Catoctin Elementary

Catoctin Elementary is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Leesburg, Virginia, run under Loudoun County Public Schools, teacheing 601 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Loudoun County Public Schools comprises 98 schools with combined enrollment of 81,486 students; Catoctin Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Catoctin Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Catoctin Elementary records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Catoctin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.6%; this one delivers 77.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Loudoun County indicate median household earnings sit near $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Catoctin Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Loudoun County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Catoctin Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.5%.

Catoctin Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Catoctin Elementary has ticked down 11%, going from 674 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.