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Frederick Douglass Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Elementary is a PK-5 school in Leesburg, VA, serving 581 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district rated in the 86th percentile statewide. The school itself, however, currently ranks in the 23rd percentile (855th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools), making it the lowest-ranked among all nearby elementary schools. With about 55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a 20% chronic absenteeism rate, the school serves a distinctly higher-need population than most of its neighbors.

Academically, Frederick Douglass Elementary trails the district average in every tested subject and grade level, with the largest gaps in upper elementary. Fifth-grade math proficiency sits at 47% versus the district's 82%, while the school's 53% science proficiency trails the district's 77%. Chronic absenteeism of 20% is the highest in the area, compared with just 6.8% at Seldens Landing Elementary and 14% at Belmont Station Elementary. Notably, the school spends about $23,118 per student and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, yet higher-performing nearby schools like Seldens Landing spend roughly $6,000 less per student while achieving far stronger results.

The school's trajectory has been uneven: after reaching the 40th percentile in 2024-2025, it dropped back to the 23rd percentile as test scores fell broadly across every grade and subject area. Bright spots include 4th grade VA Studies, where 81% of students are proficient—above the state average—and stronger relative outcomes for African American students, who rank in the 70th percentile statewide. The most pressing opportunities for improvement are reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening supports for English Language Learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities, whose outcomes remain well below statewide averages.

581

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,118

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Principal Drummond Way SE
Leesburg, VA 20175

(571) 252-1920

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Harper Park Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

28.6%

Asian:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

855^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	28.7	855 of 1111	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.5	663 of 1110	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	806 of 1114	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	865 of 1114	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	841 of 1109	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	800 of 1103	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	974 of 1105	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	934 of 1097	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.4	747 of 1099	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.7	482 of 1096	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	452 of 1100	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	415 of 1110	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	180 of 591	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	193 of 238	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	187 of 230	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	357 of 420	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	298 of 324	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	284 of 315	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	162 of 326	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.7	268 of 306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	237 of 300	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	863 of 1100	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	596 of 1096	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	848 of 1098	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	893 of 1100	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	524 of 619	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	472 of 606	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	536 of 580	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	522 of 564	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	921 of 1040	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	733 of 1046	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	882 of 1036	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	848 of 1099	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	700 of 1093	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	757 of 1101	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	814 of 1093	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	658 of 974	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.5	421 of 973	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	626 of 979	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	711 of 984	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+47 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies81%+10 vs state

Mathematics60%-13 vs state

English Reading59%-12 vs state

Science53%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 18, 2017

So many teachers leaving their job, too much turn over of admin staff,
No discipline. Kids with behavioral issues are not given time off and this is frustrating for fellow students and possibly teachers.
This school needs strong team. 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
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Principal Drummond Way SE	Leesburg	20175	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-1920	581	54	10.8	55.4%	166 (28.6%)	49 (8.4%)	246 (42.3%)	94 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.1%)	28.7	855^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.0%		45.5	663^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	40.3%	192	59.2	75.3	47.1	52.9	51.3	67.9	57.7	80.9	$23,118	$466	$22,652
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	$23,232	$233	$22,998
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
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	$18,301	$122	$18,180
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	$19,965	$578	$19,387
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
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
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	$18,278	$88	$18,190
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	$17,174	$252	$16,921
Belmont Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20235 Nightwatch St.	Ashburn	20147	Loudoun County	Loudoun County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(571) 252-2240	605	49	12.4	19.7%	287 (47.4%)	48 (7.9%)	83 (13.7%)	139 (23.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	76.1	268^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.1	273^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	75.4%	5	81.9	82.6	91.8	72.5	74.5	84.4	85.7	91.4	$17,707	$220	$17,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Elementary

What schools do graduates of Frederick Douglass Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harper Park Middle

Is Frederick Douglass Elementary a good school?

Frederick Douglass Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Elementary?

Students at Frederick Douglass Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 29% White, 16% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Frederick Douglass Elementary.

What district is Frederick Douglass Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

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