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What tradition at Ashburn Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000134
Ashburn Elementary
44062 Fincastle Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147 · (571) 252-2350 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
119 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 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 up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
86.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
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 Ashburn Elementary
Ashburn Elementary's state test result (86.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburn Elementary this school | 513 | 23.2% | 86.9% |
| Aldrin Elementary Reston | 455 | 24.0% | 79.7% |
| Lowes Island Elementary Sterling | 528 | 21.4% | 82.4% |
| Cub Run Elementary Centreville | 620 | 23.9% | 74.5% |
| Belmont Station Elementary Ashburn | 605 | 19.7% | 83.5% |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary Leesburg | 617 | 26.7% | 84.9% |
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 Ashburn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #115 of 1,101 | #9 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #116 of 1,111 ▲ 42 | #8 of 59 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #193 of 1,111 ▲ 129 | #15 of 59 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #544 of 1,176 | #38 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #210 of 1,105 | #25 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #182 of 1,106 | #8 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #994 of 1,157 | #29 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #212 of 759 | #17 of 46 |
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
513
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 513 | 41.9 | 12.2:1 | 23% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 40.5 | 12.9:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 39.5 | 13.2:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 41 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 38.9 | 16.2:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 33 | 20.2:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 3% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashburn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (630 to 513); teachers up 8% (38.9 to 41.9).
About Ashburn Elementary
Students in Ashburn, Virginia, attend Ashburn Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 513 students across pre-K through 5.
Loudoun County Public Schools is the local district for Ashburn Elementary. It runs 98 schools with 81,486 students.
The largest group at Ashburn Elementary is White students, at 45%. The school is also 21% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
There are 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ashburn Elementary, giving a ratio of 12.2:1. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 23% of students at Ashburn Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ashburn Elementary's results are 5.1 points above predicted: 86.9% against 81.8%.
The school's county is Loudoun County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $181,765 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Ashburn Elementary shares Loudoun County with 102 other public schools.
Farmwell Station Middle sits about 1.1 miles from Ashburn Elementary. Ashburn Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ashburn Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Ashburn Elementary enrolled 517; in 2024-25, 513.
The Ashburn Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Ashburn
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Stone Bridge HighHigh · 1,629 students
- Rock Ridge HighCombined · 1,599 students
- Broad Run HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Eagle Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,258 students
Nearby schools
- Farmwell Station Middle1.1 mi · 981
- Cedar Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 701
- Steuart W. Weller Elementary1.4 mi · 710
- Trailside Middle1.4 mi · 1,131
- Newton-Lee Elementary1.5 mi · 505
- Stone Bridge High1.7 mi · 1,629
Frequently asked questions
About Ashburn ElementaryHow large is Ashburn Elementary?
Ashburn Elementary enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ashburn Elementary serve?
Ashburn Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ashburn Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Ashburn Elementary.
How diverse is Ashburn Elementary?
Ashburn Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashburn Elementary?
Ashburn Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.