Banneker Elementary

Banneker Elementary operates as a very small K-5 school in Middleburg, Virginia, one of the schools within Loudoun County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 139 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Banneker Elementary sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

Banneker Elementary is one of 98 schools operated by Loudoun County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 81,486 students overall.

On demographics, Banneker Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Banneker Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Loudoun County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Banneker Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 76.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Loudoun County) reports that median household earnings sit near $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Banneker Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Middleburg Community Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Banneker Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 81.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Banneker Elementary's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 139). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 60%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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