Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000936
Waterford Elementary
15513 Loyalty Rd, Waterford, VA 20197 · (540) 751-2460 · Loudoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
13 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
38%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
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp 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 83 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Waterford Elementary
Waterford Elementary's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Elementary this school | 243 | 5.3% | 80.9% |
| Virginia L. Murray Elementary Charlottesville | 273 | 11.7% | 93.1% |
| Broadus Wood Elementary Earlysville | 282 | 17.7% | 78.3% |
| Ivy Elementary Charlottesville | 358 | 8.4% | 89.5% |
| Hamilton Elementary Hamilton | 170 | 13.5% | 82.0% |
| Fort Lewis Elementary Salem | 250 | 21.6% | 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 Waterford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #288 of 1,101 | #33 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #318 of 1,111 ▲ 60 | #31 of 59 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #195 of 1,111 ▲ 129 | #17 of 59 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #1,056 of 1,176 | #55 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #217 of 1,105 | #28 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #928 of 1,106 | #54 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #1,143 of 1,157 | #58 of 59 |
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
243
+80 (+49%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 243 | 19.8 | 12.3:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 18.8 | 12.7:1 | 8% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 18.3 | 13.5:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 14 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 9.2 | 17.9:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 3% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 8 | 20.5:1 | 2% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 98 | 7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (164 to 243); teachers up 116% (9.2 to 19.8).
About Waterford Elementary
Waterford Elementary is a small elementary school in Waterford, Virginia, administered by Loudoun County Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 243 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 51% lower.
A total of 98 schools make up Loudoun County Public Schools, with 81,486 students enrolled.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Waterford Elementary. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 53% White share among all Loudoun County residents. By the diversity index, Waterford Elementary comes in at 38%.
Federal staffing data show 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Waterford Elementary and a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 5% of enrollment. That rate is below the 28% average among public schools in Loudoun County.
allk12 grades Waterford Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 86.7% at Waterford Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.9%.
Among Loudoun County residents, median household income is about $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 103 public schools in Loudoun County, with a combined enrollment of about 81,486.
The school nearest to Waterford Elementary is Lucketts Elementary, at a distance of about 4.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Waterford Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Waterford Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 163 in 2020-21 and 243 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Waterford Elementary, you can post them here. 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 Waterford Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Waterford Elementary. Waterford Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- WATERFORD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 532 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IA · 464 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolWaterford, NJ · 431 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolWaterford, OH · 428 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Lucketts Elementary4.2 mi · 242
- Tuscarora High4.5 mi · 1,377
- Smart's Mill Middle4.9 mi · 885
- Hamilton Elementary4.9 mi · 170
- Frances Hazel Reid Elementary4.9 mi · 647
- Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary5.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Waterford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waterford Elementary?
Waterford Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Waterford Elementary serve?
Waterford Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Waterford Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Waterford Elementary.
How diverse is Waterford Elementary?
Waterford Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Waterford Elementary?
Waterford 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.