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Arcola Elementary

Q: Is Arcola Elementary a good school?

Arcola Elementary ranks 297 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Arcola Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Aldie, Virginia, serving 748 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school earns a solid 4-star rating and ranks in the 73rd percentile of Virginia elementary schools — clearly above average statewide. However, it sits in one of the most competitive neighborhoods in Virginia, surrounded by schools ranking in the top 10–15% of the state. That contrast shapes the story of Arcola: a well-resourced school that is a step behind its immediate neighbors.

The school has genuine bright spots. Fourth graders perform competitively with excellent nearby schools — math proficiency of 89.7% beats the district average by eight points, and reading and Virginia Studies scores are also strong. Arcola also shows notable strengths in serving English language learners and African American students, who rank well above state averages. The school is well-funded, spending about $17,582 per student with a favorable 12.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio — more generous than several higher-performing neighbors like Madison's Trust Elementary and Hovatter Elementary.

The challenges are equally clear. Fifth grade achievement is the weakest in the cluster — dead last in math, reading, and science among nearby schools, with science proficiency more than 15 points behind top peers. Third grade reading also trails the district and nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism, at 16.9%, is higher than most neighbors and nearly double the rate at some nearby schools. The good news: Arcola's trajectory is upward, improving from a 3-star rating to 4 stars in the latest year. While the surrounding area offers several higher-performing elementary options, Arcola remains a solid, above-average school with genuine strengths worth acknowledging.

748

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,582

Per pupil spending ?

24.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41740 Tall Cedars Parkway
Aldie, VA 20105

(703) 957-4390

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Arcola Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gum Spring Middle
High:	John Champe High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.6%

White:

28.1%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

297^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	73.6	297 of 1111	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	343 of 1110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	415 of 1114	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	292 of 1114	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	454 of 1109	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	238 of 1103	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	306 of 1105	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	295 of 1097	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	311 of 1099	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	276 of 1096	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	181 of 1100	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	70.6	285 of 1110	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	323 of 1120	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	300 of 1117	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	308 of 1117	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	57.6	498 of 1113	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	120 of 591	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	112 of 579	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	253 of 588	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	160 of 579	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	149 of 246	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	168 of 238	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	145 of 230	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	154 of 324	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	96 of 315	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	83 of 326	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	119 of 306	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	100 of 300	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	295 of 1100	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	307 of 1096	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	376 of 1098	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	280 of 1100	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	284 of 606	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	236 of 580	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	204 of 564	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	371 of 1040	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	213 of 1046	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	536 of 1036	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	316 of 1099	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	371 of 1093	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	457 of 1101	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	326 of 1093	70.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	146 of 306	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	127 of 271	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	57 of 247	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	600 of 974	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	521 of 973	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	708 of 979	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	541 of 984	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2023)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies89%+19 vs state

Mathematics85%+11 vs state

English Reading80%+9 vs state

Science71%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I've had 2 kids at Arcola. Every year our teachers have been excellent. My kids have learned a lot, and have been taught in very creative and interactive ways. The music teacher goes above and beyond her job performing extra tasks such as chorus, recorder groups, performances, etc. Adminstration is very welcoming, and the teachers are all enthusiastic and seem happy with their job. So glad my children can go to this school! 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
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	$17,582	$227	$17,355
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	$14,814	$328	$14,486
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	$14,696	$153	$14,542
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arcola Elementary

Is Arcola Elementary a good school?

Arcola Elementary ranks 297^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Arcola Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

How many students attend Arcola Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Arcola Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arcola Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arcola Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gum Spring Middle
High : John Champe High

What is the racial makeup of Arcola Elementary?

Students at Arcola Elementary are 43% Asian, 28% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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