · 1,202
Frequently asked questions
About T. Clay Wood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at T. Clay Wood Elementary?
T. Clay Wood Elementary enrolls approximately 754 students in grades PK-05.
Is T. Clay Wood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
T. Clay Wood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does T. Clay Wood Elementary have?
T. Clay Wood Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at T. Clay Wood Elementary?
Student demographics at T. Clay Wood Elementary are roughly 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is T. Clay Wood Elementary in?
T. Clay Wood Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.