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Waterford Elementary

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Waterford Elementary ranks 263 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Waterford Elementary is a public elementary school in Waterford, Virginia, serving 238 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 129 school districts in Virginia, Waterford Elementary consistently performs above state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels.

The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 80.85%, compared to 72.89% for the state and 80.68% for the district. In 4th-grade reading, Waterford Elementary students achieved a 90.2% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the state (73.09%) and district (80.54%) averages. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 71.11% exceeds the state (68.94%) and district (77.88%) averages. Waterford Elementary also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%, lower than the state and district averages.

While Waterford Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Loudoun County district, such as Leesburg Elementary and Lovettsville Elementary, some schools, like Hillsboro Charter Academy, have even stronger academic results. This suggests that Waterford Elementary may have opportunities to learn from the practices of high-performing schools in the area, while continuing to provide a quality education for its students.

243

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,696

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15513 Loyalty Rd
Waterford, VA 20197

(540) 751-2460

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Waterford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Harmony Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2016) to 76th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

Virginia avg71%

263^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 61Elementary Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

19^th of 129Loudoun County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	263 of 1110	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	302 of 1114	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	295 of 1114	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	197 of 1109	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	188 of 1103	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	82 of 1105	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	215 of 1097	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	467 of 1099	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	85.1	69 of 1096	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	67.5	338 of 1100	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.6	143 of 1110	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	254 of 1120	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	213 of 1117	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	191 of 1117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	87 of 1113	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	35 of 1082	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	91.9	1 of 1081	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.6	13 of 1083	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.2	10 of 1071	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.5	38 of 1062	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	299 of 1096	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	286 of 1098	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	344 of 1100	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	243 of 1093	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	372 of 1101	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	256 of 1093	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	468 of 973	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	598 of 979	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	462 of 984	53.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies88%+20 vs state

English Reading85%+14 vs state

Mathematics83%+11 vs state

Science71%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15513 Loyalty Rd	Waterford	20197	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2460	243	20	12.2	5.3%	189 (77.8%)	4 (1.6%)	25 (10.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	77	263^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.3%		73.5	302^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	72.9%	39	80.9	86.3	82.2	71.1	80.9	90.2	82.2	88.2	$19,696	$71	$19,624
Lucketts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 James Monroe Hwy	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2070	242	22	11.0	31.4%	123 (50.8%)	16 (6.6%)	67 (27.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.5%)	62.2	452^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	59.3%		71.9	324^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.9%	128	87.0	92.0	59.2	67.4	65.2	86.0	69.4	88.6	$20,691	$88	$20,603
Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 S Kerr St	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2570	170	19	9.0	13.5%	133 (78.2%)	4 (2.4%)	17 (10.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	69.6	360^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.6%		79.3	224^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.9%	136	85.7	76.0	74.1	77.8	80.0	80.0	81.5	72.0	$28,264	$709	$27,555
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N. King St.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2050	647	58	11.1	48.8%	279 (43.1%)	42 (6.5%)	261 (40.3%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	39.8	724^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.8%		34	789^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.2%	65	67.0	64.0	67.7	67.7	69.1	57.0	63.0	83.6
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38180 West Colonial Highway	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2540	417	37	11.3	10.1%	317 (76.0%)	13 (3.1%)	35 (8.4%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	81.4	188^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.2	196^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.4%	8	81.1	89.7	90.0	83.8	73.6	93.1	86.4	87.7	$23,894	$368	$23,527
Leesburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	323 Plaza St NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2860	428	42	10.1	47.9%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	185 (43.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	34.4	780^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.7%		56.5	534^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.1%	246	71.1	63.2	60.6	56.9	55.3	63.2	66.2	79.6	$23,232	$233	$22,998
Lovettsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	49 S Loudoun St	Lovettsville	20180	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2470	510	41	12.4	15.9%	364 (71.4%)	21 (4.1%)	81 (15.9%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	69.4	364^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.4	387^th of 1114 public elementary schools	65.3%	23	87.6	72.9	81.1	72.2	82.0	79.2	75.6	83.2	$19,615	$87	$19,527
Catoctin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Catoctin Circle SW	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2940	601	49	12.2	27.5%	379 (63.1%)	24 (4.0%)	141 (23.5%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	66	404^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.6%		65	426^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.8%	22	79.0	76.0	83.3	84.4	67.0	74.0	78.4	78.4	$18,816	$89	$18,727
Ball's Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Battlefield Pkwy NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2880	465	39	11.8	35.3%	217 (46.7%)	37 (8.0%)	132 (28.4%)	54 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	59.3	483^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	56.5%		65.2	423^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	62.0%	60	72.3	73.5	77.7	69.4	74.4	79.0	68.2	87.5	$19,965	$578	$19,387
Hillsboro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	37110 Charles Town Pike	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(540) 751-2560	144	9	16.7	10.4%	124 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	90.2	47^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.8%		85.5	109^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.2%	62	100.0	90.5	95.2	85.0	87.0	90.5	90.5	95.2	$24,120	$16	$24,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterford Elementary

Is Waterford Elementary a good school?

Waterford Elementary ranks 263^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Waterford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waterford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harmony Middle

What district is Waterford Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

How many students attend Waterford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Waterford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Waterford Elementary?

Students at Waterford Elementary are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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