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Waxpool Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
38th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 97% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Waxpool Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Ashburn, VA, serving 678 students as part of Loudoun County Public Schools, a district ranked 18th out of 131 in Virginia. Waxpool has earned 5-star ratings for six consecutive years and ranked 38th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools in 2025-26 (97th percentile), with a moderately diverse student body where 16.7% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Waxpool posts near-universal proficiency on Virginia's SOL assessments, outperforming state averages by roughly 20–27 percentage points in several subjects. In 2025-26, 5th grade reading hit 96.2%, 3rd grade math reached 95.8%, and 4th grade reading reached 93.0%. The school's English Language Learner subgroup ranked 6th in Virginia—a remarkable achievement for a group that typically lags statewide. African American students also showed rapid improvement, climbing from the 52nd percentile in 2023-24 to the 96th percentile in 2025-26. Chronic absenteeism was just 9.7% in 2024-25, well below the district average of 14.1%.

Among 11 nearby Loudoun elementaries, Waxpool ranks 3rd, trailing only Mill Run Elementary (#10) and Madison's Trust Elementary (#31), while ranking ahead of Legacy Elementary, Sycolin Creek Elementary, and Rosa Lee Carter Elementary. Waxpool has the highest 5th grade reading proficiency in its peer group at 96.2%. However, a few nearby schools occasionally post higher math and science scores—for instance, in 4th grade math, Madison's Trust (96.0%), Legacy (95.9%), and Sycolin Creek (95.6%) edge out Waxpool's 91.8%. Waxpool also maintains a higher student-teacher ratio (14.3) than most peers while spending $18,247 per student, suggesting its results come from more than class size alone.

678
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,247
Per pupil spending ?
16.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 42560 Black Angus Drive
       Ashburn, VA  20148

(571) 367-4220

District: Loudoun County Public Schools


Students who attend Waxpool Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Eagle Ridge Middle
High:    Briar Woods High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
48.4%
White:
28.2%
African American:
7.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Virginia average (92% vs 72% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 school92%
District avg81%
Virginia avg72%
38th of 1,111
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 61Elementary Schools in the Loudoun County Public Schools
18th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202690.638 of 111196.6%★★★★★
202589.362 of 111094.4%★★★★★
202490.047 of 111495.8%★★★★★
202391.140 of 111496.4%★★★★★
202290.942 of 110996.2%★★★★★
202194.711 of 110399.0%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202689.525 of 59195.8%★★★★★
202568.6161 of 57972.2%★★★★☆
202455.1280 of 58852.4%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202681.418 of 24692.7%★★★★★
202583.313 of 24994.8%★★★★★
202480.218 of 23892.4%★★★★★
202381.019 of 23091.7%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202683.134 of 42091.9%★★★★★
202470.773 of 35579.4%★★★★☆
202369.578 of 32475.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202692.96 of 31598.1%★★★★★
202596.04 of 32698.8%★★★★★
202497.32 of 30699.3%★★★★★
202393.37 of 30097.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202690.133 of 110097.0%★★★★★
202588.065 of 109694.1%★★★★★
202487.666 of 109894.0%★★★★★
202389.445 of 110095.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202685.566 of 104093.7%★★★★★
202585.280 of 104692.4%★★★★★
202480.6121 of 103688.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202688.853 of 109995.2%★★★★★
202588.261 of 109394.4%★★★★★
202490.041 of 110196.3%★★★★★
202390.137 of 109396.6%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202665.7107 of 30665.0%★★★☆☆
202589.812 of 27195.6%★★★★★
202476.255 of 24777.7%★★★★☆
202375.055 of 24577.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202672.1241 of 97475.3%★★★★☆
202577.6163 of 97383.2%★★★★☆
202476.3175 of 97982.1%★★★★☆
202377.4155 of 98484.2%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile~ school
Female (2026)97th percentile~ school
African American (2026)96th percentile~ school
Male (2026)95th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)75th percentile-21 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics93%+20 vs state
English Reading92%+21 vs state
VA Studies91%+21 vs state
Science88%+19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Waxpool Elementary

Students who attend Waxpool Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Ridge Middle
High : Briar Woods High

Students at Waxpool Elementary are 48% Asian, 28% White, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Yes! Waxpool Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Waxpool Elementary.

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Latest Virginia data All new data »
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataFeb 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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