Waterford Elementary

Waterford Elementary is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Waterford, Virginia, one of the schools within Loudoun County Public Schools, instructing 243 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Within Loudoun County Public Schools, which oversees 98 schools and 81,486 students, Waterford Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Waterford Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Loudoun County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Waterford Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 86.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Loudoun County indicate the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Waterford Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Loudoun County (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students).

The closest other public school is Lucketts Elementary, roughly 4.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waterford Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 77.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waterford Elementary has grew 48%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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