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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225001632
Dominion Trail Elementary
44045 Bruceton Mills Circle, Ashburn, VA 20147 · (571) 252-2340 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
249 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
75%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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Dominion Trail Elementary
Dominion Trail Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Trail Elementary this school | 566 | 44.0% | 69.8% |
| Fairhill Elementary Fairfax | 566 | 35.3% | 79.8% |
| Steuart W. Weller Elementary Ashburn | 710 | 39.2% | 79.8% |
| Innovation Elementary Arlington | 483 | 42.7% | 78.0% |
| Shrevewood Elementary Falls Church | 579 | 38.0% | 66.5% |
| Hoffman-Boston Elementary Arlington | 592 | 43.8% | 62.5% |
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 Dominion Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #595 of 1,101 | #46 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #746 of 1,111 ▼ 166 | #50 of 59 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #548 of 1,111 ▼ 65 | #44 of 59 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #436 of 1,176 | #33 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #106 of 1,105 | #16 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #50 of 1,106 | #3 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #822 of 1,157 | #14 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #139 of 759 | #13 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
566
-74 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 566 | 49.6 | 11.4:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 46.6 | 12.4:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 45.8 | 12.8:1 | 41% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 38 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 38.8 | 18.7:1 | 26% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 33 | 20.2:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 34 | 21.6:1 | 18% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 8% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dominion Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (725 to 566); teachers up 28% (38.8 to 49.6).
About Dominion Trail Elementary
Dominion Trail Elementary is an elementary school in Ashburn, Virginia, and it is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. It enrolls 566 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Dominion Trail Elementary is part of Loudoun County Public Schools, where 98 schools serve 81,486 students.
The biggest share of students at Dominion Trail Elementary, 34%, is White. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Loudoun County is about 53% White. The diversity index for Dominion Trail Elementary is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Dominion Trail Elementary lists 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. About 44% of students at Dominion Trail Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 28% average among public schools in Loudoun County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dominion Trail Elementary is 6.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 69.8%. Predicted: 76.1%.
For Loudoun County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $181,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 103 public schools and about 81,486 students.
Lowes Island Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Dominion Trail Elementary. Dominion Trail Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 69.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 640 (2020-21) to 566 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 11.4:1.
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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 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
- Lowes Island Elementary0.0 mi · 528
- Meadowland Elementary1.2 mi · 403
- Seneca Ridge Middle1.6 mi · 862
- W.O. Robey High1.7 mi · 59
- Dominion High1.7 mi · 1,453
- Sugarland Elementary1.8 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Dominion Trail ElementaryHow many students attend Dominion Trail Elementary?
Dominion Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dominion Trail Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dominion Trail Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dominion Trail Elementary have?
Dominion Trail Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Dominion Trail Elementary?
Dominion Trail Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 25% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dominion Trail Elementary?
Dominion Trail 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.