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Aldie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Aldie Elementary is a small public school in Aldie, Virginia, serving roughly 90 students in grades PK–5 within the highly rated Loudoun County Public Schools district. Over the past several years, Aldie Elementary has transformed from an average performer into one of Virginia's top elementary schools, earning 5-star ratings and state rankings in the top 100 — including #13 and #15 in the state in recent years. What makes this especially striking is that the school is dramatically smaller than nearly every school around it, which creates a uniquely close-knit, individualized learning experience.

By nearly every measure, Aldie stands apart from its neighbors. The student–teacher ratio is 8.0, far below schools like Sycolin Creek Elementary (11.6) or Madison's Trust Elementary (15.4). Per-pupil spending reaches $30,326 — more than double many nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 2.1%, compared to a 14.1% district average, and well below neighbors like Creighton's Corner Elementary (18.1%) and Arcola Elementary (16.9%). Academically, the school has posted stunning results: 100% proficiency in 4th grade reading and Virginia Studies, 90% in 5th grade science, and top statewide rankings for both male and female students.

The school also stands out for serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (24.4% free/reduced lunch) than most neighbors — for example, Hovatter Elementary at 3.7% and Goshen Post Elementary at 9.3% — yet still outperforming most of them academically. One caveat for parents: with only about 15–20 students per grade, test scores and rankings can swing from year to year (for instance, 5th grade math dropped from 100% to 80% in one year), which is a normal reflection of a very small cohort rather than a real decline. Still, the consistent pattern of strong attendance, elite reading and science scores, and heavy per-student investment suggests Aldie Elementary is genuinely delivering an excellent education.

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,959

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

23269 Meetinghouse Ln
Aldie, VA 20105

(703) 957-4380

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Aldie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willard Middle
High:	Lightridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (90% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

102^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools

18^th of 131Loudoun 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
2026	86.3	102 of 1111	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	15 of 1110	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	13 of 1114	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	97 of 1114	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	129 of 1109	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	97 of 1103	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	51.1	615 of 1105	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	732 of 1097	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	527 of 1099	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.7	197 of 1096	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	171 of 1100	84.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	107 of 1110	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	77.7	190 of 1120	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	125 of 1117	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	401 of 1117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	86.2	19 of 1113	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.1	131 of 1082	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	72 of 1081	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	41 of 1083	96.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.8	42 of 1071	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	59.4	443 of 1062	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	5 of 1096	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	12 of 1098	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	179 of 1100	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	66 of 1099	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	1 of 1093	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	9 of 1101	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	111 of 1093	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	61 of 974	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	19 of 973	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	19 of 979	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	75 of 984	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies100%+29 vs state

English Reading91%+20 vs state

Science90%+21 vs state

Mathematics85%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, November 26, 2018

This is a gem for my family. We love the small school vibe and how involved and caring all staff are. My children have excelled and their reading scores in particular have greatly improved in the year and a half they have been at Aldie. It is a real community. The principal, Ms. Stephens is wise caring and very involved in every part of the students day. The first grade teacher, Ms. Burgin, should win an award for how well she conducts her classroom and creates a peaceful and fun learning environment. The second grade teacher, Ms. Cierski, is a champion also. The third grade teacher works very well with the kids and is fun also. I have not had a 4th or 5th grader in this school yet. There are lessons taught at Aldie that go beyond academics as they celebrate character traits and honor good citizenship and even our Veterans. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Aldie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23269 Meetinghouse Ln	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4380	90	11	8.0	24.4%	45 (50.0%)	5 (5.6%)	19 (21.1%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.8%)	86.3	102^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.3	15^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.6%	87	87.5	85.7	80.0	90.0	87.5	100.0	80.0	100.0	$29,959	$70	$29,889
Middleburg Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	101 North Madison Street	Middleburg	20117	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(540) 687-5048	145	11	13.4	—	91 (62.8%)	8 (5.5%)	18 (12.4%)	22 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	84.1	143^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	87.1%		75.3	284^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.4%	141	83.3	100.0	87.5	75.0	79.2	95.7	95.8	91.3	$27,077	$29	$27,048
Henrietta Lacks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	41125 Collaboration Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(571) 367-4130	780	57	13.7	8.6%	317 (40.6%)	45 (5.8%)	46 (5.9%)	304 (39.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)								(n/a)									$15,998	$171	$15,827
Hovatter Elementary	Public	3-5	41135 collaboration drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4120	810	56	14.5	3.7%	364 (44.9%)	38 (4.7%)	34 (4.2%)	308 (38.0%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.0%)	88.2	70^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.7%		86.2	98^th of 1110 public elementary schools	91.2%	28	94.4	90.7	90.5	86.0	87.7	91.3	92.4	85.9	$14,979	$158	$14,821
Arcola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41740 Tall Cedars Parkway	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4390	748	61	12.3	24.3%	210 (28.1%)	82 (11.0%)	65 (8.7%)	319 (42.6%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.6%)	73.6	297^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.3%		71	343^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	69.1%	46	82.5	89.7	81.4	71.3	73.8	87.2	77.5	89.3	$19,175	$223	$18,952
Goshen Post Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24945 Lobo Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4030	851	67	12.7	9.3%	194 (22.8%)	56 (6.6%)	68 (8.0%)	472 (55.5%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.6%)	84.5	135^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.8%		87.8	78^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.0%	57	90.9	87.6	88.2	84.4	80.3	88.9	87.6	88.8	$15,633	$96	$15,537
Madison's Trust Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42380 Creighton Rd	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-1018	1,004	65	15.4	15.0%	281 (28.0%)	86 (8.6%)	60 (6.0%)	471 (46.9%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.2%)	91	31^st of 1111 public elementary schools	97.2%		90.1	48^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.7%	17	91.8	96.0	92.4	90.4	84.7	92.3	92.8	97.7	$13,648	$475	$13,173
Sycolin Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21100 Evergreen Mills Road	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2910	452	39	11.6	10.0%	257 (56.9%)	9 (2.0%)	59 (13.1%)	80 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.5%)	88.1	74^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.3%		82.3	174^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.3%	100	88.0	95.6	92.4	91.3	86.4	83.5	91.1	94.1	$22,597	$87	$22,510
Creighton's Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23171 Minerva Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4480	824	63	13.1	19.9%	216 (26.2%)	47 (5.7%)	65 (7.9%)	439 (53.3%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	78.3	227^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.7	204^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.6%	23	86.6	81.7	85.8	83.5	77.2	86.5	84.3	82.3	$16,061	$409	$15,652
Legacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22995 Minerva Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4425	627	48	13.0	16.7%	204 (32.5%)	43 (6.9%)	70 (11.2%)	266 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	89.1	56^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.0%		86.7	89^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.0%	33	90.2	95.9	92.2	85.1	89.1	91.8	88.7	93.6	$18,314	$212	$18,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Aldie Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Aldie Elementary?

Students at Aldie Elementary are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

What district is Aldie Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Aldie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aldie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willard Middle
High : Lightridge High

How many students attend Aldie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Aldie Elementary.

Is Aldie Elementary a good school?

Yes. Aldie Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

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