Aldie Elementary

As a tiny elementary-level community in Aldie, Virginia, Aldie Elementary serves 90 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Loudoun County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 82% leaner than typical.

Within Loudoun County Public Schools, which oversees 98 schools and 81,486 students, Aldie Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Aldie Elementary lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Loudoun County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Aldie Elementary logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Aldie Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 81.5%; actual is 95.9%, +14.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put median household earnings sit near $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Aldie Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Watson Mountain Middle, around 4.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Aldie Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 85.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 42%: 155 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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