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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Frederick Douglass Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002864
Frederick Douglass Elementary
510 Principal Drummond Way SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 · (571) 252-1920 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
322 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 | 72 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
70%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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Frederick Douglass Elementary
Frederick Douglass Elementary's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass Elementary this school | 581 | 55.4% | 66.8% |
| Belvedere Elementary Falls Church | 606 | 56.1% | 78.7% |
| North Springfield Elementary Springfield | 465 | 54.4% | 59.8% |
| Mason Crest Elementary Annandale | 684 | 59.2% | 61.2% |
| Countryside Elementary Sterling | 648 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| Abingdon Elementary Arlington | 768 | 57.6% | 60.9% |
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 Frederick Douglass Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #683 of 1,101 | #50 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #678 of 1,111 ▲ 173 | #48 of 59 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #654 of 1,111 ▲ 226 | #47 of 59 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #398 of 1,176 | #30 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #65 of 1,105 | #9 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #207 of 1,106 | #13 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #781 of 1,157 | #9 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #194 of 759 | #16 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
581
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 581 | 53.7 | 10.8:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 53.6 | 9.9:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 55.3 | 9.9:1 | 59% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 56 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 42.5 | 16.9:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 34% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Douglass Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (717 to 581); teachers up 26% (42.5 to 53.7).
About Frederick Douglass Elementary
Frederick Douglass Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Leesburg, Virginia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 581 students.
Loudoun County Public Schools has 81,486 students in 98 schools, and Frederick Douglass Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Frederick Douglass Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 42%. The remaining shares are 29% White, 16% Asian, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Loudoun County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Frederick Douglass Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 28% for public schools in Loudoun County.
Frederick Douglass Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.0% at Frederick Douglass Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.8%.
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 residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Loudoun County number 103, with about 81,486 students.
Leesburg Elementary is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Frederick Douglass Elementary is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 581 in 2024-25.
Frederick Douglass Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Leesburg
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Heritage HighCombined · 1,475 students
- Tuscarora HighCombined · 1,377 students
- Loudoun County HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Belmont Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,071 students
- Smart's Mill MiddleMiddle · 885 students
Other Frederick Douglass Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frederick Douglass Elementary. Frederick Douglass Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryWinchester, VA · 376 students
- Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolSeaford, DE · 456 students
- Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 453 students
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryWilson, NC · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Leesburg Elementary0.9 mi · 428
- Catoctin Elementary1.2 mi · 601
- Cool Spring Elementary1.2 mi · 591
- Loudoun County High1.4 mi · 1,334
- Ball's Bluff Elementary1.5 mi · 465
- J. Lupton Simpson Middle1.5 mi · 874
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Douglass ElementaryHow large is Frederick Douglass Elementary?
Frederick Douglass Elementary enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frederick Douglass Elementary serve?
Frederick Douglass Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Frederick Douglass Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Frederick Douglass Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederick Douglass Elementary?
At Frederick Douglass Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 42% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederick Douglass Elementary?
Frederick Douglass 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.