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Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

1015 Stonewall Dr, Front Royal, VA 22630 · (540) 635-3125 · Warren County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Virginia public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
351 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K276%
Kindergarten7315%
Grade 17015%
Grade 27215%
Grade 36915%
Grade 47115%
Grade 59219%

This year's kindergarten class (73) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
35174%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
7416%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
408%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
22547%
Female
24953%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.0%61.0%
2023-2469.0%59.0%
2022-2371.0%64.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary this school47474.1%63.5%
Plains Elementary
Timberville
46073.0%63.3%
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary
Front Royal
45374.6%70.5%
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary
Front Royal
45873.8%57.9%
Indian Hollow Elementary
Winchester
39876.1%66.3%
John C. Myers Elementary
Broadway
47366.4%69.6%
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 Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.5%#751 of 1,101
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#879 of 1,111
▼ 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#691 of 1,111
▼ 44
Enrollment
ranked largest first
474#649 of 1,176
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#430 of 1,105
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.0%#881 of 1,106
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.1%#595 of 1,157
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.1%#296 of 759
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 2024-25
Enrollment
474
-61 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547435.313.4:174% (351)
2023-2451035.814.3:171% (362)
2022-2349635.813.9:166% (326)
2020-215353316.2:1N/A
2017-1855834.516.2:143% (239)
2015-165513515.7:138% (207)
2010-115332918.4:141% (216)
2000-014713812.4:123% (108)
1990-915092718.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (558 to 474); teachers up 2% (34.5 to 35.3).

About Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Front Royal, Virginia. The school enrolls 474 students in pre-K through 5.

Federal data list 9 schools in Warren County Public Schools, with 5,024 students enrolled.

About 74% of the student body at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 83% of Warren County residents are White. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary are from different groups.

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary reported 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Roughly 74% of students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Warren County average a similar 74%.

On the allk12 Grade, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary lands at C, ahead of 31% of Virginia public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary would score about 67.9%. It scores 63.5%, 4.4 points below that figure.

The county, Warren County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $84,682 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary, Warren County has 9 public schools.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, Hilda J. Barbour Elementary, is the closest to Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 7th on proficiency.

The federal government classifies Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary's location as Town: Fringe.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% drop, from 535 to 474. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Warren County at a glance

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Population
41,531
Census ACS
Median income
$84,682
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,024 students

Quick facts

School name
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary
District
Warren County Public Schools
Address
1015 Stonewall Dr, Front Royal, VA 22630
Phone
(540) 635-3125
County
Warren County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
474
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
351 (74%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
510387001731
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Warren County Public Schools
Other schools in Front Royal
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Frequently asked questions

About Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary
How large is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
Is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary have?
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?
Student demographics at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary are roughly 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary in?
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is part of Warren County Public Schools.
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