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Cardinal Ridge Elementary

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Cardinal Ridge Elementary ranks 112 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cardinal Ridge Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Centreville, Virginia, serving 834 students and part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school ranks 112th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (90th percentile) and has earned a 5-star rating for 2025–2026. It's on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from 292nd in 2021–2022 to its current top-10% standing. Cardinal Ridge now outranks nearby schools like Liberty Elementary (115th), Goshen Post Elementary (135th), and Pinebrook Elementary (167th), as well as nearby Fairfax County schools like Deer Park (552nd) and Virginia Run (658th).

The academic program is consistently strong across every subject and grade level, with proficiency rates exceeding district and state averages across the board. Fifth grade mathematics is the standout: 95.48% of students are proficient, compared to 81.82% district-wide and 72.39% statewide. Reading and science are also impressive, at 91.5% and 83.87% proficiency respectively. Notably, Cardinal Ridge achieves these results while spending less per student than most peers — approximately $13,672 compared to $17,582 at Arcola Elementary and $16,200 at Pinebrook Elementary — a sign of strong resource efficiency.

The one area of concern is chronic absenteeism: 15.5% of students are chronically absent, above the district average of 14.1% and sharply higher than nearby schools such as Little River Elementary (5.4%) and Goshen Post Elementary (9.7%). While this hasn't yet dragged down academic results, it's a risk factor for families to watch. Cardinal Ridge also serves a student body with a moderate free/reduced lunch rate of 18.94%, similar to Liberty Elementary and Elaine E. Thompson Elementary. Overall, this is a school on the rise, with excellent test scores and efficient use of resources across all grade levels.

834

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,509

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

26155 Bullrun Post Office Road
Centreville, VA 20120

(571) 367-4020

District: Loudoun County Public Schools

Students who attend Cardinal Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. Michael Lunsford Middle
High:	Freedom High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.7%

White:

22.5%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2017 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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 school88%

District avg81%

Virginia avg72%

112^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

From top 7% (2017) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	85.6	112 of 1111	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	124 of 1110	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	197 of 1114	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	267 of 1114	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	292 of 1109	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	137 of 1103	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	194 of 1105	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	198 of 1097	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	75 of 1099	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	27 of 591	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	24 of 579	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	46 of 588	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	74 of 579	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	60 of 246	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	84 of 249	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	83 of 238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	110 of 230	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	228 of 420	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	218 of 355	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	116 of 315	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	85 of 326	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	128 of 306	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	94 of 300	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	92 of 1100	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	111 of 1096	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	164 of 1098	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	275 of 1100	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	26 of 619	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	22 of 606	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	209 of 1040	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	268 of 1046	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	151 of 1036	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	138 of 1099	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	164 of 1093	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	225 of 1101	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	262 of 1093	76.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	159 of 195	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	8 of 306	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	551 of 974	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.4	399 of 973	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	738 of 979	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	760 of 984	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)76th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-44 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-46 vs school

Military Connected (2024)18th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

VA Studies89%+19 vs state

English Reading88%+17 vs state

Science84%+15 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$14,509	$256	$14,253
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	$17,113	$484	$16,628
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	$18,197	$540	$17,657
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	$17,749	$208	$17,540
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	$16,260	$182	$16,078
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	$16,703	$217	$16,486
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		$12,901	$228	$12,673
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	$15,633	$96	$15,537
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	$19,175	$223	$18,952
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		$16,812	$368	$16,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Cardinal Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cardinal Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cardinal Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. Michael Lunsford Middle
High : Freedom High

What district is Cardinal Ridge Elementary in?

Loudoun County Public Schools

Is Cardinal Ridge Elementary a good school?

Cardinal Ridge Elementary ranks 112^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cardinal Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Cardinal Ridge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cardinal Ridge Elementary?

Students at Cardinal Ridge Elementary are 54% Asian, 23% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

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