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Alumni: what's one memory from Rosa Lee Carter Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
792
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002751
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary
43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive, Ashburn, VA 20148 · (703) 957-4490 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
108 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 20% |
Student demographics
58%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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
87.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% 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 →
Where Rosa Lee Carter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #112 of 1,101 | #8 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #171 of 1,111 | #15 of 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #196 of 1,111 | #18 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #100 of 1,176 | #8 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #392 of 1,105 | #47 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #614 of 1,106 | #43 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #243 of 759 | #21 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
792
-163 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 19.8:1
% White
15%
was 20%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
8%
was 6%
% Asian
62%
was 61%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 792 | 59.9 | 13.2:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 60.8 | 13.2:1 | 12% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 58.8 | 14.4:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 48.2 | 19.8:1 | 8% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Lee Carter Elementary.
About Rosa Lee Carter Elementary
Federal records list Rosa Lee Carter Elementary as an elementary school in Ashburn, Virginia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 792 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 59% larger than average.
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary is part of a district of 98 schools: Loudoun County Public Schools, with 81,486 students.
At Rosa Lee Carter Elementary, 62% of students are Asian. It is also 15% White, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Loudoun County is roughly 22% Asian. The diversity index for Rosa Lee Carter Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary reported 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Roughly 14% of students at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 14 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rosa Lee Carter Elementary would be expected to post about 84.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 87.1%.
The school is in Loudoun County, where the median household earns about $181,765 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Loudoun County, 103 public schools serve about 81,486 students.
Measured in a straight line, Rock Ridge High is about 0.2 miles from Rosa Lee Carter Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rosa Lee Carter Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2017-18, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 955 to 792. Over the same years, the White share dropped from 20% to 15%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.8 to 13.2 over 7 years.
The discussion board for Rosa Lee Carter Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Ashburn
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Stone Bridge HighHigh · 1,629 students
- Rock Ridge HighCombined · 1,599 students
- Broad Run HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Eagle Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,258 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Ridge High0.2 mi · 1,599
- Stone Hill Middle0.8 mi · 1,146
- Legacy Elementary1.3 mi · 627
- Creighton's Corner Elementary1.4 mi · 824
- Moorefield Station Elementary1.5 mi · 963
- Briar Woods High1.8 mi · 1,862
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa Lee Carter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary enrolls approximately 792 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rosa Lee Carter Elementary serve?
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary.
How diverse is Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary reports a student body of 15% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 62% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary is overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools in Loudoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.