Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000911
Banneker Elementary
35231 Snake Hill Rd, Middleburg, VA 20117 · (540) 751-2480 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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
7.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
59 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
55%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% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp 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 79 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Banneker Elementary
Banneker Elementary's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banneker Elementary this school | 139 | 42.4% | 76.0% |
| Lucketts Elementary Leesburg | 242 | 31.4% | 78.9% |
| Otter River Elementary Goode | 167 | 36.5% | 79.9% |
| Aldie Elementary Aldie | 90 | 24.4% | 95.9% |
| McGaheysville Elementary McGaheysville | 262 | 40.8% | 62.0% |
| Boyce Elementary Boyce | 281 | 34.5% | 69.3% |
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 Banneker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #415 of 1,101 | #42 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #431 of 1,111 ▼ 55 | #40 of 59 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #194 of 1,111 ▲ 380 | #16 of 59 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #1,153 of 1,176 | #60 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #836 of 1,157 | #15 of 59 |
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
139
-22 (-14%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 139 | 18.1 | 7.7:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 18.1 | 8.0:1 | 42% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 15.8 | 10.9:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 9.3 | 17.1:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | 34% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 11 | 17.8:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | 12% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banneker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (160 to 139); teachers up 94% (9.3 to 18.1).
About Banneker Elementary
Banneker Elementary is a very small elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Middleburg. It had 139 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Banneker Elementary is among 98 schools run by Loudoun County Public Schools, which serves 81,486 students.
About 60% of the student body at Banneker Elementary is White. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Banneker Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Banneker Elementary, there are about 7.7 students; the school has 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. There are 59 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment. Across public schools in Loudoun County, the average is 28%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Banneker Elementary outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Banneker Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 76.0% is within a point of the 76.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Loudoun County show that the median household earns about $181,765 a year, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Loudoun County, 103 public schools serve about 81,486 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Middleburg Community Charter, is about 3.6 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Banneker Elementary places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Banneker Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 161 (2020-21) to 139 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.7:1, from 13.4:1.
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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 Banneker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Banneker Elementary. Banneker Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Banneker ElemKansas City, KS · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Middleburg Community Charter3.6 mi · 145
- Claude Thompson Elementary7.2 mi · 254
- Aldie Elementary7.9 mi · 90
- Marshall Middle9.1 mi · 426
- W.G. Coleman Elementary9.3 mi · 355
- Lincoln Elementary9.3 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Banneker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Banneker Elementary?
Banneker Elementary enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Banneker Elementary serve?
Banneker Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Banneker Elementary have?
Banneker Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
How diverse is Banneker Elementary?
Banneker Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Banneker Elementary?
Banneker Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
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