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Newton-Lee Elementary
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Newton-Lee Elementary
Located at 43335 Gloucester Parkway, in Ashburg, Virginia, Newton-Lee Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 505 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Across the 98 schools in Loudoun County Public Schools (81,486 students total), Newton-Lee Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Newton-Lee Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Newton-Lee Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newton-Lee Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.0%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Newton-Lee Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Trailside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 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), Newton-Lee Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 84.6%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment fell from 34% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Newton-Lee Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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