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Rosa Lee Carter Elementary

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Rosa Lee Carter Elementary ranks 149 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Rosa Lee Carter Elementary is a PK-5 school in Ashburn, VA, serving 792 students in Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 86th percentile statewide. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 149th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 87th percentile — a consistently strong, above-average school that exceeds district and state averages in every subject and grade level tested on the 2025-2026 SOL assessments.

Rosa Lee Carter is particularly strong in mathematics. Third-grade math proficiency is 90.52%, compared to 82.37% for the district and 74.04% statewide; 5th grade math comes in at 90.23%. Reading scores are solid across all grades, with every grade level above 83% proficient, and 5th grade science (82.71%) and 4th grade Virginia Studies (88.6%) also clear state averages by wide margins. Within a three-mile radius, the school sits in the middle of a high-performing cluster: it ranks 4th among 10 comparable Loudoun County elementary schools, behind elite schools like Mill Run (ranked 10th) and Madison's Trust (ranked 31st), but well ahead of Discovery (ranked 529th), whose 3rd grade math proficiency is just 70.37%.

One of the school's strongest recent achievements is attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 24.1% in 2022-2023 to 12.7% in 2024-2025, now below both district and state averages. Subgroup results are mixed — female students rank in the 93rd percentile statewide and English learners in the 86th, while White, African American, and disabled students have seen their percentile rankings decline over the past two years. The school also produces above-average results with mid-range resources: per-pupil spending is $16,695, and schools that spend more, like Arcola and Discovery, rank significantly lower. For families, Rosa Lee Carter is a reliable, high-performing elementary school with strong academics and improving attendance, though school leaders will want to keep a close eye on achievement gaps among specific student groups.

792

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,695

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive
Ashburn, VA 20148

(703) 957-4490

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Rosa Lee Carter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Stone Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.6%

White:

15.3%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (87% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Loudoun County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

149^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	83.8	149 of 1111	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	166 of 1110	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	95 of 1114	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	70 of 1114	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	49 of 1109	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	7 of 1103	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	180 of 1105	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	114 of 1097	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	126 of 1099	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	113 of 1096	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	59 of 1100	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	78 of 1110	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	123 of 1120	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	236 of 1117	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	243 of 1117	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	58.6	474 of 1113	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	323 of 591	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.6	200 of 579	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.5	32 of 588	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	43 of 579	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	52 of 246	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	60 of 249	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	61 of 238	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	68 of 230	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	231 of 420	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.9	43 of 355	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	89 of 324	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	44 of 315	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	32 of 326	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	45 of 306	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	53 of 300	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	82 of 1100	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	136 of 1096	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	92 of 1098	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	79 of 1100	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	89.4	28 of 564	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	243 of 1040	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	44.3	611 of 1046	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.2	147 of 1036	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	242 of 1099	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	221 of 1093	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	113 of 1101	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	75 of 1093	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	717 of 974	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	683 of 973	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.8	394 of 979	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	301 of 984	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile-41 vs school

Disabled (2026)45th percentile-42 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

VA Studies89%+18 vs state

English Reading85%+14 vs state

Science83%+14 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 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
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 957-4490	792	60	13.2	13.6%	121 (15.3%)	67 (8.5%)	47 (5.9%)	488 (61.6%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.1%)	83.8	149^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.6%		82.8	166^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.0%	17	90.5	86.2	90.2	82.7	83.3	86.3	86.2	88.6	$16,695	$243	$16,452
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	$17,362	$87	$17,275
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	$16,139	$430	$15,708
Moorefield Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22325 Mooreview Parkway	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2380	963	74	12.9	23.9%	241 (25.0%)	114 (11.8%)	90 (9.3%)	429 (44.5%)	13 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.4%)	71.6	327^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.6%		76.1	274^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.3%	53	85.2	86.8	75.3	71.5	78.0	81.1	77.6	92.6	$15,141	$298	$14,843
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	$14,733	$582	$14,151
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
Mill Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42940 Ridgeway Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2160	636	47	13.4	10.5%	259 (40.7%)	45 (7.1%)	40 (6.3%)	241 (37.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	93.2	10^th of 1111 public elementary schools	99.1%		91.5	28^th of 1110 public elementary schools	97.5%	18	96.4	94.6	97.4	93.2	90.9	93.0	95.7	96.1	$17,349	$288	$17,061
Waxpool Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42560 Black Angus Drive	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 367-4220	678	47	14.3	16.7%	191 (28.2%)	53 (7.8%)	45 (6.6%)	328 (48.4%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (7.5%)	90.6	38^th of 1111 public elementary schools	96.6%		89.3	62^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	94.4%	24	95.8	91.8	92.4	87.8	87.3	93.0	96.2	91.4	$18,247	$400	$17,847
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43000 Ellzey Dr	Ashburn	20148	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2170	656	47	13.8	16.6%	252 (38.4%)	50 (7.6%)	63 (9.6%)	241 (36.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.0%)	82.1	173^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.6	133^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.0%	40	86.9	87.2	84.3	73.8	86.9	88.1	88.5	92.8	$15,421	$223	$15,198
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44020 Grace Bridge Drive	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2370	639	55	11.6	33.8%	203 (31.8%)	91 (14.2%)	109 (17.1%)	166 (26.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.9%)	56.6	529^th of 1111 public elementary schools	52.4%		53.6	559^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.6%	30	70.4	70.0	72.1	70.5	61.7	83.6	77.7	87.7	$17,818	$651	$17,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosa Lee Carter Elementary

How many students attend Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Rosa Lee Carter Elementary.

Is Rosa Lee Carter Elementary a good school?

Rosa Lee Carter Elementary ranks 149^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Rosa Lee Carter Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Rosa Lee Carter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosa Lee Carter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stone Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rosa Lee Carter Elementary?

Students at Rosa Lee Carter Elementary are 62% Asian, 15% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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