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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002809
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary
38180 West Colonial Highway, Hamilton, VA 20158 · (540) 751-2540 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
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
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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
41%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
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.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
84.8%
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 →
Schools most like Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary this school | 417 | 10.1% | 84.8% |
| Emerick Elementary Purcellville | 416 | 12.5% | 90.5% |
| Greenville Elementary Nokesville | 449 | 11.6% | 81.8% |
| Butts Road Primary Chesapeake | 498 | 12.7% | N/A |
| P.B. Smith Elementary Warrenton | 440 | 12.7% | 82.0% |
| Ivy Elementary Charlottesville | 358 | 8.4% | 89.5% |
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 Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #179 of 1,101 | #19 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #225 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #22 of 59 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #215 of 1,111 ▲ 26 | #19 of 59 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #771 of 1,176 | #52 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #103 of 1,105 | #15 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #896 of 1,106 | #52 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #1,118 of 1,157 | #54 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #191 of 759 | #15 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
417
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 417 | 36.6 | 11.4:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 38.7 | 10.4:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 33.5 | 15.4:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 7% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (516 to 417); teachers up 9% (33.5 to 36.6).
About Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is a small elementary school in Hamilton, Virginia, (ZIP code 20158). Its 417 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Loudoun County Public Schools runs Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary along with 97 other schools, enrolling 81,486 students in total.
White students are the majority at Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary's 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.4:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 10%. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 18 points.
The model predicts 85.4% for a school in Virginia with Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary posts 84.8%.
Among Loudoun County residents, the median household income is $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is one of 103 public schools in the county.
Harmony Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary's enrollment grew from 390 in 2020-21 to 417 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hamilton
- Harmony MiddleMiddle · 1,115 students
- Hamilton ElementaryElementary · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Middle0.2 mi · 1,115
- Loudoun Valley High1.1 mi · 1,149
- Hamilton Elementary1.2 mi · 170
- Blue Ridge Middle1.6 mi · 714
- Lincoln Elementary1.7 mi · 91
- Emerick Elementary2.1 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth W.Culbert ElementaryHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.