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Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary

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Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary ranks 177 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary is a mid-sized public school in Hamilton, Virginia, serving 417 students in grades PK through 5 as part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 177th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 84th percentile statewide. Academically, Culbert outperformed the district in 7 of 8 subject/grade combinations and the state in all 8, with average proficiency of approximately 85.4% compared to 81.0% for the district and 71.6% for the state.

Math is a particular strength at Culbert, with proficiency rates in the high 80s across all three tested elementary grades. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.3% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 14.1% and the state's 14.8%. Only about 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school invests heavily in its students, spending $23,894 per pupil with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3. Students with disabilities have shown notable improvement, jumping from the 23rd percentile statewide in 2023–2024 to the 65th percentile in 2025–2026.

Culbert sits in an extraordinary cluster of high-performing schools in western Loudoun County. Within a few miles, Lincoln Elementary (ranked 16th), Emerick Elementary (26th), Round Hill Elementary (77th), Hillsboro Charter Academy (159th), and Waterford Elementary (194th) all rank in the state's top 20%. Culbert ranks fifth among this group but remains a standout. The only subject where Culbert fell below the district average was 4th-grade Virginia Studies (84.4% vs. 86.9%), though it still beat the state average. Early reading is a relative soft spot, with 3rd-grade reading at 80.0% — the school's lowest proficiency score — but it has rebounded strongly from 64.2% in 2022–2023.

417

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,894

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38180 West Colonial Highway
Hamilton, VA 20158

(540) 751-2540

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blue Ridge Middle
High:	Loudoun Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

177^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	81.7	177 of 1111	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	188 of 1110	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	196 of 1114	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	388 of 1114	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	294 of 1109	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	159 of 1103	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	357 of 1105	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	183 of 1097	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	133 of 1099	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	231 of 1096	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	143 of 1100	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.6	70 of 1110	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	79.3	152 of 1120	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	157 of 1117	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	159 of 1117	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	62.9	394 of 1113	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	147 of 420	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	273 of 355	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	237 of 324	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	140 of 1100	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	253 of 1096	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	234 of 1098	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	334 of 1100	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	226 of 1099	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	158 of 1093	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	195 of 1101	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	423 of 1093	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	33 of 306	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	231 of 974	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	191 of 973	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	248 of 979	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	478 of 984	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2026)65th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+14 vs state

Science85%+16 vs state

English Reading85%+13 vs state

VA Studies84%+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
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38180 West Colonial Highway	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2540	417	37	11.3	10.1%	317 (76.0%)	13 (3.1%)	35 (8.4%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	81.7	177^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.4	188^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.1%	11	84.3	88.8	87.7	84.6	80.0	87.5	85.9	84.4	$23,894	$368	$23,527
Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 S Kerr St	Hamilton	20158	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2570	170	19	9.0	13.5%	133 (78.2%)	4 (2.4%)	17 (10.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	70	350^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.6	360^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.6%	10	81.0	79.5	84.0	80.0	71.4	79.5	88.0	76.3	$28,264	$709	$27,555
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18048 Lincoln Rd	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2430	91	12	7.6	8.8%	79 (86.8%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	92.8	16^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.3	5^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.5%	11	92.9	498.0	100.0	94.4	85.7	496.0	94.4	546.0	$30,795	$73	$30,721
Emerick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 S Nursery Ave	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 571-2440	416	32	13.0	12.5%	309 (74.3%)	8 (1.9%)	50 (12.0%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	91.5	26^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.7%		91	35^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.8%	9	86.4	93.3	94.4	95.8	93.9	97.3	91.6	94.6	$18,782	$83	$18,699
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	36803 Allder School Rd.	Purcellville	21032	Albemarle County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2550	649	57	11.4	15.7%	472 (72.7%)	15 (2.3%)	104 (16.0%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.2%)	66.8	393^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	64.6%		58	505^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.5%	112	75.2	74.6	74.1	78.7	79.7	81.0	83.2	79.2	$19,205	$103	$19,102
Round Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17115 Evening Star Dr	Round Hill	20141	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2450	521	46	11.4	10.4%	403 (77.4%)	12 (2.3%)	61 (11.7%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	88	77^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.1%		83.1	159^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.7%	82	95.1	88.6	90.5	87.4	88.7	89.7	90.4	88.6	$19,232	$93	$19,139
Hillsboro Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	37110 Charles Town Pike	Purcellville	20132	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(540) 751-2560	144	9	16.7	10.4%	124 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	83	159^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.7%		90.2	47^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.8%	112	82.6	95.7	87.0	82.6	73.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	$24,120	$16	$24,104
Waterford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15513 Loyalty Rd	Waterford	20197	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 751-2460	243	20	12.2	5.3%	189 (77.8%)	4 (1.6%)	25 (10.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	80.6	194^th of 1111 public elementary schools	82.5%		77	263^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.3%	69	80.7	80.4	91.5	83.0	80.0	89.1	87.2	86.4	$19,696	$71	$19,624
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary?

Students at Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary are 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blue Ridge Middle
High : Loudoun Valley High

What district is Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

Is Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary a good school?

Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary ranks 177^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary.

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