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Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

Q: Is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary a good school?

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 818 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary is a PK–5 school in Front Royal, Virginia, serving 474 students and operating as part of Warren County Public Schools. The school serves a high-poverty population — 74.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch — and has a favorable student–teacher ratio of 13.4. However, the school received a 1-star rating for 2025–2026, ranking 818th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, and its state ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, from the 47th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 26th percentile today.

The most pronounced academic weakness is in 4th grade. Only 49.4% of 4th graders were proficient in math in 2025–2026, compared to 68.1% districtwide and 73.3% statewide — a gap of roughly 24 points. Virginia Studies proficiency (59.3%) also trails the state (70.5%). By contrast, 3rd grade math (72.5%) nearly matches the state average, and 5th grade science (67.1%) exceeds the district average. One area of concern: 3rd grade reading proficiency fell sharply from 70.8% to 59.4% in a single year. Subgroup results are uneven — low-income students rank in the 40th percentile statewide, better than the school's overall 26th percentile — while other student groups lag further behind.

Compared with nearby schools, Leslie Fox Keyser sits near the bottom of its district, with only E. Wilson Morrison Elementary ranking lower. The starkest contrast is with A.S. Rhodes Elementary, just 2.6 miles away: both schools serve nearly identical poverty populations (roughly 74% free/reduced lunch), but A.S. Rhodes ranks in the 63rd percentile statewide and posts dramatically stronger test scores — 80.4% proficiency in 4th grade math versus 49.4%. Chronic absenteeism at Leslie Fox Keyser is 22.0%, well above the state average of 14.8% and far above A.S. Rhodes's 15.2%. Notably, spending ($9,501 per pupil) and class sizes do not explain the gap, pointing to school-specific factors like instruction, attendance, or student mobility as areas to watch.

474

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,501

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Stonewall Dr
Front Royal, VA 22630

(540) 635-3125

District: Warren County Public Schools

Students who attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren County Middle
High:	Warren County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 72% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Virginia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

Virginia avg72%

818^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Warren County Public Schools

83^rd of 131Warren 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	32.3	818 of 1111	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	762 of 1110	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	768 of 1114	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	624 of 1114	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	678 of 1109	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	601 of 1103	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	720 of 1105	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	931 of 1097	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.7	769 of 1099	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	581 of 1096	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	645 of 1100	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	502 of 1110	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	525 of 1120	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	557 of 1117	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.6	771 of 1117	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	838 of 1113	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	952 of 1082	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	840 of 1081	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.4	561 of 1083	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	835 of 1071	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	855 of 1062	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	855 of 1100	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	835 of 1096	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	840 of 1098	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	715 of 1100	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	398 of 619	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	389 of 606	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	620 of 1040	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	728 of 1046	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	827 of 1036	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	760 of 1099	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	673 of 1093	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	698 of 1101	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	542 of 1093	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	904 of 974	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	876 of 973	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	887 of 979	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	848 of 984	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

English Reading65%-6 vs state

Mathematics61%-12 vs state

VA Studies59%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Do not walk, but RUN from this school.

We moved into the area this past year and had three children at LFK. We removed them to homeschool for the last three months because this school is so bad.

Our children reported that they and other students were yelled at, publicly shamed, and intimidated by teachers. They were also made to run laps for late homework. The instructional quality was poor, with limited options for extracurricular activities, and the environment inside the building was drab and depressing.

We visited the classrooms on more than one occasion only to witness firsthand that, indeed, the children were yelled at and shamed in front of their peers. Speaking with the principal had little effect, although she listened sympathetically.

Our one child's kindergarten teacher seemed nice; however the magnitude of poor behavior from our other children's teachers, in addition to the overall poor instructional quality, eclipsed that completely.

Do not subject your child to this school if you can avoid it. 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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Stonewall Dr	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-3125	474	35	13.4	74.1%	351 (74.1%)	6 (1.3%)	74 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	32.3	818^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.4%		35.6	762^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%	56	72.5	49.4	63.8	67.1	59.4	67.5	68.6	59.3		$9,501	$794	$8,707
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 622-8090	453	30	15.1	74.6%	307 (67.8%)	19 (4.2%)	86 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	49.1	618^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.4%		54.4	548^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.6%	70	59.7	87.1	72.2	58.2	61.2	81.4	66.7	85.7		$9,621	$678	$8,943
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Crescent St	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-4188	458	35	12.9	73.8%	291 (63.5%)	31 (6.8%)	76 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.0%)	34.1	803^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	27.7%		34.9	774^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.3%	29	67.7	56.3	69.8	73.0	58.8	67.1	73.0	51.3		$10,887	$783	$10,105
Ressie Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 East Criser Road	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 636-6824	649	42	15.3	74.1%	469 (72.3%)	37 (5.7%)	69 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.2%)	40.9	724^th of 1111 public elementary schools	34.8%		43.7	680^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.7%	44	78.0	74.0	55.1	56.2	64.4	73.7	65.2	67.7		$9,843	$1,051	$8,792
A.S. Rhodes Elementary	Public	K-5	224 W Strasburg Rd	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4556	265	17	16.0	74.3%	200 (75.5%)	6 (2.3%)	29 (10.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	65	414^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.7%		70.1	352^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	68.3%	62	80.5	80.4	80.0	72.5	65.9	80.4	80.0	78.3		$9,324	$387	$8,937
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mustang Ln	Middletown	22645	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4615	648	40	16.2	65.1%	387 (59.7%)	33 (5.1%)	162 (25.0%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	41.6	719^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.3%		41.1	711^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.9%	8	72.5	74.4	68.8	61.6	58.3	67.8	68.1		73.8	$10,537	$490	$10,047
Sandy Hook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Stickley Loop	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 465-8281	828	57	14.5	83.7%	640 (77.3%)	18 (2.2%)	107 (12.9%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.8%)	38.2	753^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	32.2%		49.2	610^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.0%	143	71.5	70.8	70.1	66.0	56.2	69.4	63.9	62.9		$7,885	$855	$7,029
Bass-Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Aylor Road	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4700	615	40	15.3	45.9%	364 (59.2%)	29 (4.7%)	152 (24.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	16.9	972^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.8	943^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	58.4	65.5	52.0	43.9	50.0	62.9	58.2		50.6	$10,707	$730	$9,977
Armel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2239 Front Royal Pike	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-1657	589	41	14.3	29.0%	390 (66.2%)	16 (2.7%)	134 (22.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	47.9	633^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.2	651^st of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%	18	79.3	75.6	67.7	58.1	73.3	72.4	62.4		75.0	$10,423	$414	$10,009
Boyce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	60.9	464^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.3	551^st of 1110 public elementary schools	50.4%	87	77.8	72.9	86.0	82.0	63.0	81.3	78.0	66.7		$10,474	$709	$9,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?

Students at Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary a good school?

Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary ranks 818^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warren County Middle
High : Warren County High

What district is Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary in?

Warren County Public Schools

How many students attend Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary.

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