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Mill Run Elementary

42940 Ridgeway Drive, Ashburn, VA 20148 · (571) 252-2160 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
67 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7612%
Grade 18213%
Grade 211117%
Grade 313421%
Grade 411218%
Grade 512119%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
25941%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
406%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
457%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
24138%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
457%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
34654%
Female
29046%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2591.0%93.0%
2023-2491.0%94.0%
2022-2390.0%94.0%
% 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
92.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 92% 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 Mill Run Elementary

Mill Run Elementary's state test result (92.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mill Run Elementary this school63610.5%92.4%
Oak Hill Elementary
Herndon
6288.3%88.7%
Hillside Elementary
Ashburn
65616.6%86.9%
Henrietta Lacks Elementary
Aldie
7808.6%N/A
Westbriar Elementary
Vienna
8408.9%91.2%
Shady Grove Elementary
Glen Allen
60011.3%88.8%
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 Mill Run Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Loudoun County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
92.4%#26 of 1,101#1 of 58
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
93.0%#49 of 1,111
▼ 29
#3 of 59
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
91.0%#56 of 1,111
▼ 5
#2 of 59
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
636#285 of 1,176#24 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#429 of 1,105#49 of 56
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.7%#308 of 1,106#22 of 56
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.5%#1,114 of 1,157#51 of 59
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-30.1%#45 of 759#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
636
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
+62% since 2000-01, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2563647.413.4:111% (67)
2023-2464848.713.3:17% (44)
2022-236774714.4:17% (50)
2020-216974714.8:1N/A
2017-1891047.519.2:13% (29)
2015-168754320.4:12% (18)
2010-118934121.8:14% (39)
2000-013922913.5:13% (12)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Run Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (910 to 636); teachers unchanged (47.5 to 47.4).

About Mill Run Elementary

In Ashburn, Virginia, Mill Run Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 636 students. The school is 27% above the average for elementary schools in Virginia.

Mill Run Elementary is one of the 98 schools that make up Loudoun County Public Schools (81,486 students in total).

Of every 100 students at Mill Run Elementary, about 41 are White, the largest group. Other students are 38% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That is lower than the 53% White share among all Loudoun County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Mill Run Elementary are from different groups.

Mill Run Elementary has 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school has 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 17 points.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mill Run Elementary is 7.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 92.4% actual, 85.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.

For Loudoun County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $181,765 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Loudoun County number 103, with about 81,486 students.

Among nearby public schools, Eagle Ridge Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. Mill Run Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mill Run Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.

Mill Run Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mill Run Elementary had a net loss of 61 students, or 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 13.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Mill Run Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
Mill Run Elementary
District
Loudoun County Public Schools
Address
42940 Ridgeway Drive, Ashburn, VA 20148
Phone
(571) 252-2160
County
Loudoun County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
636
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (11%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510225002540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill Run Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Mill Run Elementary?
Mill Run Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Run Elementary serve?
Mill Run Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Run Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Mill Run Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mill Run Elementary?
At Mill Run Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 38% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mill Run Elementary public or private?
Mill Run 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.
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