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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225003086
Hovatter Elementary
41135 Collaboration Drive, Aldie, VA 20105 · (571) 367-4120 · Loudoun County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 290 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 303 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 217 | 27% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Loudoun County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Hovatter Elementary
Hovatter Elementary's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovatter Elementary this school | 810 | 3.7% | 84.4% |
| Henrietta Lacks Elementary Aldie | 780 | 8.6% | N/A |
| Westbriar Elementary Vienna | 840 | 8.9% | 91.2% |
| Spring Hill Elementary McLean | 980 | 11.1% | 91.3% |
| Haycock Elementary Falls Church | 838 | 4.4% | 98.0% |
| Mill Run Elementary Ashburn | 636 | 10.5% | 92.4% |
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 Hovatter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #188 of 1,101 | #20 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #119 of 1,111 ▲ 13 | #11 of 59 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #105 of 1,111 ▲ 139 | #6 of 59 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #85 of 1,176 | #7 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #683 of 1,105 | #55 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #420 of 1,106 | #33 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.7% | #1,150 of 1,157 | #59 of 59 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 810 | 55.7 | 14.5:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 961 | 65.1 | 14.8:1 | 5% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 62.3 | 15.0:1 | 3% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hovatter Elementary.
About Hovatter Elementary
Hovatter Elementary, located in Aldie, Virginia, is a large elementary school. The school has 810 students in 2024-25 across grades 3 through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Loudoun County Public Schools enrolls 81,486 students in 98 schools, including Hovatter Elementary.
No group is above 50% at Hovatter Elementary; the largest is White, at 45%. The school is also 38% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hovatter Elementary scores 65%.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hovatter Elementary, which has 55.7. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 4%. Public schools in Loudoun County average 28%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hovatter Elementary is 2.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 84.4% actual, 87.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Loudoun County show that the median household earns about $181,765 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Loudoun County, 103 public schools serve about 81,486 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Henrietta Lacks Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hovatter Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The discussion board for Hovatter Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Aldie
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 1,684 students
- Mercer MiddleMiddle · 1,459 students
- Goshen Post ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- Henrietta Lacks ElementaryElementary · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Henrietta Lacks Elementary0.1 mi · 780
- Lightridge High0.3 mi · 2,030
- Willard Middle0.6 mi · 1,684
- Goshen Post Elementary0.8 mi · 851
- John Champe High1.1 mi · 1,851
- Pinebrook Elementary1.5 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Hovatter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hovatter Elementary?
Hovatter Elementary enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 03-05.
Is Hovatter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hovatter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Hovatter Elementary have?
Hovatter Elementary employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hovatter Elementary?
At Hovatter Elementary, the student body is approximately 45% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hovatter Elementary public or private?
Hovatter Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.