Emerick Elementary

Emerick Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Purcellville, Virginia, operated by Loudoun County Public Schools. The school teaches 416 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Loudoun County Public Schools, which oversees 98 schools and 81,486 students, Emerick Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Emerick Elementary reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Emerick Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Loudoun County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emerick Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 84.7%, the actual is 90.5%, a residual of +5.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Emerick Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Blue Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emerick Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 84.0%.

Emerick Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emerick Elementary has declined 14%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Emerick Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.