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How has Little River Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
701
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002539
Little River Elementary
43464 Hyland Hills St, South Riding, VA 20152 · (703) 957-4360 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
117 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
70%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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
85.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Little River Elementary
Little River Elementary's state test result (85.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River Elementary this school | 701 | 16.7% | 85.4% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Fairfax | 818 | 15.0% | 89.0% |
| Cedar Lane Elementary Ashburn | 701 | 22.8% | 85.9% |
| Hillside Elementary Ashburn | 656 | 16.6% | 86.9% |
| Shady Grove Elementary Glen Allen | 600 | 11.3% | 88.8% |
| Oakton Elementary Oakton | 795 | 13.2% | 87.0% |
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 Little River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #162 of 1,101 | #16 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #170 of 1,111 ▼ 39 | #14 of 59 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #242 of 1,111 ▲ 26 | #25 of 59 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #188 of 1,176 | #15 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #295 of 1,105 | #37 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #221 of 1,106 | #15 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #1,052 of 1,157 | #40 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #383 of 759 | #32 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
701
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 701 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 53.7 | 13.2:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 47.5 | 14.9:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 45.3 | 17.6:1 | 5% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 41 | 21.2:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 3% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (796 to 701); teachers up 21% (45.3 to 55).
About Little River Elementary
Little River Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of South Riding, Virginia. The school counts 701 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Loudoun County Public Schools includes 98 schools. Together they enroll 81,486 students.
Little River Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. Smaller groups are 31% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 53% of Loudoun County residents are White. By the diversity index, Little River Elementary comes in at 70%.
The school reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.8 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%. The average for public schools in Loudoun County is 28%.
allk12 grades Little River Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Little River Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.4%; the prediction is 83.6%.
In the county around the school, Loudoun County, median household income is about $181,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 103 public schools operate in Loudoun County, serving about 81,486 students.
The shortest distance from Little River Elementary to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Cardinal Ridge Elementary. The five-mile area around Little River Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 81.6% proficiency; Little River Elementary posts 85.4%.
Little River Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 691 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 701. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
The Little River Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 South Riding
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Hutchison Farm ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Other Little River Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Little River Elementary. Little River Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Little River Elem.Woodstock, GA · 1,232 students
- LITTLE RIVER ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 355 students
- Little River ElementaryDurham, NC · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 834
- J. Michael Lunsford Middle1.3 mi · 1,182
- Hutchison Farm Elementary1.6 mi · 672
- Westfield High2.1 mi · 2,737
- Freedom High2.2 mi · 1,885
- Liberty Elementary2.3 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Little River ElementaryHow many students attend Little River Elementary?
Little River Elementary enrolls approximately 701 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Little River Elementary serve?
Little River Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Little River Elementary have?
Little River Elementary employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Little River Elementary?
Little River Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 31% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Little River Elementary public or private?
Little River 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.