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Leesburg Elementary

323 Plaza St NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 · (571) 252-2860 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
205 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
Pre-K
11
Kindergarten
62
Grade 1
62
Grade 2
77
Grade 3
80
Grade 4
68
Grade 5
68
Student demographics
White
17040%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
18543%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20%
Black
297%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21%
Asian
184%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 8%
Two+
266%
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
22753%
Female
20147%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
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
428
-91 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 18.1:1
% White
40%
was 45%
% Hispanic
43%
was 35%
% Black
7%
was 8%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Leesburg Elementary

Set in Leesburg, Virginia, Leesburg Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school, run under Loudoun County Public Schools. It caters to 428 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Leesburg Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 40% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Leesburg Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Leesburg Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Loudoun County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Leesburg Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.1%; this one delivers 69.4%.

In the broader community, Loudoun County reports that median household earnings sit near $181,765, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Leesburg Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

Frances Hazel Reid Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 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), Leesburg Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 71.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Leesburg Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 428). Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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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
Leesburg Elementary
District
Loudoun County Public Schools
Address
323 Plaza St NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone
(571) 252-2860
County
Loudoun County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
428
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
205 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510225001852
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
Other schools in Leesburg
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Frequently asked questions

About Leesburg Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Leesburg Elementary?
Leesburg Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Leesburg Elementary serve?
Leesburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Leesburg Elementary?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Leesburg Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Leesburg Elementary?
Student demographics at Leesburg Elementary are roughly 40% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Leesburg Elementary in?
Leesburg Elementary is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
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