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Catoctin Elementary

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Catoctin Elementary ranks 270 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Catoctin Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Leesburg, Virginia, serving 601 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked 18th out of 131 districts in Virginia. For the 2025-2026 school year, Catoctin is ranked 270th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating. This marks a strong upward trend: the school ranked 404th in 2024-2025 and 588th in 2022-2023 before jumping to 270th this year, driven largely by big gains in 4th grade math, reading, and Virginia Studies.

Catoctin is one of the stronger-performing schools in the immediate Leesburg area, though not the top. Of ten nearby elementary schools, four rank higher — Sycolin Creek Elementary, Seldens Landing Elementary, John W. Tolbert Junior Elementary, and Belmont Station Elementary — while Catoctin ranks ahead of Evergreen Mill Elementary, Ball's Bluff Elementary, Cool Spring Elementary, Leesburg Elementary, Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary, and Frederick Douglass Elementary. In 2025-2026 SOL results, 4th grade math and Virginia Studies stand out at 90.63% proficiency, well above district and state averages, and 4th grade reading is strong at 87.5%. Math is solid across all tested grades. The clearest weakness is 5th grade reading at 74.73%, below the district average of 80.95% and below nearby-school averages.

Catoctin also shows a strong equity story. English Language Learner students perform at the 83rd percentile statewide, and low-income students jumped from the 28th to 56th percentile over two years. The school achieves strong results without top spending — Leesburg Elementary and Frederick Douglass Elementary both spend over $23,000 per student, while Catoctin spends $18,816. Chronic absenteeism is a watch item: at 13.2%, it beats district and state averages but has risen from 8.4% the prior year and is nearly double Seldens Landing Elementary's 6.8%. Overall, Catoctin is a solid, improving school; the main challenges ahead are sustaining 5th grade reading growth and ensuring all student subgroups share in the school's upward trajectory.

601

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,816

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 Catoctin Circle SW
Leesburg, VA 20175

(571) 252-2940

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Catoctin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. Lupton Simpson Middle
High:	Loudoun County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (83% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2026) from a 47th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

270^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	75.8	270 of 1111	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	404 of 1110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	426 of 1114	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	588 of 1114	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	436 of 1109	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	474 of 1103	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	579 of 1105	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	503 of 1097	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	347 of 1099	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	202 of 1096	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	369 of 1100	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.6	529 of 1110	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.2	676 of 1120	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.7	906 of 1117	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1055 of 1117	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	876 of 1113	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	985 of 1082	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	61.3	419 of 1081	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.2	735 of 1083	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.9	999 of 1071	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	35.8	796 of 1062	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	258 of 420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	131 of 355	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	55 of 315	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	103 of 326	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	139 of 306	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	264 of 300	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	247 of 1100	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	444 of 1096	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	450 of 1098	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	690 of 1100	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	320 of 619	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	341 of 606	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	358 of 580	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	481 of 564	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	458 of 1040	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	712 of 1046	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	744 of 1036	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	307 of 1099	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	355 of 1093	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	406 of 1101	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	445 of 1093	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	107 of 974	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	302 of 973	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	388 of 979	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	413 of 984	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2026)39th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies91%+20 vs state

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

English Reading79%+7 vs state

Science78%+9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This school is excellent! The teachers are very involved and have been there a long time. The Leesburg school boundaries changed drastically in 2012, so all of these Leesburg reviews and ratings are not accurate. Catoctin was a school that had larger groups of ESL and financially aided students but that has changed drastically. Likewise, some of the higher rated schools would be rated lower if this School Digger site was up to date. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

My son was removed from this school (parental withdraw) following 2 years of issues. I am beyond disappointed with this school and it's staff. The administration does not seem to have good control over the daily operations at the school. Children are not being taken care of in the way they should be. My son will now be home schooled until another option is found. 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 (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 (2025)	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
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%)	75.8	270^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.7%		66	404^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.6%	134	83.5	90.6	83.5	78.0	72.9	87.5	74.7	90.6	$18,816	$89	$18,727
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Principal Drummond Way SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-1920	581	54	10.8	55.4%	166 (28.6%)	49 (8.4%)	246 (42.3%)	94 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.1%)	28.7	855^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.0%		45.5	663^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	40.3%	192	59.2	75.3	47.1	52.9	51.3	67.9	57.7	80.9	$23,118	$466	$22,652
Evergreen Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	491 Evergreen Mill Rd SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2900	569	45	12.6	33.7%	280 (49.2%)	25 (4.4%)	163 (28.6%)	60 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	72.5	312^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.9%		65.1	416^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.5%	104	80.4	89.0	80.0	77.7	73.2	82.9	76.5	91.8	$19,083	$491	$18,592
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%)	47.6	641^st of 1111 public elementary schools	42.3%		34.4	780^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.7%	139	79.1	61.2	76.6	64.1	64.2	65.5	76.9	81.0	$23,232	$233	$22,998
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Tavistock Dr SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2890	591	54	11.0	53.6%	217 (36.7%)	46 (7.8%)	250 (42.3%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.1%)	59.4	488^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.1%		36.6	751^st of 1110 public elementary schools	32.3%	263	80.0	72.2	81.3	75.8	61.7	70.1	80.2	87.7	$18,301	$122	$18,180
Richard and Mildred Loving 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%)	44.1	691^st of 1111 public elementary schools	37.8%		39.8	724^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.8%	33	72.0	75.0	63.2	58.5	66.7	73.5	59.6	84.2
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%)	64.3	423^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	61.9%		59.3	483^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	56.5%	60	82.7	75.0	80.0	71.8	66.7	78.8	77.7	89.7	$19,965	$578	$19,387
John W. Tolbert Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	691 Potomac Station Dr NE	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2870	617	48	12.8	26.7%	284 (46.0%)	62 (10.0%)	102 (16.5%)	120 (19.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	79.7	203^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	81.7%		81.1	196^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.3%	7	84.5	85.9	87.5	80.8	79.4	91.8	78.6	88.8	$18,278	$88	$18,190
Seldens Landing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43345 Coton Commons Dr.	Leesburg	20176	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2260	508	37	13.8	15.7%	280 (55.1%)	38 (7.5%)	59 (11.6%)	88 (17.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	82.5	166^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.1%		77.2	259^th of 1110 public elementary schools	76.7%	93	83.7	91.0	87.4	84.0	80.2	84.1	89.3	88.5	$17,174	$252	$16,921
Belmont Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20235 Nightwatch St.	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2240	605	49	12.4	19.7%	287 (47.4%)	48 (7.9%)	83 (13.7%)	139 (23.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	76.1	268^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.1	273^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	75.4%	5	81.9	82.6	91.8	72.5	74.5	84.4	85.7	91.4	$17,707	$220	$17,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Catoctin Elementary

Is Catoctin Elementary a good school?

Catoctin Elementary ranks 270^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Catoctin Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Catoctin Elementary?

Students at Catoctin Elementary are 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Catoctin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Catoctin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. Lupton Simpson Middle
High : Loudoun County High

How many students attend Catoctin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Catoctin Elementary.

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