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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002980
Cardinal Ridge Elementary
26155 Bullrun Post Office Road, Centreville, VA 20120 · (571) 367-4020 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
158 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
64%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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Cardinal Ridge Elementary
Cardinal Ridge Elementary's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Ridge Elementary this school | 834 | 18.9% | 85.1% |
| Creighton's Corner Elementary Ashburn | 824 | 19.9% | 83.4% |
| Elaine E. Thompson Elementary Sterling | 756 | 18.3% | 84.3% |
| Liberty Elementary South Riding | 813 | 18.5% | 86.8% |
| Colonial Trail Elementary Glen Allen | 710 | 21.5% | 84.0% |
| Goshen Post Elementary Aldie | 851 | 9.3% | 89.6% |
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 Cardinal Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #169 of 1,101 | #17 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #172 of 1,111 ▲ 50 | #16 of 59 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #170 of 1,111 ▲ 73 | #14 of 59 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #67 of 1,176 | #4 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #510 of 1,105 | #52 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #430 of 1,106 | #35 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #1,035 of 1,157 | #36 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #305 of 759 | #27 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
834
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 834 | 60.5 | 13.8:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 59.1 | 14.8:1 | 17% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 50 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 977 | 48.1 | 20.3:1 | 9% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 45 | 20.4:1 | 5% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardinal Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (977 to 834); teachers up 26% (48.1 to 60.5).
About Cardinal Ridge Elementary
In Centreville, Virginia, Cardinal Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 834 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 67% higher.
Cardinal Ridge Elementary falls under Loudoun County Public Schools, which has 98 schools enrolling 81,486 students.
Asian students are 54% of those enrolled at Cardinal Ridge Elementary. The remaining shares are 23% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Asian share of Loudoun County's population at about 22%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Of all students at Cardinal Ridge Elementary, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Loudoun County is 28%.
Cardinal Ridge Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Cardinal Ridge Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (85.1%) and its predicted rate (83.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
In Loudoun County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $181,765 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Cardinal Ridge Elementary, Loudoun County has 103 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Cardinal Ridge Elementary from the closest public school, J. Michael Lunsford Middle. Cardinal Ridge Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Cardinal Ridge Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Cardinal Ridge Elementary was 854 in 2020-21 and 834 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 13.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cardinal Ridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Centreville
- Powell ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- Bull Run ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Centreville ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Virginia Run ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Stone MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- London Towne ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- J. Michael Lunsford Middle0.3 mi · 1,182
- Little River Elementary1.0 mi · 701
- Hutchison Farm Elementary1.3 mi · 672
- Buffalo Trail Elementary1.5 mi · 756
- Freedom High1.6 mi · 1,885
- Liberty Elementary1.6 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Cardinal Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Cardinal Ridge Elementary?
Cardinal Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 834 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cardinal Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cardinal Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cardinal Ridge Elementary have?
Cardinal Ridge Elementary employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cardinal Ridge Elementary?
At Cardinal Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 54% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cardinal Ridge Elementary?
Cardinal Ridge 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.