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Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary

38180 West Colonial Highway, Hamilton, VA 20158 · (540) 751-2540 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
42 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
2
Kindergarten
67
Grade 1
62
Grade 2
68
Grade 3
76
Grade 4
60
Grade 5
82
Student demographics
White
31776%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
358%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21%
Asian
174%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 8%
Two+
358%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22754%
Female
19046%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
417
-99 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 15.4:1
% White
76%
was 83%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary

Located at 38180 West Colonial Highway, in Hamilton, Virginia, Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is a compact K-5 school that hosts 417 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Loudoun County Public Schools.

Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is one of 98 schools operated by Loudoun County Public Schools, a district that serves 81,486 students overall.

Demographically, Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Loudoun County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.4%; this one delivers 84.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Loudoun County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Nearest neighbor: Harmony Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 84.6%.

Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Loudoun County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary
District
Loudoun County Public Schools
Address
38180 West Colonial Highway, Hamilton, VA 20158
Phone
(540) 751-2540
County
Loudoun County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
42 (10%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
510225002809
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary
How many students attend Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary?
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary have?
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary?
Student demographics at Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary are roughly 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary in?
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
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