Waxpool Elementary

Located at 42560 Black Angus Drive, in Ashburn, Virginia, Waxpool Elementary is a mid-sized primary school that works with 678 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Loudoun County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 36% larger than typical.

Loudoun County Public Schools comprises 98 schools with combined enrollment of 81,486 students; Waxpool Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Waxpool Elementary records that 48% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Loudoun County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waxpool Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Loudoun County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Waxpool Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.6%; this one delivers 89.9%.

Across the wider county, Loudoun County reports that the typical household earns roughly $181,765 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Loudoun County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), of which Waxpool Elementary is one.

Eagle Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waxpool Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waxpool Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 86.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

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