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Little River Elementary

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Little River Elementary ranks 221 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Little River Elementary is a PK–5 school in South Riding, Virginia, serving 701 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked 18th out of 131 in Virginia. The school holds a solid 4-star rating and ranked 221st out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 80th percentile statewide. That's comfortably above the state median, though it represents a mild dip from earlier years when Little River consistently ranked in the high 80s to low 90s percentile.

Where Little River Elementary truly stands out is attendance. Only 5.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared to 14.1% districtwide — and far better than nearby schools like Liberty Elementary (15.1%), Buffalo Trail Elementary (15.5%), and Cardinal Ridge Elementary (15.5%). The school also excels in the early grades: 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 93.33% and 3rd-grade reading 87.74%, both well above district and state averages. English learners perform in the 86th percentile statewide, a meaningful strength. Little River also invests heavily in its students, spending $17,195 per pupil — among the highest in the area — while maintaining a favorable student–teacher ratio of 12.7.

The main challenges are concentrated in 5th grade, where math proficiency dropped to 78.95% — below the district average and well behind peers like Cardinal Ridge (95.48%) and Liberty (94.07%) — and reading fell to 78.03%, the lowest among nearby same-district schools. This may be cohort-specific, since current 3rd and 4th graders are performing very well. Subgroup data shows room for improvement for students with disabilities (27th percentile) and economically disadvantaged students (44th percentile). Compared to Fairfax County neighbors like Cub Run Elementary, Virginia Run Elementary, and Deer Park Elementary, Little River is clearly ahead. Among its Loudoun peers, it sits in the middle of a very competitive cluster — but with excellent attendance, strong early-grade instruction, and effective ELL support, it remains a reliable, well-resourced choice for families.

701

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,195

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43464 Hyland Hills St
South Riding, VA 20152

(703) 957-4360

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Little River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. Michael Lunsford Middle
High:	Freedom High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Asian:

31.1%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (84% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

221^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	78.4	221 of 1111	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	177 of 1110	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	185 of 1114	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	111 of 1114	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	108 of 1109	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	140 of 1103	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	181 of 1105	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	115 of 1097	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	93 of 1099	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	80.6	143 of 1096	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	131 of 1100	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.2	113 of 1110	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	104 of 1120	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	75.8	195 of 1117	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	135 of 1117	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	259 of 1113	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	149 of 1082	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	122 of 1081	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	92 of 1083	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	45 of 1071	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	85.8	53 of 1062	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	135 of 246	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.7	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	65 of 238	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	65 of 230	71.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	305 of 420	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	295 of 355	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	194 of 324	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	45 of 315	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	27 of 306	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	197 of 1100	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	192 of 1096	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	146 of 1098	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	122 of 1100	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	202 of 619	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	139 of 606	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	146 of 580	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	225 of 564	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	581 of 1040	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	405 of 1046	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	409 of 1036	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	258 of 1099	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	183 of 1093	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	234 of 1101	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	115 of 1093	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	69.5	74 of 247	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	108 of 245	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	434 of 974	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	363 of 973	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	349 of 979	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	199 of 984	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)70th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2026)27th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies90%+19 vs state

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

English Reading82%+11 vs state

Science80%+12 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 (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43464 Hyland Hills St	South Riding	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4360	701	55	12.7	16.7%	296 (42.2%)	45 (6.4%)	80 (11.4%)	218 (31.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.0%)	78.4	221^st of 1111 public elementary schools	80.1%		82.2	177^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.1%	44	93.3	88.5	79.0		80.5	87.7	81.4	78.0		89.6	$17,195	$490	$16,706
Cardinal Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26155 Bullrun Post Office Road	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4020	834	60	13.7	18.9%	188 (22.5%)	75 (9.0%)	50 (6.0%)	448 (53.7%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	85.6	112^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.9	124^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.8%	12	86.9	85.9	95.5		83.9	85.8	87.0	91.5		89.2	$13,672	$76	$13,595
Hutchison Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42819 Center St.	South Riding	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4350	672	53	12.7	30.5%	256 (38.1%)	61 (9.1%)	87 (12.9%)	224 (33.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	72.5	310^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.1%		77.5	253^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.2%	57	76.9	79.1	87.6		80.4	74.1	83.9	82.3		83.9	$17,870	$560	$17,309
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25491 Riding Center Drive	South Riding	20152	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4370	813	62	13.1	18.5%	218 (26.8%)	82 (10.1%)	51 (6.3%)	396 (48.7%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.0%)	85.4	115^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.6%		87.4	85^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.3%	30	86.9	87.2	94.1		84.4	81.5	87.0	92.5		90.4	$15,077	$191	$14,886
Buffalo Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42190 Seven Hills Drive	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 722-2780	756	59	12.9	12.2%	208 (27.5%)	62 (8.2%)	57 (7.5%)	354 (46.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.5%)	77.2	247^th of 1111 public elementary schools	77.8%		78.8	237^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.6%	10	98.0	80.6	82.9		73.0	87.3	84.3	82.8		86.5	$16,072	$228	$15,844
Cub Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5301 Sully Station Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 633-7500	620	45	13.8	23.9%	266 (42.9%)	64 (10.3%)	99 (16.0%)	120 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.1%)	57.7	511^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.0%		59.5	482^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	56.6%	29	76.0	76.4	61.7	85.9	62.8	68.4	76.1	71.8	91.1		$13,608	$480	$13,127
Pinebrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25480 Mindful Court	Aldie	20105	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4325	699	52	13.3	21.9%	217 (31.0%)	75 (10.7%)	50 (7.2%)	296 (42.3%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.6%)	82.4	167^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.5	113^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.8%	54	86.5	86.3	89.9		81.9	80.2	86.9	86.6		87.8	$16,200	$185	$16,015
Virginia Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15450 Martins Hundred Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 988-8900	724	46	15.8	41.3%	271 (37.4%)	23 (3.2%)	304 (42.0%)	79 (10.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	46.1	658^th of 1111 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.1	637^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.6%	21	72.2	79.0	60.9	60.5	64.2	65.6	76.4	65.3	73.5		$12,348	$330	$12,018
Deer Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15109 Carlbern Dr	Centreville	20120	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 802-5000	522	41	12.8	37.9%	232 (44.4%)	44 (8.4%)	132 (25.3%)	82 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	55.3	552^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	50.3%		46	654^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.1%	102	76.7	81.9	67.9	67.7	66.7	69.9	76.8	68.1	78.6		$15,494	$544	$14,950
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Pissaro Drive	Sterling	20166	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(571) 367-4230	756	66	11.5	18.3%	192 (25.4%)	52 (6.9%)	51 (6.7%)	400 (52.9%)	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	80.1	198^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.2%		80	214^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.7%	16	87.3	85.0	85.8		79.5	84.4	83.0	82.7		88.9	$13,618	$76	$13,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Little River Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Little River Elementary?

Students at Little River Elementary are 42% White, 31% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Is Little River Elementary a good school?

Little River Elementary ranks 221^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Little River Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Little River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Little River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. Michael Lunsford Middle
High : Freedom High

How many students attend Little River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Little River Elementary.

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