Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center

Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center is one of the cozy elementary schools in Hopewell, Virginia, run under Hopewell City Public Schools, with 307 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Hopewell City Public Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,949 students; Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center is among them.

Demographically, Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center shows that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for Hopewell city shows the typical household earns roughly $54,729 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Hopewell city runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,949 students), of which Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Hopewell High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 318 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 23% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.