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Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary

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Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary ranks 691 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary is a PK–5 school in Leesburg, Virginia, serving 647 students—the largest of the nearby elementary schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools cluster, a district ranked 18th in Virginia. The school serves a notably higher-poverty population than many of its neighbors—nearly 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate roughly triple that of nearby schools like Waterford and Seldens Landing. One genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism is just 10.7%, well below the district average of 14.1% and down sharply from 18.2% two years ago—an unusual strength for a school with this poverty level.

Academically, Loving lags the district average in nearly every subject and grade. The school ranked 691st out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (38th percentile) in 2025–2026, far behind neighbors like Seldens Landing (85th percentile), Waterford Elementary (83rd percentile), and Belmont Station (76th percentile). Fifth grade is a particular concern—reading proficiency has declined for three straight years to 59.57%, and science (58.51%) is the school's lowest subject. That said, 4th grade Virginia Studies (84.21%) nearly matched the district average, showing Loving can be competitive in certain areas.

There are encouraging signs in the primary grades: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 44% in 2023–2024 to 72% in 2025–2026, and 3rd grade reading has also improved substantially. Loving also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1, better than most higher-performing neighbors. The school's biggest opportunity lies in closing outcome gaps for English language learners and students from low-income families, whose results trail significantly. With solid attendance and early-grade momentum, Loving has a foundation to build on for future gains.

647

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,050

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

800 N. King St.
Leesburg, VA 20176

(571) 252-2050

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Smart's Mill Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

40.3%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Virginia average

!Near the bottom of Loudoun County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

691^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	44.1	691 of 1111	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	724 of 1110	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	789 of 1114	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	825 of 1114	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	776 of 1109	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	693 of 1103	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	774 of 1105	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	698 of 1097	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.7	383 of 1099	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	617 of 1096	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	758 of 1100	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.5	614 of 1110	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.7	386 of 1120	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.0	232 of 1117	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	140 of 1117	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	246 of 1113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	251 of 1082	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	165 of 1081	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.6	305 of 1083	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	218 of 1071	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	147 of 1062	86.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	303 of 326	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	287 of 306	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	297 of 300	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	721 of 1100	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	753 of 1096	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	825 of 1098	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	874 of 1100	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	564 of 619	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	590 of 606	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	539 of 580	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	543 of 564	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	920 of 1040	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	996 of 1046	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	972 of 1036	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	643 of 1099	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	689 of 1093	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	759 of 1101	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	758 of 1093	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.0	64 of 247	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	282 of 974	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	229 of 973	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	502 of 979	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	615 of 984	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+33 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies84%+14 vs state

Mathematics70%-3 vs state

English Reading67%-5 vs state

Science59%-10 vs state

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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
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	$21,050	$401	$20,650
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	$23,265	$461	$22,804
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	$21,289	$530	$20,759
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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	$19,079	$81	$18,998
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	$18,637	$84	$18,553
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	$19,979	$417	$19,562
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	$18,554	$333	$18,221
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	$17,558	$231	$17,327
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Frequently Asked Questions about Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary

What district is Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

Is Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary a good school?

Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary ranks 691^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smart's Mill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary?

Students at Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary are 43% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary.

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